Independent experiment2026
AP3 · Financial astrology
Astro
Double-check the astrology before a directional bet.
- Role
- Design & implementation
- Medium
- Responsive web app
- Prototype
- BuiltRead-only working prototype
DeFi product work by Connor Lee
Project period2022
MarginfiBlack Box
From the waiting room to the vault.
- Role
- Product, brand & motion design
- Medium
- Web app
- Delivered scope
- DesignedWaiting Room → Vault
Black Box, project 3 of 9
Case study Vaults & participation · 2022
Black Box
I designed mrgn's early consumer interface around two states: a Waiting Room for deposits and a Vault for active yield. The interface kept deposit status, strategy progress, and the next action visible.
Product & identity
Problem
Deposits, selection, and an active vault needed to feel like one understandable journey.
Approach
Use two explicit product states: the Waiting Room for deposits and selection, then the Black Box for active participation.
Design delivery
I designed mrgn's early consumer interface around two states: a Waiting Room for deposits and a Vault for active yield. The interface kept deposit status, strategy progress, and the next action visible.
Selected artifacts
Product & process.
Product states, decisions, and the system behind them.
01
Product
Users deposit into a Waiting Room, then move into the yield-earning Vault when selected.
02
Selection Process UX - Vault Bridge
Status stays explicit from deposit through waitlist position and vault activation.
03
Accepted - Transfer to BB
Acceptance states expose position status, deposits, and withdrawal options.
04
Marketing - “hot” Scheme
Vault-door blueprints anchor the rebrand and outdoor campaign studies.
05
Later Use
The Liquidity Incentive Program adapts the waitlist-to-activation pattern for LP onboarding.
06
Explore the Figma
The full Waiting Room V3 design file.