Hi Chris,
I guess the easiest would be to join the design telegram group
t.me/LibreOfficeDesign
<internal:username_link/LibreOfficeDesign@562951099039968> and read the
UI guidelines:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Guidelines
and/or running UX Design Jam with UX students at Loughborough Uni.
Usually, in design jams people try to invent new approaches to problems.
There sure is potential for this in office applications, but it is not
easy, aside from the problem of actually implementing it.
If students are interested in evaluation: I think it could be helpful
reviewing basic features and workflows for their compliance with the
Nielsen heuristics and our own design guidelines (see above) and
potentially coming up with improvements within the limits of our UI
widget set. Heuristic evaluations [1] are also good group activities, so
I can imagine them to work well in this setting
I want to contribute a new theme specifically for people with dyslexia
As a theme for the user interface or a theme for documents?
Regards,
Jan
[1] https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-to-conduct-a-heuristic-evaluation/
Am 23.09.2026 um 12:40 schrieb Chris Parker:
Hi there
1.
I want to get involved in LibreOffice’s UX Design. That can be my expertise as
a UX Designer, and/or running UX Design Jam with UX students at Loughborough
Uni.
1.
Also, I want to contribute a new theme specifically for people with dyslexia (e.g.,
following BDA style
guidelines<https://www.thedyslexia-spldtrust.org.uk/media/downloads/69-bda-style-guide-april14.pdf>)
to increase LibreOffice’s inclusivity.
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