Building is about more than product—just as important is building trust among the many diverse contributors to a protocol.
Proud of Orca's growth/ops/marketing champ @KayZizzle for sharing her POV on the @SolanaConf dev stage.
Thank you for bringing empathy to this space!
"Did my trade go through?"
Though Solana's confirmation times are much faster than Ethereum, those few seconds can still be nerve-wracking.
The new Orca™ solves this with transaction history.
In the code, the variables are named, not numbered (think "sapphire" instead of "blue6", to easily accommodate new colors in the future if needed.
The color combos are also all double-checked for AA-compliant contrast 😉
With all the dark modes these days, surfing the Web can feel like surfing a sea of soulless grays.
Enter... The new Orca.™
With these brighter shades of blue and indigo, we aimed to evoke the intrigue of a deep-sea excursion, while still being kind to the eyes.
Visually, my favorite part of the new @orca_so™ is the price chart. 📈
It's a gorgeous visual anchor, but it serves a practical purpose, too.
Keen eyes may notice that the new Orca™ features a new typeface: Suisse.
4 different families were in the running: Commissioner (the old typeface), Satoshi, Inter, and Suisse.
A long-overdue aloha to my 3rd blue-chip NFT:
Mr. Shinobi Stache 🦊🥷
My favorite art of any collection on @Solana, but on top of that, I'm impressed by @FamousFoxFed's ability to ship, ship, ship.
Can I get some love for this foxy fella? 💖
And something like this for coffee shops (folds up and fits into the side pocket of my Peak Design bag)
7/
It was as silly as it sounds: A Facebook-style quiz that attempted to teach folks about major tokens in a lighthearted manner.
Possible results were Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Libra, ZCash, Ripple, BNB, and Dogecoin. (How times have changed.)
Pineapple ramen — awesome, or abomination?
Made this half as a joke when a (miles-high) friend said we should put our leftover pineapple skins into our ramen broth. Added some miso + shoyu + sherry (cuz no mirin) and NGL, it was actually great.
10/10 would pineapple again 🍍🍜
Meet the Orca Climate Fund 🌎:
A group of wonderful humans from all over the world who are volunteering their time to ensure that the >$1.3M (and counting!) raised by @orca_so has the biggest possible impact on climate change.
This makes me so proud to see.
Something new is in the works at @orca_so...
Think: Better prices. More reliable. And for traders, "it just works."
Whatever could it be? 👀
