It’s not every day that an application or project changes the course of an industry forever, but that’s exactly what happened with Dapper Labs ’ wildly successful Web3 game, CryptoKitties. The response was so strong that it slowed down the Ethereum blockchain, and Dapper Labs quickly realized that there was an opportunity to build a better blockchain. So they did.

Welcome to Flow , a fast, decentralized, and developer friendly blockchain that quickly became the go-to platform for brands to launch their own NFT projects. While established organizations like the NBA were already building award-winning applications like NBA TopShot , Dapper (and its accompanying development tools) wanted to democratize development on Flow to enable any team to build their own NFT projects. And to make it even MORE developer-friendly, they leveraged our expertise designing and building in Web2 and Web3 to create some key components of the Flow developer ecosystem. 

Here’s what we did:



• Development Wallet Redesign: Being developers ourselves, we know the importance of good developer tools. So we pounced on the chance to redesign the Flow Developer Wallet. The result was simple yet robust enough for developers to use to debug their code.
• Testnet Faucet: When you launch a new blockchain app, it’s important to ensure you’ve tested it in the most realistic way possible. So we again collaborated with Dapper to create the easiest to use testnet faucet for any blockchain. 
• KittyItems Development: To make it easier for developers to learn to build NFTs using Flow, we created a reference application. We led the Dapper Labs team through our Sprint Zero process to design a world-class marketplace experience that leveraged Flow’s latest innovations. Then, our developers collaborated with Dapper’s expert blockchain developers to implement and deploy the project to the Flow testnet. 

The results speak for themselves…but we want to share them, too: 

• KittyItems is now the de facto reference for all new Flow developers. 
• All Flow developers rely on the Development Wallet to enable an efficient workflow. 
• Project teams use the Testnet faucet to experiment, learn about and build on Flow.
• 
  

You can read more about our full collaboration here.



We’re excited to continue to work with the Dapper Labs team, so stay tuned for even more updates coming soon!