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Balance Privacy / Visibility Toggle
Overview
At DFINITY, I led the design of a Balance Privacy feature for the NNS dApp. A high-leverage privacy toggle enabling users to mask or reveal their wallet balances.
This feature addressed a recurring pain point around public screen use, shared device browsing, or live streaming, giving users more control and peace of mind over their financial visibility.
Problem
Privacy bleed was a latent friction point. By default, balances were always visible – which made users uneasy when screens were shared, streamed, or used in public environments.
While the core dApp flows functioned well, this visibility gap eroded trust for more privacy-conscious users. The challenge: insert control without undermining usability or interface consistency.
Role
As the UX/UI & HMI Designer, I partnered with the UX Lead, PM, and engineering to frame the design challenge, drive ideation, and shepherd the feature through to launch.
My focus: designing a toggle that delivers strong privacy affordance without disrupting the existing UX, preserving layout integrity, and aligning with the design system from day one.
Process
1. Research & Insights
I audited user feedback (forums, support tickets) and flagged recurring mentions of privacy concerns. I then benchmarked privacy toggles in leading finance and crypto apps, distilling patterns and gaps.
2. Ideation & Concepting
Multiple toggle layouts were sketched — inline card toggles, header-level switch, auto-hide after idle — each evaluated for discoverability, cognitive load, and dev cost.
3. Prototyping & Refinement
Mid-fidelity prototypes were tested internally; I tuned the placement, label clarity, and interaction timing. I refined states for “hidden”, “visible”, and error/disconnected modes.
4. Final Design & Micro-interaction
I handed off polished, annotated mockups along with an interaction spec (fade, timing, delay). Detailed accessibility states, focus outlines, and fallback states were part of the deliverable.
Throughout, I ensured the new component could slot into the existing design system with minimal disruption.
Result
The feature was shipped and quickly adopted by the user base. It empowered users to control their financial visibility on demand, reducing anxiety around shared screens and public use.
Early adoption rates were strong and feedback included praise for the privacy ability in public places. As a trust-building feature, the toggle now sits in our design system and serves as a foundation for future privacy-first enhancements.
"The new privacy balance toggle is slick. Nice touch"