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2/6/21 |
Every year we take some time to introduce the Open Source Design collective, what we do, where to find us and how to get involved.
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2/6/21 |
CryptPad is an encrypted and open-source collaboration suite. One year ago I joined the team as a designer. In this talk I will present some of what has been achieved and reflect on the challenges ahead.
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2/6/21 |
Since the middle of 2020, an open community has formed around the goal of making Bitcoin more intuitive and accessible. Our big project is a Bitcoin Design Guide to help both designers and developers create better Bitcoin experiences faster. We also work to promote the idea of open design, to bring more designers into the space, and to help open-source projects adopt better design processes. This presentation will provide an overview of all these efforts, where we are (early) and what the future ...
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2/6/21 |
Most of the free software projects I know do little to none research with their users. Well: the vast majority do absolutely none, and very few do a teensy little bit, most of the time with the most vocal members of their user base. Why is that? Why is free software afraid of user research? This presentation will propose a classification of free software types based on their ideas and attitudes towards user research. The classification is really just a joke, but I hope it will help me debunk ...
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2/6/21 |
During 2020 we spent the year working with the maintainers of pip, the Python package manager. The project was to implement a new dependency resolver and improve pip's usability. It was a difficult project as personally, I knew very little about software package managers apart from doing "pip install". How do you do UX design with a piece of software used by hundreds of thousands (possibly millions!) of users on a small budget? Where do you find those users? Combined with this the maintainers ...
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2/6/21 |
My talk will be structured as follows followed by a short Q&A, Why do I need to learn to code? Helping OSS as a Developer-Designer The approach to coding for OSS complexity Stuff to keep in mind to make meaningful contributions How to tackle a particular issue? Receiving code reviews effectively Where do I go ahead with all this new found knowledge?
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2/6/21 |
Open up your design process is good for your creative health. How can we shift the design perspective to be more focused on the process than on the result? How can we collaborate openly with frameworks that help us learn from each other and build on each other's ideas? Open design can help transform organizations and projects by just unveiling the creative potential we all have within. We can learn how to dot, but we need to learn that together. In this talk, you will find inspiration and ...
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