Bitcoin Design Community

Bitcoin Design Community is an open community for people designing Bitcoin software. Designers, developers, writers, and researchers use it to share patterns, review work, and document better ways to build non-custodial Bitcoin products.

Its main output is the Bitcoin Design Guide, an open repository of design patterns, reference screens, copy guidance, and research for wallets and related tools. The community also runs regular calls, design reviews, a newsletter, and an active Discord where contributors can get feedback and coordinate work.

Why fund it?

Good Bitcoin software needs good design. Self-custody asks users to understand backups, addresses, fees, privacy tradeoffs, and irreversible actions. Shared design resources keep every wallet team from having to solve the same usability problems on its own.

That work also feeds directly into shipped software. OpenSats funded related Bitcoin Core App work in December 2023, August 2024, and September 2024.

Bitcoin Design Community maintains all of these resources in the open. Donations help fund the guide, community calls, educational material, and the coordination work required to keep the project useful.

What's next?

The guide continues to expand beyond wallet basics into payment flows, merchant experiences, and other Bitcoin use cases. The community is also refining its contributor pathways so more designers can move from feedback and documentation into hands-on work with Bitcoin projects.

If you want to follow along or contribute, start with the guide, the contribute page, or the community's social links.