Welcome to the Æternity Prototypes

We publish concepts and prototypes of æpps that will run on the æternity blockchain. We work in with an iterative process that is build up by sprints, which last two weeks each. We document our progress and results per sprint. We encourage designers and developers to join the community.

📱 Our æpps are designed mobile first
📖 Everything we build is open source

Quick access designs and styles in Zeplin

All the designs are frequently updated in Zeplin Styleguide, where all the CSS Styles can be viewed. To receive access to the styleguide and the designs, send a request with your email address you used for your Zeplin account to ray@apeunit.com.

Getting started as a developer

Developers can make use of the existing open source æpps components and tools in the development repositories below. 💳 Æpp Identity: Dev Repo
🚀 Æpp Notary: Dev Repo
🙋‍ Æpp Conversational Machine: Dev Repo
📝 Æpp Voting: Dev Repo
🛠 Æpp Components: Dev Repo

Getting started as a designer

Designers can make use of the styleguide and shared styles for Sketch. Read below how to get started.

Make use of the æternity Sketch Styleguide

Use our styleguide as a library in order to quickly make use of æternity's UI elements. Download our Styleguide and set it up as a Library in your own Sketch file or keep track of changes with the Kactus app:

Use the Mac App and the Sketch Plugin Kactus, make a branch, keep track of changes and create pull requests of this repository.

Create a new Sketch File, but use our Symbols as a Styleguide using the Sketch Library function. Learn more about libraries

Make use of the shared text styles in Sketch

Save the Æternity Text Styles locally
Use the Shared Style Guide Sketch Plugin, install the plugin and import the Æternity Shared Text Style you just downloaded.

Take a look at our designed æpps until now:

💳 Æpp Identity: Designs | Demo æpp
✍️ Æpp Message Wall: Designs | Demo æpp
🚀 Æpp Notary: Designs | Demo æpp
🙋 Æpp Response: Designs
📝 Æpp Voting: Designs | Demo æpp

Results Last Sprint (08)

1. We redesigned the website www.aepps.com

Which will be a starting point for both consumers and developers. Consumers can discover possibilities of Blockchain (aeternity in particular) by trying out decentralized aepps. Developers will be able to get inspired by the aepps as well, but also be able to 'Get Started' by visiting dev.aepps.com.

The new version will be an update of the old version.

The homepage

Starts with an introduction text that addresses both consumers and developers.
Developers have the possibility to instantly get started, or scroll down to explore the identity manager and the aepps more.
We assume that consumers are more interested in the consumer facing aepps, therefor these are shown on the homepage.

Aepp Single Page

Every aepp has a detailed page, where we explain the aepp more with: idea behind the aepp, the future possibilities, screenshots, links to github, etc.

2. We started to a design concept for the aepp icons

We clearly have a hierarchy in the different icons:

The Identity Manager is the Base æpp, where 2. & 3. can be done.
Core æpps are 'pre-installed' and instantly available for the user in order to make use of aeternity's core functionalities, such as 'Transfer', 'Messages', 'Address Book' and the 'Blockchain Explorer'.
The latest are Use Case æpps, which show the (endless) possibilities of decentralized aepps.

Base æpp

Built on the same concept of the logo. The main idea behind this is using a very simple symbol to represent the “operative system” which is able to stand alone and yet be reconnected to the AEternity brand. The metaphor of the identity being a circle, and the triad signifies movement and change as the user switches between his identities.

Primary Icons

Very minimal and using only circular shapes and lines, as per in the AEternity logo. The idea is to use the pink for the main icon, and invert the colors on the Primary Services Icons. This way, the color still helps you understand that you are looking at one of the core apps.

Secondary Icons

For these icons we would allow more flexibility for the designs, being able to use more complex and more figurative symbols (while still keeping the simplicity of the overall designs.

3. We started the UX concept for an offline signing functionality

Which prevents the private key from is ever being used on a device that is connected to the internet, in order to minimize the change of losing funds.

The user is being prompted that he is dealing with a lot funds, an that he should consider installing a cold wallet
With a simple question like: "Do you have an old smartphone?", we try to explain the advantage of a cold wallet.
If the user doesn't have an old smartphone, he has the option to install the wallet on the same phone (with a lower security)