Community Governance Card Maker

A tool for making decentralized governance systems more transparent, structured, and accessible.

Role: Researcher at Princeton Human-Computer Interaction Lab, team of 3 Timeline: Dec 2025 – Present Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Figma, Supabase

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overview

The Community Governance Card Maker is a web application designed to simplify and clarify governance structures within decentralized and online communities. Governance in social and decentralized platforms is often complex and opaque, making it difficult for users to understand decision-making processes. This project makes governance more transparent by transforming abstract systems into structured, visual "cards" that are easier to interpret and engage with.

features

• Dynamic governance card system to visually represent rules, roles, and decision processes
• User-informed design based on interviews and iterative feedback cycles
• Modular structure allowing customization for different communities and platforms
• Designed for future integration with decentralized social platforms like Bonfire

tech stack

HTML  CSS  JavaScript  Figma  Supabase

Designed in Figma through multiple iterations, incorporating feedback from professors and user testing sessions, then built with HTML, CSS, Supabase, and JavaScript with a focus on clean structure and usability. Built in phases, with ongoing user interviews informing design improvements, and developed with future integration in mind, particularly with decentralized platforms such as Bonfire.

getting started

# clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/prishaakapasi/nutritionlabelproject.git
cd nutritionlabelproject

# install dependencies
npm install

# run locally
npm start

challenges

Translating abstract and often ambiguous governance systems into clear, structured visual formats was central to this project. Researching different governance schemas and distilling them into intuitive components required balancing accuracy with usability. Designing for a space that is still evolving, decentralized social platforms, meant building a flexible system that can adapt over time.

outcome

• Conducted research on governance models and translated them into usable design systems
• Designed and developed a functional web application prototype
• Collaborating with Bonfire toward potential real-world integration

built by

Prishaa Kapasi — LinkedIn