Inside Robinhood's Design
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Robinhood draws users in with promise of commission-free trades and the lack of account minimums. But the real innovation for the fintech disrupter? The design. Clean-lined and chock-full of interactive elements, the app is designed to be approachable, simple, and fun.
But that award-winning design is part of the reason critics are slamming Robinhood. The company has been on something of a rollercoaster over the past year. Robinhood removed confetti from the app earlier this year, along with other design features that evoked gambling or games of chance, like scratch-off tickets. But as the SEC, lawmakers, and other regulators bear down on Robinhood, it’s facing tough questions. The confetti may be gone. But its critics are not.
Reported with Hanna Levintova for Mother Jones, where you can read her original feature article.
But that award-winning design is part of the reason critics are slamming Robinhood. The company has been on something of a rollercoaster over the past year. Robinhood removed confetti from the app earlier this year, along with other design features that evoked gambling or games of chance, like scratch-off tickets. But as the SEC, lawmakers, and other regulators bear down on Robinhood, it’s facing tough questions. The confetti may be gone. But its critics are not.
Reported with Hanna Levintova for Mother Jones, where you can read her original feature article.
Publisher: Mother Jones
Release: 2021
Release: 2021