Help people understand a loan before they commit to it.
Co-founder & head of design
Research · Identity · Product flows
Concept to alpha · $25k Aave grant
Original interfaces · New portfolio composition
The original animated presentation brings the wallet and dashboard designs into the product story.
Crypto-backed borrowing asks people to connect several unfamiliar ideas: collateral, networks, liquidation and fiat withdrawals. A simple-looking screen is not enough if the decision remains hard to understand.
I shaped the product concept, UX strategy, identity, application flows and design-system foundations, taking the experience from an initial proposition to alpha.
Keep the entry approachable while preserving the information people need to understand a financial commitment.
Inside the original workThe original case documents interviews, a problem-and-solution brief, onboarding, a loan calculator and complete repayment states. Aave Grants DAO’s October 2023 award report independently confirms the $25,000 grant.
A closer reading of the original work: the problem each choice addresses and the value it is intended to create.
The source brief identifies complexity and low awareness as barriers to borrowing.
The proposal uses familiar Google/email entry points and introduces the product before the detailed loan choices.
Help a newcomer reach the product without needing to learn every crypto concept at once.
The calculator connects supplied ETH to requested USD, fees, an estimated liquidation price and loan terms.
Keep these details beside the amount, then create a separate review moment.
Help the person compare the consequences of a choice before confirming it.
Funding and repayment involve network selection, alternative payment routes and processing states.
Design the return journey: amount → review → processing → confirmation, with an explicit network acknowledgement.
Make the product useful when the person needs to manage or close the loan.
Select a stage to explore its purpose.
Establish a recognizable and consistent introduction.
Portfolio journey map, reconstructed from the published onboarding, wallet, calculator and repayment screens.
Individual screens from the original application, reframed around the decisions they support.
Pairs supplied assets and borrowed balance with liquidation price, loan health and a next action.
Separates collateral controls, debt, risk information and repayment in a scanable mobile hierarchy.
Lets people compare deposit and borrowing amounts while showing liquidation price, fees and loan terms.
The complete originals behind this case study. Open a board to inspect the source presentation.
A new design proposal created for this portfolio. Explore the visual changes beside the original project.
New interface design proposal · Sample states · Interactive local prototype
A working amount control updates the illustrative loan-to-value and fee.
Amount, collateral and the example received amount sit in one focused panel.
The proposal separates choosing an amount from reviewing its details.
A connected concept-to-alpha product spanning identity, onboarding, borrowing and repayment. Ambos Finance received a $25,000 Aave Grants DAO grant to develop its proof of concept.
Fewer steps can feel faster, but financial details still need attention. I would keep essential conditions visible and make the review step deliberate.
The alpha milestone is documented in the newer career material. A measured improvement in comprehension or conversion is not established.
These explanations and presentation layouts are newly prepared from the available original artifacts. The validation tasks are proposals, not research already completed.
The research artifacts are self-reported in the original project presentation. Exact work dates need confirmation before publication, so this local preview uses the broad year only.
Help a conversation become a decision someone can act on.