Name of Grant
RocketPool App UI/UX Redesign
What is the work being proposed?
This grant proposes a comprehensive UI/UX redesign of the Rocket Pool App, with the goal of improving usability, clarity, and conversion for all core user groups, including:
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Users looking to stake ETH via rETH
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Existing rETH holders
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New Node Operators (NOs)
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Experienced Node Operators
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The broader Rocket Pool community
The work focuses on user experience improvements rather than protocol changes, including information architecture, user flows, visual design, and frontend interaction patterns. The redesign will reduce cognitive load, improve onboarding, and clearly communicate Rocket Pool’s value proposition and mechanics.
Deliverables include:
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UX research and user flow redesign
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High-fidelity UI designs (desktop-first, responsive-ready, components/pages)
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Clear separation and guidance for different user personas
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Optional implementation-ready frontend specifications
Is there any related work this builds off of?
No
Will the results of this project be entirely open source ? If not, which parts will not be, why, and under what license will they be published?
Yes, all design outputs (including Figma files, design systems, UX documentation, and assets) will be released under a permissive open-source license, allowing the Rocket Pool community and contributors to freely reuse, adapt, and implement them.
Benefit
| Group | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Potential rETH holders | Clearer explanation of rETH mechanics, benefits, and risks, simplified staking flow with reduced friction. |
| rETH holders | Better UX for monitoring and interacting with the protocol |
| Potential NOs | Reduced intimidation for non-expert users |
| NOs | Faster access to key information and node-related actions |
| Community | Improved perception of Rocket Pool as a mature, professional protocol |
| RPL holders | simplified RPL staking flow with reduced friction. |
Which other non-RPL protocols, DAOs, projects, or individuals, would stand to benefit from this grant?
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ETH staking ecosystem participants
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DeFi protocols integrating or supporting rETH
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DAOs and institutions evaluating ETH staking options
Work
Who is doing the work?
The work will be done by me.
What is the background of the person(s) doing the work? What experience do they have with such projects in the past?
Graduated from Politecnico di Milano with a degree in Service Design, and has five years of UI/UX design experience in the web2 industry.
What is the breakdown of the proposed work, in terms of milestones and/or deadlines?
- Milestone 1: Produce multiple UI design style explorations to evaluate and finalize the overall design direction.
- Milestone 2: Align the redesign with the Saturn upgrade, completing and optimizing key features such as rETH request unstake and related user flows.
- Milestone 3: Deliver high-fidelity Figma designs (Compoents/Pages), followed by review iterations and refinements.
How is the work being tested? Is testing included in the schedule?
Figma
How will the work be maintained after delivery?
About 1-2 month
Costs
What is the acceptance criteria?
- Completion of all milestones
- Delivery of open-source design assets, Figma
What is the proposed payment schedule for the grant? How much USD $ and over what period of time is the applicant requesting?
4500$, RPL
Who will directly receive the payment? (Required — the GMC can only send grants directly to a recipient address and cannot accept invoices.)
Me
How will the GMC verify that the work delivered matches the proposed cadence?
Public access to design files and documentation - Figma
What alternatives or options have been considered in order to save costs for the proposed project?
Focusing on design-only scope (no full frontend implementation)
Have you already been compensated by the RP protocol in any way for this work?
No
Conflict of Interest
Does the person or persons proposing the grant have any conflicts of interest to disclose? (Please disclose here if you are a member of the GMC or if any member of the GMC would benefit directly financially from the grant).
No
Will the recipient of the grant, or any protocol or project in which the recipient has a vested interest (other than Rocket Pool), benefit financially if the grant is successful?
No