FOSS Backstage Design

FOSS Backstage Design returns on 12 March 2025! Check out our new blog post to find out everything you need to know: https://lnkd.in/gYwDjkR5 To the ticket shop: https://lnkd.in/gs7bDeGm

Are you an internet freedom technology looking to better understand the user-experience needs of the communities you support? Do you want to improve your tool’s usability and accessibility for users in repressive information environments? Open Technology Fund’s User Experience & Discovery (UXD) Lab can help! Formerly the Secure Usability & Accessibility Lab, the revamped Lab will continue to offer usability and accessibility audits, design support, and longer-term coaching. ✨ What’s New: User-centered research and discovery services so you can better understand your users, and what they need from internet freedom tools. Support from the UXD Lab is free for eligible projects & we accept applications on a rolling basis. Learn more https://ow.ly/oatJ50TguWm

We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Penpot Fest is just around the corner! Penpot Fest is the design event that brings designers and developers together. Mark your calendars because the 2nd edition of this fantastic design event is coming your way! 📍Barcelona, 5-7 June. What's in store for this edition? - A diverse programme on the theme of Design <> Code & Open Source - A welcome party - hands-on workshops - Plenty of time for networking There will also be time for other fun activities and delicious local cuisine in (hopefully) sunny and welcoming Barcelona. Find out more about the event by visiting the website https://lnkd.in/dDKJqb8u or watch the video at https://lnkd.in/dJuzxrax. 

Design is still a fundamental part of open source, yet designers are rarely involved in open source contributions. At this year's FOSS Backstage Design, Gleb Stroganov talked about your options if you are responsible for UI design, and discussed how to get started. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dPGbhYx5

Learn how to grow your open source community and engage non-code contributors in this FOSS Backstage Design talk by Victory Brown, as she shared her own experience of how the larger open source community can help projects onboard and manage creative open source design contributions. #fossback https://lnkd.in/d3Ha9cMe

At FOSS Backstage Design, Anton Lovchikov discussed what makes developer interfaces different from consumer apps, how to deal with divided attention and non-linear behavior, and the best strategies for designing interfaces for different content. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dQZbUbHC

At FOSS Backstage Design, Katie Wilson and Abhishek Sharma discussed the relationship between usability, design, and security, and explored the implementation of usability metrics and testing within OSS projects. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dJnHBjK7

Documentation needs to be intuitive and accessible, which requires a more mindful approach. At FOSS Backstage Design, Pedro MC Fernandes shared his insights on improving software adoption by redesigning documentation. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dRxRycc6

At FOSS Backstage Design, Samira Gibson Wages shared resources for getting started with XR technology and discussed why OSS tools for XR will create a more accessible and equitable web for the next stage of our digital evolution. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dk4K6bKn

Carolina Portugal and Elena Alcalde Rueda shared their experiences on how simple and effective strategies can make an open source project more visible and inclusive at this year's FOSS Backstage Design. #fossdesign https://lnkd.in/dK3Gr5hj