Tickers – Generative NFTs

Tickers is a collection of 1900 generative vector art NFTs featuring intricate geometric compositions that draw inspiration from time measurement devices, mechanical gears and retro video games.

digital assetsresearchconcepthttps://foton.is

contextWhile working on the FOTON Digital Assets platform, both application and product strategy and vision, I had to get into the shoes of Creators and experience first hand their challenges as well as their flow in creating NFTs on the platform and outside of it before even joining. This user journey led to the creation of a couple of personal NFT collection, among which is the present one called Tickers.

DesignCompared to fungible Tokens, NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) come with more challenges due to their more complex nature of holding an extra package attached to their On Ledger Information. This package in most cases it is an Image, but could range to any type of files. In the research phase for Foton I went over several challenges as file sizes, quality, speed of delivery, etc. SVGs posed an interesting case because while they were offering very reduced sizes for the file compared with JPG or PNGs, could be scaled to any size without losing their quality and remaining very sharp but also could be animated. This led me to the creation of this particular collection for exploring the capabilities of SVGs and their performance within the Foton application.   

The compositions are formed of up to 7 layers of geometric shapes and vary based on the grid size, the openness of the pie charts, dot size and color palette. Due to their simple geometric layout and composition, each canvas could be animated based on the movement of the pie charts.

ResultsWhile the exercise was a very creative one, from a product design perspective it allowed me to discover first hand the challenges the users of the Foton app might encounter. It improved overall my understanding of the user journey, limitations, flow, content delivery, while enhancing the competitiveness of the final product among competitors.

The items are available for reservations and will be minted soon on the FOTON Marketplace. A maximum of 20 items is allowed per user or wallet account. To make a reservation follow the process below.

Reservation process:
1. Each item requires 250 XRD (Radix tokens) in exchange for 1 TKR reservation token which can be used to mint the artwork on the FOTON Marketplace when it goes live.
2. Send the XRD amount to this IRREVERSIBLE Radix account:

account_rdx16yhf5uz2lqmf2jsc8jhsyjtfka293sqlp0yvmrzllaxyj9zmsnlje7

Full Address View: account_rdx16yhf5uz2lqmf2jsc8jhsyjtfka293sqlp0yvmrzllaxyj9zmsnlje7

Or scan the QR code directly with your Radix Wallet to add the IRREVERSIBLE address as the receiving Account.

3. In up to 24 hrs you will receive back the TKR tokens. It is done manually for now! Example: for 4 Artworks send >>> 4 x 250 XRD = 1000 XRD. You will get 4 TKR tokens back to use for minting on FOTON.

Disclaimer! - IRREVERSIBLE or its team is not responsible in any way if your transactions go wrong. Do not send XRD directly from exchanges, only private wallets! Make sure the address is written in full and that it is the correct one. Do not use Ethereum Wallets for sending tokens, like Metamask or etc. You should use only the official Radix Wallet which can be downloaded here.

The TKR tokens are not divisible and stay as whole numbers to avoid fragmentation. Their only use case is to facilitate the minting process for the artwork. The NFTs will be distributed randomly at the time of minting and might have minor visual adjustments.

TKR token image in the Radix Wallet.

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