Rocket Markets
The first time-based prediction yield market
2026
Product direction & brand
User Research
UX/UI
Desktop & mobile design system
Context
Rocket Markets is a prediction market where time changes the payoff. One side earns yield while an event has not happened, then loses its stake if it does. The other loses value while waiting and receives the pool when the event occurs.
As sole design lead, I took the product from concept to a live MVP, covering research, interaction design, the design system, and the marketing experience.
As sole design lead, I took the product from concept to a live MVP, covering research, interaction design, the design system, and the marketing experience.
The main challenge was comprehension. Familiar betting and trading patterns did not explain these opposing, time-dependent positions. The interface needed to help a first-time user understand what each side meant, how value changed, and what they could lose.
Challenge
Design process
Product framing
I treated the core mechanic as the starting point for the experience. Before visual polish, the product needed a clear explanation of the two positions and how an event changes their outcome.
My scope connected research, interaction design, and an interactive product experience with the design system and marketing surface. The aim was a consistent explanation from someone’s first introduction to their first position.
I designed the MVP experience around the two opposing positions, keeping the relationship between time, yield, and the event visible in the interface.
The interface needed to answer three questions:
• Which side am I choosing?
• How does my position change over time?
• What happens if the event occurs?
• Which side am I choosing?
• How does my position change over time?
• What happens if the event occurs?
Core interaction
Market overview
Interaction details
MVP design
Design system
I developed the brand identity and a shared design system for desktop, mobile, and marketing. Consistent components and visual language gave the MVP a foundation for further iteration.
Typography
Headlines
Acid Green
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Active Blue
Primary Dark
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Body
A live MVP, from an early product concept.
My design scope covered interaction design, research, a desktop and mobile design system, and the marketing experience explaining the product to new users.
My design scope covered interaction design, research, a desktop and mobile design system, and the marketing experience explaining the product to new users.
Delivered
