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I built PeerChain for the #FigmaMakeathon using #FigmaMake, #FigmaMCP, and #Cursor.
The problem I wanted to solve: The scientific publishing system is broken. Scientists pay up to $5,700 to publish in top journals. Reviewers donate 130 million unpaid hours every year. Publishers made over $7 billion in profit in 2024 with a 38% margin. And knowledge stays locked behind paywalls.
I wanted to redesign that. PeerChain is a platform where scientists publish, review, and fund each other without intermediaries taking most of the value.
The project includes:
Blockchain certification: Every paper is timestamped on Solana for legal protection and proof of priority.
Paid peer review: Reviewers earn $10-15 per review — for the first time.
Author earnings: Scientists set their own paper price. 80% goes to them, 20% covers platform costs.
Zero commission: The platform takes 0% of author earnings.
Seamless onboarding: Sign in with Google. No wallet, no seed phrase, no crypto friction.
The goal: Make science faster, fairer, and democratic. A space where researchers can collaborate globally and eventually be funded by the people who need science the most.
PeerChain — Science funded by scientists.
🔗 Try the live prototype here:
https://fray-joy-18405078.figma.site/#payments
🔗 View the Figma community file: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1649524085034373327
🔗 GitHub repository:
https://github.com/ingridnhansen-lab/InterfazWeb3PeerChain.git
I'm still working on the full explanation video — I'll be sharing it soon. Stay tuned!
#FigmaMakeathon #PeerChain #DeSci #Science #OpenAccess #Blockchain #Figma #Contra
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🫂 Figma Community link: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1649521926265189566/facepaint
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App link: https://deathline.figma.site/
Figma Community Link: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1649467388511710821
Figma Workspace Link: https://www.figma.com/make/uBpubgqCrEmHof9axW2WYi/Deathline-mobile-app?t=nNglAHOmSETwlFYV-1
X post link: https://x.com/zeng_wt/status/2067650229428756619?s=20
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Hi Everyone :)
Meet Fuel Up — a cozy game about how food shapes the way you feel specially created for #Config Makeathon.
https://fuelupgame.figma.site
A cozy pixel-art game where you live through one week — seven days, three meals a day. Every food choice shifts your energy, mood, and health, and your character feels it: thriving on good days, crashing on bad ones. The twist? There's no perfect food. A smoothie before the gym is too much sugar; coffee before a deadline makes you crash when it matters most. Context is everything — just like real life.
Built entirely in Figma:
🎨 Figma Weave — generated every asset: characters, rooms for each day, food icons, and animations
🧩 Figma’s Design agent & Design Myself — designed all the screens and built them into a reusable component system.
⚙️ Figma Make & Figma MCP— brought it to life as a real, playable game: stat system, character states, dialogue, sound, and a mini-game.
Also: Suno (music), Eleven Labs (voiceover), CapCut(video editing)
This was my first time using Figma's AI tools, and I went from a blank canvas to a playable game.
You are what you eat — now you can see it.
Project Link: https://fuelupgame.figma.site
Community File: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1649450612908130735/fuel-up-game
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ruslana-prymak_configmakeathon-ugcPost-7473397981497577473-30bo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACom7LIBzzuhEboM2ejGbgG8MQLfvQAcpX4
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