Helping customers & businesses save money in cryptocurrency

Nume Crypto is an early-stage startup team of 8 that aims to make cryptocurrency payments more affordable and accessible by covering gas fees (transaction fees in crypto).

I was Nume’s first UX design & research intern, where I redesigned the company website to better communicate the cost-saving solutions we offer. I collaborated with the cofounders to write copy and create brand guidelines. Press releases drove foot traffic to our website, resulting in 100+ waitlist signups*.

*Although payments with cryptocurrency is not mainstream yet, 100+ waitlist signups is a sign people are interested to learn more about what Nume has to offer.

Timeline

3 months (April-June 2022)

Role

Content design, graphic design, UX research

Team

2 cofounders, 1 engineer

Nume Crypto is an early-stage startup team of 8 that aims to make cryptocurrency payments more affordable and accessible by covering gas fees (transaction fees in crypto).

I was Nume’s first UX design & research intern, where I redesigned the company website to better communicate the cost-saving solutions we offer. I collaborated with the cofounders to write copy and create brand guidelines. Press releases drove foot traffic to our website, resulting in 100+ waitlist signups*.

*Although payments with cryptocurrency is not mainstream yet, 100+ waitlist signups is a sign people are interested to learn more about what Nume has to offer.

Timeline

3 months (April-June 2022)

Role

Content design, graphic design, UX research

Team

2 cofounders, 1 engineer

Problem

Current website prioritized product features over cost-savings benefits

Initial website was created to help Nume receive funding. When doing informal testing on the previous website, people had questions about how products worked:

Current website prioritized product features over cost-saving benefits

Initial website was created to help Nume receive funding. When doing informal testing on the previous website, people had questions about how products worked:

Photo of old site that says "Introducing Nume Pay. Disruptive online payment solution for accepting crypto at a fraction of the cost. We eliminate network and mining fees. Speech bubble that asks "How does Nume eliminate network and mining fees?"
"Use crypto to make payments" with speech bubble that says "Can I use Nume wallet to connect to web3 and apps? Or is it only for paying online merchants who use Nume?"
A panel from the old website that says "Earn rewards with Nume". Then a speech bubble that says "What are some examples of rewards I can earn while using Nume wallet?"

See more of previous website

Design Goal: Increase clarity on Nume's cost saving benefits

The new website needs to communicate to people why Nume can be valuable to them. Nume’s product features aren’t meaningful to users if they don’t understand the value of Nume to begin with.

Highlighting Nume's cost-saving value

I created copy & organized content for the website in Figma with feedback from the head of product and CEO. Our primary focus was highlighting the 1% transaction fee, which offered significant savings for users.

Highlighting Nume's cost-saving value

I created copy & organized content in Figma with frequent feedback from the head of product and CEO at Nume. By synthesizing key insights from surveys conducted, I could succinctly translate user pain points into key product offerings. As an early-stage company, we were still establishing the problem our product aimed to solve. Our product offerings were subject to change as we learned more about our target audience and market, resulting in evolving website content. Our primary focus was highlighting the 1% transaction fee, which offered significant savings for users.

Iterations of the business page landing:

This last design is the one we shipped; it was simple & straightforward where people could read about NumePay Business & explore the page to learn more about the product and it's benefits.

Cohesive brand guidelines for Nume

When tasked with designing the website's visual brand, I searched online for inspiration and resources to create cohesive brand design guidelines. With limited assistance from the rest of the team, who were preparing for a product demo for investors, I chose variations of purple as the color palette to maintain consistency with Nume's existing logo. Online research guided me in effectively applying each color within the design system.

Cohesive brand guidelines for Nume

For Nume’s brand guidelines, I chose variations of purple as the color palette to maintain consistency with Nume's existing logo. Putting together these guidelines taught me how important it is to be consistent in typography, color, and size.

Typeface: GT Walshiem Pro

Shop with crypto – no gas fees or network fees

Heading 1 Bold 48px

Add a payment button to your website with 3 lines of code

Heading 2 Bold 32px

NumePay wallet enables you to make purchases with crypto AND covers the gas & network fees for every purchase.

Body copy 1 Medium 24px, line height 36px

No fees added to your purchase

Body copy 2 Bold 20px, line height 28px

0 in gas fees for customers – only pay for the product

Subtitle Regular 18px, line height 24px

Pay with crypto with a chevron pointed to the right

Links Medium 24px, padding 12px

sign up for waitlist button

Buttons Medium 24px, padding 48px, 16px

Colors

#FFFFF

Primary neutral background color

#EDEEFF

Secondary background color to draw attention to certain panels

#5155D4

Primary color used for CTA components (links & buttons)

#00000

Primary text color used for body copy

#483B59

Secondary text color only used for body copy and subtitles

Linear gradient used on select works & icons to draw attention

#483B59

Preview of hex color #5155d4

#5155D4

preview of color swatch

#9F44FF

Checkout experience preview

Using cryptocurrency as payment is a new method that is unfamiliar to many. The concept of cryptocurrency itself is daunting due to the difficult jargon used in the space. To help people visualize what the checkout experience looks like, we provided a step-by-step breakdown to make it easier to grasp. The goal is for potential users to see how simple & easy the checkout experience with Nume is; no QR code, browser extension, or seed phrase is required!

Checkout experience preview

To help people visualize what checking out with crypto looks like, we provided a step-by-step breakdown to make it easier to grasp.

The goal is for potential users to see how simple & easy the checkout experience with Nume is; no QR code, browser extension, or seed phrase is required!

Nume's competitive edge in cost-savings

There are 2 other large competitors in the U.S that have been endorsed by large companies such as Microsoft and Shopify. To compete with these established companies, we needed to find a way to elevate the incredible savings we offer for users compared to competitors. To set ourselves apart from other payment processors, we included a comparison chart to show businesses how they can save more money with us over competitors. The goal here is to show (not tell) users why we’re the better payment processor.

Nume's competitive edge in cost-savings

To compete with competitors like Coinbase and BitPay, we included a comparison chart to show businesses how they can save more with Nume. The goal here is to show (not tell) users why we’re the better payment processor.