Open Source Design @opensourcedesign@mastodon.social

Great to see the progress! -jd

RT @penpotapp@twitter.com

We've started to design Penpot with Penpot! So exciting and productive. This time we are reviewing text options layout :) #opensource #design #penpotapp

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/penpotapp/status/1331526619215884291

We agree with Myrle about the need for design WITH research, and Professor Aylesworth about the importance of licking the ice-cream scoop step!

RT @myrleKrantz@twitter.com

This is why it is important to designers to actually observe people solving a particular problem, rather than just ideating alone in their office.

#opensourcedesign

(Credit: Professor Andy Aylesworth)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/myrleKrantz/status/1322165558255755266

Paper prototypes are a great way to get started without needing to worry about throwing away code and work – and they "…Work as Well as Software Prototypes" (2005)

https://www.usability.gov/get-involved/blog/2005/06/paper-prototypes-and-software-prototypes.html

-jd

General Writing tips:
Active voice, using common words and avoiding redundancies

https://www.plainlanguage.gov/resources/articles/dash-writing-tips/
-jd

What should the label of the button be? “Think about what your user would say if you asked him what he was trying to do.” https://www.uxbooth.com/articles/the-grammar-of-interactivity/
-jd

Testing your documentation:
https://articles.uie.com/documentation_help/ -jd

Writing shorter, more precise text for UI and documentation can improve UX without changes to code. -jd

Some @Blender@twitter.com fixes
-jd

RT @Blender@twitter.com

Blender LTS update!

🐞 Version 2.83.9 brings 14 fixes since the last release.

➡️ Download + Changelog at https://blender.org/lts

✨ Steam, Windows Store and Snap will update automagically. #b3d #DevFund #LTS

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Blender/status/1326501447371022336

Dev update for #opensource UI design tool Penpot (formerly UXBOX) -jd

RT @penpotapp@twitter.com

Penpot dev update! #DevDiary 📔

Early November 🗓:

• Color gradients
• Effects - Blur
• Masking elements
• Handoff - Properties

#OpenSourceDesign #DesignFreedom
#Prototyping #Wireframing #UXUI

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/penpotapp/status/1327168240238419968

Help @signalapp@twitter.com to learn more about their users and what they need

RT @signalapp@twitter.com

We don't know much about you (by design!), so UX research is essential to improve Signal for everyone. Learn more about our first user survey here: https://signal.org/blog/signal-research/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1321151490753466368

You've got 3 more days to submit your proposal for @Fossbckstg@twitter.com 2021.

If you are a designer working in open source, you should submit a talk.

It will be happening remotely.

RT @opensrcdesign@twitter.com

The @Fossbckstg@twitter.com (Online) 2021 call for participation closes in less than 7 days (Oct 25th). It will take place online.

If you are a UX designer working in Open Source, consider submitting a talk.

More information here:

http://bit.ly/34cm9U6

#foss #uxdesign #OpenSource

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign/status/1318155606780411904

RT @abigail_mak@twitter.com

Had a great time talking about Design Contributions for your OSS Project with @EriolDoesDesign@twitter.com at @AllThingsOpen@twitter.com 2020. 🎉💯

#opensourcedesign

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/abigail_mak/status/1318323545693356034

RT @uxboxtool@twitter.com

New UXBOX dev update! #DevDiary 📝

Late October:

• Assets - Typography
• Color picker - Harmony & HSV
• Teams
• Text styles improvements

#OpenSourceDesign #Prototyping #Wireframing #UXUI

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uxboxtool/status/1316634918160490496

The @Fossbckstg@twitter.com (Online) 2021 call for participation closes in less than 7 days (Oct 25th). It will take place online.

If you are a UX designer working in Open Source, consider submitting a talk.

More information here:

http://bit.ly/34cm9U6

#foss #uxdesign #OpenSource

RT @CollaboraOffice@twitter.com

Day 1 at @openSUSE@twitter.com & @libreoffice@twitter.com conference!

At 12:30 UTC join us in Room 1 for Ash's talk on the challenges of bringing the feature-rich sidebar to Online
#UX #GUI #UI #libocon #oSLO2020 #cool_dev #collaboraonline

Find out more at 👉 http://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSLO/program/proposals/3241

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CollaboraOffice/status/1316707910307676166

The FOSS Backstage conference is coming to a screen near you in February 2021. They are interested in having sessions about design. If you have been involved with design work in free / open source software, submit a proposal! https://foss-backstage.de/call-participation

RT @GIMP_Official@twitter.com

GIMP 2.10.22 is out with bug fixes and numerous improvements for file formats support, including newly added support for loading and exporting AVIF files.

Release notes: https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/10/07/gimp-2-10-22-released/

Downloads: https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GIMP_Official/status/1313933147919339522

RT @uxboxtool@twitter.com

New UXBOX dev update! #DevDiary 📒

Early October:

• Review dashboard design
• Nested components
• Effects - Shadows
• Undo history debug

#OpenSourceDesign #Prototyping #Wireframing #UXUI

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uxboxtool/status/1313397137691086849

RT @Nextclouders@twitter.com

No software is secure unless it's usable. And no software is usable unless it's well designed. As engineers, we don't often consider the user's experience - what are their skills? what do they care about? 🤔

This & more in the @laurawadden@twitter.com talk from @LaceWingTech@twitter.com!

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Nextclouders/status/1312372266286673920