On Wed, April 25, 2012 9:27 am, Allan Day wrote: Echoing what Brian said, I like these suggestions for improvement! Are there any that we can turn into concrete initiatives that we can organize soon and perhaps fundraise for? Or build some initiatives for GUADEC? I include a few more detailed questions below along these lines.
> It is important to recognise that improving the state of design in > GNOME isnt just the responsibility of designers. There are things > that all of us can do to help - from the release team and maintainers, > to individual developers and community advocates. Here are some of my > ideas for things that all of us can do to make design work more > effectively and harmoniously as a part of GNOME: > > * a more rigorous (and better documented) feature proposal process I think there's some confusion here - you're not talking about purely technical proposals here too, are you? I assume this is more focused on anything that interfaces with any elements of design... > * new tools for displaying and discussing designs, such as something > like Dribble or Design Hub > * a process for resolving design disagreements - perhaps maintainers > or the release team could mediate if a dispute seems intractable? I think we should definitely explore this more, it goes hand in hand with the other suggestions below - helping to stop bad behavior, soothing ruffled feathers and communicating better. > * better communications about where GNOME is going and what the > project is trying to achieve > * some kind of active community management role to help soothe ruffled > feathers > * advertised designer playgrounds and discussion areas (for people > wanting to stretch their design wings) > * tackle bad behaviour across the project in a more proactive manner > (will ensure that disagreements dont get out of hand) > * micro release-cycles in which new features are advertised, completed > and tested > * better testing facilities so people can test and give feedback on UX > changes before release time What would this entail? This sounds like it could be incredibly helpful if we could find the resources for it. > * keep a running list of design tasks that are appropriate for newcomers > * work to prevent design disputes - ensure early informal contact > between designers and developers at the beginning of feature > initiatives > > So there are lots of ways that we can do design better as a community, > and contributors on this list can all play a part in helping to make > us to be even more successful in this regard. It will take actions as > well as words to move forward, of course - if you want to help, or > have your own ideas, just get in touch. thanks, Allan! I'm glad we're having these discussions and hope that we can find ways for the Foundation to help too. karen _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
