DeFi product work by Connor Lee

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Project periodDec 2023 – Jan 2024

Drift

Drift Points

Keep progress inside the trading loop.

Role
Two-week design trial - product UX/UI
Medium
Web app concept
Design trial
2-week trial5 proposed progression levels
Drift trading interface with an expanded F1 points badge
Exploratory design trial · not shipped work
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Drift Points, project 6 of 9

Case study Trading & incentives · Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Drift Points

Place a compact Driver badge inside the exchange. Expand it for points, risk, rank, and progression; reserve teams and circuits for a later phase.

Exploratory design trial

Problem

A separate points destination risked disconnecting rewards from the trading behavior they were meant to encourage.

Approach

Place a compact Driver badge inside the exchange. Expand it for points, risk, rank, and progression; reserve teams and circuits for a later phase.

Trial outcome

Designed entry, earning, badge, and dashboard states with five progression levels informed by trading behavior. This was exploratory trial work, not a shipped Drift engagement.

Selected artifacts

Product & process.

Product states, decisions, and the system behind them.

The existing product ecosystem

Built Within a Trading Ecosystem

My consulting work explored how a points-based incentive system could integrate into Drift's existing trading experience. Working within an established product architecture required understanding its component systems, trading workflows, and cross-platform interaction patterns.

Existing Drift product design system. Points integration consulting by Connor Lee.

Design system

Existing Drift button library, with buy, sell, wallet, secondary, and ghost button variants across sizes and interaction states.
Buttons across sizes and interaction statesSource

Trading experience

Existing Drift desktop trading design reference with an order form, SOL price chart, account information, and positions.
Desktop trading · Existing design referenceSource
Inside the order form

Price, size, leverage, and order controls within the trading workflow.

Existing Drift limit-order form showing long and short directions, limit price, size, leverage, and order options.
Limit order · Existing design referenceSource

Cross-platform

Existing Drift desktop portfolio design reference showing balances, performance, open positions, and market information.
Desktop portfolio · Existing design referenceSource
Existing Drift mobile trading exploration with a complete SOL perpetual market chart, positions, buy and sell controls, and navigation.
Mobile trading · Existing explorationSource
Refining the badge from a volume meter into a compact, persistent trading identity.

01

Give points a product home

The dashboard connects point balance, history, and active positions to a path back into trading.

A points overview connected to the account and its active trading positions.

02

Close the earning loop

Entry states explain earning; the expanded badge reveals points, time, risk, level, and race position.

Before earning: deposit guidance, role selection, and a preview of the Driver badge.
After earning: one inspectable badge brings the program's status into the live exchange.

03

Turn activity into identity

Levels and race progress reflect trading behavior. Team and circuit states remain future concepts outside the MVP.

Race position and stage progress.
Five levels tied to participation and fee behavior.
Team identity built from shared trading activity.

04

Keep the signal legible at every scale

Reward colors stay distinct from financial red/green signals, keeping the small control legible without confusing money and points.

Compact points states tested for contrast, hierarchy, and earned emphasis.

05

A visual language for the circuit

Crossed flags, spectral gradients, and neon motion bring a racing identity into Drift's dark exchange.

The points program's crossed-flags identity and launch atmosphere.

Source files

Explore the Drift working files.

The existing product ecosystem and the points consulting exploration.

Existing Drift product design system, trading workflows, and mobile exploration. Points integration consulting and the separate Points working file by Connor Lee. Connor's points work was an exploratory trial and was not shipped.

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