The UX of UX - Behind the scenes of effectively designing in the open
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Argues that open projects must treat GitHub/GitLab as usability labs, not just code repos, and gives concrete steps: create nontechnical CONTRIBUTING and README pages, label junior-friendly issues and content+design tasks, provide a one-command or containerized quickstart so contributors hit a working instance in 50 seconds setup, and avoid stalling on pixel-touch debates that freeze releases. Reports Nextcloud/ownCloud experience: recruiting designers via job boards, simplifying onboarding, and iterating visual fixes via small issues.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:40Dialogueman
- 2:17Open Source
- 3:14The dying language
- 4:03Junior Jobs
- 4:55Loading
- 5:34Installation
- 6:19Design objectivity
- 6:45Typical design process
- 8:01The beauty of design
- 8:34Be generous
- 9:06New pool of features
- 9:32The time digging
- 10:05Recap
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