#opensourcedesign — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #opensourcedesign, aggregated by home.social.
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If you work as a designer in an open source project: Does the project recommend any particular reading or guidelines for design contributors? ("Ten Heuristics", OS guidelines, list of principes,...)
And if yes, how is the material recommended and how is it referred to in the work your community does?
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A photo from Open Source Design devroom for 2026's FOSDEM!
Had fantastic time running the devroom for another year with some fantastic speakers, audience and folks willing to chip in and help make the room great.We also finally took an updated photo of the devroom (this was towards the end of the day and not at all the busiest the room got which was at capacity for most of the talks!)
Watch the videos on each talk page here:
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“I’m really nerdy about digital sovereignty as a topic right now. This was raised at penpot festival in 2025 and it’s a huge topic...largely about what companies own and do what with our data.”
Check out the penpot ambassador community hours video recording here: https://bit.ly/penpot-ambassador-03-26
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“When you give user insights and feedback to FOSS - that’s an open source contribution!”
Check out this conversation with Canonical.
In this video, Open Source Designer Eriol Fox dives into the pragmatic world of design and usability within the FOSS ecosystem. We discuss how product designers and user researchers are driving long-term software sustainability through accessibility and smarter design.
This conversation covers the full spectrum of modern design development: from CLI design (Command Line Interface) and the "contributor-user" pathway, to why industry leaders are prioritizing design systems to keep their projects healthy. If you’re into Linux terminal workflows, human-computer interaction (HCI), or just building better digital commons, there's something here for you.
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Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
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Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
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Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
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Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
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Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
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Great talk from @imanijoy about being a first and solo designer at #mastodon at @fossdesign #fossbackstage #opensourcedesign #visualnotes @Mastodon
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Great talk from @imanijoy about being a first and solo designer at #mastodon at @fossdesign #fossbackstage #opensourcedesign #visualnotes @Mastodon
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Great talk from @imanijoy about being a first and solo designer at #mastodon at @fossdesign #fossbackstage #opensourcedesign #visualnotes @Mastodon
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Great talk from @imanijoy about being a first and solo designer at #mastodon at @fossdesign #fossbackstage #opensourcedesign #visualnotes @Mastodon
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FOSS Backstage design day! First talk about prototyping and mockups at @Blender by Dalai Felinto and Pablo Vazquez @fossdesign #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensourcedesign
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FOSS Backstage design day! First talk about prototyping and mockups at @Blender by Dalai Felinto and Pablo Vazquez @fossdesign #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensourcedesign
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FOSS Backstage design day! First talk about prototyping and mockups at @Blender by Dalai Felinto and Pablo Vazquez @fossdesign #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensourcedesign
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FOSS Backstage design day! First talk about prototyping and mockups at @Blender by Dalai Felinto and Pablo Vazquez @fossdesign #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensourcedesign
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Talk from @simulo about Best practices and (very) small projects at @FOSSBackstage #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensource #opensourcedesign
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Talk from @simulo about Best practices and (very) small projects at @FOSSBackstage #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensource #opensourcedesign
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Talk from @simulo about Best practices and (very) small projects at @FOSSBackstage #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensource #opensourcedesign
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Talk from @simulo about Best practices and (very) small projects at @FOSSBackstage #fossbackstage #visualnotes #opensource #opensourcedesign
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Penpot have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. https://penpot.app/ambassador-program
Check out the announcement: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-ambassador-program-is-live/10405
I’ll be building community where I'm based here in the UK but also wherever my connections to open source software and design take me and my work.
I’ve long been a supporter of Penpot and design needs reliable and dedicated tools and teams that support the growing need for design in open source software and transparent and open source design as a practice.
I can’t wait to get working on our collaborative library and share the liberating and collaborative nature of open source design facilitated via Penpot! 💖✏️
Come and join all the ambassadors Penpot Community Hours, 20th March at 3PM UTC.
Sign up here: https://app.formbricks.com/s/ko5b815vsd5d5sz2gq8tiu8iAnd of course, check out penpot here https://penpot.app/
#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration
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Hi fellow @penpot users!
I made a small #python script that converts JSON files exported from the official Material Theme Builder into Penpot-compatible token files.
Very useful if you want to try multiple color schemes!https://codeberg.org/ailyaut/penpot_material_theme_converter
#penpot #opensource #OpenSourceDesign #DesignFreedom #DesignTokens #MaterialDesign #MaterialExpressive #ui #uidesign
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Myself and https://iamkingsleey.framer.website/ lead a session at https://chaoss.community/chaosscon-2026-eu/
We wanted to understand how the health of OSS and their communities are affected by design, usability and designers invovlement.
#oss #ossdesign #opensourcedesign #designinoss #design #chaoss
We want to continue understanding how design and designers affect the OSS projects they get involved in but so far we're understanding in what ways design/designers can be measured and observed in OSS.
Find out more about the workshop here: https://teamup.com/event/show/id/RxyUFnvu9dZ56oVZGvDNq8f2wENdAd
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I had a great time summarising some key points for inclusive and usable design in OS for the OSS sustainability lab.
An element of design that doesn't often get spoken about in the wider product space is how 'taste' and 'good taste' is a colonial hangover of design and how organisations and companies with power, money and influence, typically those that benefit from power over the marginalised global majority get to set the 'design tastes' and trends.
OSS and Hacker culture can fight that and be a space for everyone to modify, define and equitably design for people. OSS doesn't need to emulate big tech in either aestehics or design pratices but it should be a concious and aware choice if they decide to.
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Zoo Design Studio porta la creazione di interfacce e componenti software a un nuovo livello grazie all’intelligenza artificiale e un ambiente moderno, collaborativo e pensato per sviluppatori e designer #AI #OpenSourceDesign #LinuxDev #Linux #Software
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DIY Sustainable Eco-village Creation: Open source Earthbag Village electrical design hub including design, cost, setup, and more. https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/earthbag-village-electrical-design-and-setup/
#SustainableLiving #EcoVillage #EarthbagBuilding #OpenSourceDesign #RegenerativeSystems #PermacultureLife #DIYSustainability #NaturalBuilding #OffGridLiving #RenewableEnergyDesign #EcoCommunity #GreenInfrastructure #EarthbagArchitecture #SustainableDevelopment #FutureOfHousing
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Have you ever wanted to live in an eco-village? Here are plans for 7 different open source models with details under development for how to build them all.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-housing/
#EcoLiving #SustainableCommunities #GreenBuilding #OpenSourceDesign
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Have you ever wanted to live in an eco-village? Here are plans for 7 different open source models with details under development for how to build them all.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-housing/
#EcoVillage #SustainableHousing #OpenSourceDesign #Permaculture #CommunityLiving #GreenBuilding #ResilientCommunities #VillageDesign #TinyHouse #SustainableDevelopment
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What did we do to preserve homes before the chemical concoctions we use today existed? Here is an open source plaster and eco-plaster page that explores the options.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/plaster/
#EcoPlaster #NaturalBuilding #GreenConstruction #SustainableMaterials #OpenSourceDesign #EcoArchitecture #HealthyHomes #SustainableLiving #ZeroWasteBuilding #EarthFriendly
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Open source and DIY sustainable energy rollout plan for eco-village construction. Covers from 10 to 400+ people and is usable anywhere, including remote locations.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-energy/
#EcoVillage #SustainableLiving #CollaborativeCommunity #GreenArchitecture #OpenSourceDesign #RenewableEnergy #EcoInnovation #OneCommunityGlobal #SustainableDevelopment #DIYProjects #CommunityLiving
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Open source DIY pallet furniture design resource.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/pallet-furniture/ generate#tags and alt text
#Sustainability #EcoLiving #DIYFurniture #PalletFurniture #OpenSourceDesign #GreenInnovation #Upcycling #RecycledWood #SustainableDevelopment
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Open source DIY pallet furniture design resource.
#DIYFurniture #PalletFurniture #OpenSourceDesign #EcoVillage #SustainableLiving #ReplicableDesign
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Bauhaus said: Good design belongs to everyone.
Domovago says: Good design can move with you.
Different eras, same spirit.#Domovago #WanderingHome #OpenSourceDesign #MobileLiving #SustainableLiving #Bauhaus #FormFollowsFunction
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A fantastic 1 hour+ conversation between the women and marginalized genders innovating and working in open source. As part of the webinar series from https://women.acm.org/celebrating-technology-leaders/
Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/ACMW-OSS-innovation
#opensource #oss #openinnovation #opensourcedesign #womeninoss #acmw #acm
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Last week I had a lovely message drop in my inbox asking me to spend a little time answering some questions about my design career journey on https://www.pathtodesign.com/
You can take a a look at my, and many other journeys through design over there and thank you to Joshua for getting in touch and nerd-ing out a little about open source and privacy & security.
https://www.pathtodesign.com/designers/eriol-fox
#design #designcareer #opensourcedesign #designingsecurity #humanrightscentereddesign
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The wrap up article for FOSS Backstage is out!
Check out https://opensourcedesign.net/design/open/source/2025/05/13/FOSSBACKSTAGE-2025-wrap-up.html
for the full wrap up and some thoughts from myself on the current state of open source and design.#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
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Let's gooooooooo penpot party time in London
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Back in early march I was lucky enough to share the #fossbackstage stage with Christoph (https://github.com/GBKS) of https://bitcoin.design/ to speak about contributing to the https://opendesign.guide/
I've personally created resources through my many OSS roles to help designers new to OSS get involved but the opendesign.guide evolved that work into something co-created and community owned.
Watch our talk here: https://bit.ly/FOSSBKST25
Talk blurb:
Designers often have a hard time seeing open-source as a place they might be comfortable in. So we are building a 12-chapter guide to make these journeys easier. It starts with a basic introduction to open-source, the role of design, how to get started, up to more advanced topics. The ambition is that the guide can be used for solo learning, group learning, and educational environments. It's a 100% open-source project, fully built in public. We are hoping to present it to you in this presentation, open up the space for conversation and feedback, and welcome contributions.#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
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In Feb 2025 the https://opensourcedesign.net/ team applied for a devroom to host speakers on design in OSS topics and we succeeded in welcoming 8 fantastic speakers to Brussels in Feb 2025
See the talks on the FOSDEM hosted video's here:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/track/design/Read the wrap up article here: https://bit.ly/osd-fosdem25
Here's some comments we had from attendees of the Open Source Design Devroom in 2025.
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
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More FOSDEM 2025 - quotes from folks who visited the devroom!
"I've been coming to FOSDEM for 10 years and the open source design devroom is the best room"
"I'm looking to change from software development to UX design and I didn't think it was possible until after this Dev room"
"The open source design devroom is one of the most accessible devrooms in terms of topic. I might not understand design in the same way as designers but I can always understand and appreciate the topics in the room"
Of course we did have some other comments like wanting better accessibility options for those with hearing and sight impairments. We're looking into what we might be able to do ahead of FOSDEM 2026 to be more inclusive.
See the talks on the FOSDEM hosted video's here:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/track/design/and read the wrap up article here: https://bit.ly/osd-fosdem25
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
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Hey incredible Open-Source maintainers!
We know the heart & soul you put into your projects – a testament to community. We're excited to partner and help them shine brighter!
Share your project's story & needs: https://tinyurl.com/osdesignformLet's explore collaboration for visibility & polish!
#OpenSourceDesign #FOSSCommunity #DesignForGood #SupportOSS
#OpenSource #CommunityLove #CreativeCollaboration #FediCollab -
I wanted to give @penpot a serious try today but it chugs a bit on my MacBook Pro that runs both Sketch and Figma as smooth as butter.
I did a quick search and according to Reddit it's due to using SVG rendering instead of a custom engine like Figma does.
Edit: Seems to run best in a Chromium based browser like Vivaldi. I might update with more impressions later.
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The Cob Village Materials & Costs page provides open-source insights into building a sustainable Cob Village for up to 75 residents and hosting 100+ guests. It includes detailed material needs, cost analyses, and procurement guides aimed at affordability and eco-friendliness. Contributions and expert consultations shape its continuous updates.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/cob-village-materials-costs/
#CobVillage #SustainableLiving #EcoConstruction #OpenSourceDesign #CobBuilding #GreenArchitecture #Sustainability
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The Cob Village Materials & Costs page provides open-source insights into building a sustainable Cob Village for up to 75 residents and hosting 100+ guests. It includes detailed material needs, cost analyses, and procurement guides aimed at affordability and eco-friendliness. Contributions and expert consultations shape its continuous updates.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/cob-village-materials-costs/
#CobVillage #SustainableLiving #EcoConstruction #OpenSourceDesign #CobBuilding #GreenArchitecture #Sustainability
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The Cob Village Materials & Costs page provides open-source insights into building a sustainable Cob Village for up to 75 residents and hosting 100+ guests. It includes detailed material needs, cost analyses, and procurement guides aimed at affordability and eco-friendliness. Contributions and expert consultations shape its continuous updates.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/cob-village-materials-costs/
#CobVillage #SustainableLiving #EcoConstruction #OpenSourceDesign #CobBuilding #GreenArchitecture #Sustainability
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The Cob Village Materials & Costs page provides open-source insights into building a sustainable Cob Village for up to 75 residents and hosting 100+ guests. It includes detailed material needs, cost analyses, and procurement guides aimed at affordability and eco-friendliness. Contributions and expert consultations shape its continuous updates.
https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/cob-village-materials-costs/
#CobVillage #SustainableLiving #EcoConstruction #OpenSourceDesign #CobBuilding #GreenArchitecture #Sustainability
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Study: Designers in OSS: Summary of diary studies of designers contributing to OSS
https://superbloom.design/learning/blog/the-secret-life-of-open-source-designers/
https://github.com/sprblm/Diary-Studies-Designers-in-OSS/blob/main/findings-report.md
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:boost_anim_vanilla: Have you seen this font?
Crickx font was released in 2013 and circulated ever since. We're looking for Crickx in use! Reply to this post or send us an email: [email protected]
More utilisatrickx here: https://gitlab.constantvzw.org/osp/foundry.crickx/-/wikis
Boosts welcome 👍
#OSP #Crickx #Bruxelles #OpenSourceDesign #typography #wanted #font #freelicense #fontsinuse
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Thrilled to share some stills of my latest animation project!
I’m using @Blender and Midjournet to bring it to life. Stay tuned for more clues and updates!#animation #Blender #Midjourney #wip #workinprogress #b3d #aiAssistedArt #art #FediArt #DigitalArt #ArtistsOnMatsodon #DigitalArts #Cryptoart #nft #NFTartwork #ai #aiart #ArtWithOpenSource #OpenArt #OpenDesign #OpenSourceArt #OpenSourceDesign #OpenSource