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In our ongoing quest for user-centric excellence in the Web3 landscape, we recently conducted a comprehensive UX audit on Arrakis Finance. This platform, renowned for its trustless market making infrastructure on Uniswap V3, has been a focal point for decentralized finance enthusiasts.
Today, we are excited to share detailed insights and recommendations from our thorough examination.
Before we delve into the specifics, it's crucial to highlight the platform's usability score of 78.17%. This score signifies that users can navigate the platform with relative ease. However, our audit brought to light areas where thoughtful enhancements could elevate the overall user experience.
The platform's home page currently lacks a professionally designed layout, impacting the initial user impression and engagement. To enhance this, we recommend streamlining the home page by removing unnecessary elements, implementing a clear Call-to-Action (CTA), and integrating engaging storytelling elements to communicate the platform's mission effectively.
Arrakis Finance needs to provide a clearer critical path for users, facilitating a more straightforward navigation experience. To address this, we suggest developing an interactive onboarding process, creating a demo or sandbox environment for users to experiment with features, and implementing a system for progressive disclosure.
The platform currently lacks visible changes when hovering over clickable elements, affecting user recognition of interactive elements. Recommendations include implementing noticeable hover effects, ensuring clear visual alterations against the background, and maintaining consistency in hover effects across different elements.
To address issues of misalignment and visual clutter, we recommend implementing a robust grid system to guide page layout, defining both horizontal and vertical alignments. Ensuring consistent margins and padding around elements contributes to a visually pleasing and well-organized layout.
Improvements in search result ranking and displaying a visible count can significantly enhance user experience. Recommendations include presenting search results clearly with essential information and displaying a visible count on the search results page.
Arrakis Finance can further empower users by introducing interactive tutorials, providing step-by-step instructions and hands-on practice. Additionally, error correction prompts should be implemented to guide users when their input is potentially incorrect or misspelled.
To enhance transparency, Arrakis Finance should clearly differentiate data originating from the blockchain and from other sources. Additionally, disclosure of the sources of data obtained from oracles will contribute to a more transparent user experience.
Introducing a clear and consistent labeling system for events primarily designed for developers will enhance user understanding and engagement.
Arrakis Finance can improve transparency by introducing a dedicated and prominently placed section or tab within the application interface that clearly indicates the presence of a transaction history. Additionally, communicating whether the transaction history is stored locally on the user's device or on the server will enhance user transparency and control.
To address ambiguity in open-source code, Arrakis Finance should provide clear documentation explicitly stating which portions of the code are open-source. Indicating the execution environment of the code, whether locally on the user's device or on remote servers, will address concerns related to privacy and security.
Improving user interaction with addresses and hashes involves implementing a user-friendly solution to expand full details with a single click or tap. Additionally, introducing an easily accessible "Copy" button or icon right next to addresses or hashes will enhance user convenience.
Arrakis Finance can enhance user education by implementing a two-tiered educational structure with distinct levels focusing on Blockchain basics and Dapp-specific lingo. Creating progressive learning modules that follow a logical sequence will prevent cognitive overload and promote effective knowledge absorption.
In addressing serious concerns, Arrakis Finance should suggest gas price ranges and provide time estimates for transactions. Introducing a transaction reversal mechanism will offer users the ability to undo unintended or erroneous transactions, providing a safety net and enhancing user control.
In summary, our exploration into Arrakis Finance has revealed areas for refinement and improvement to further elevate the user experience. As advocates for seamless and user-centric design, we believe these recommendations will contribute to the ongoing success and evolution of Arrakis Finance in the decentralized finance space.
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