Re: [Tails-dev] Improving Tails' usability, making it more attractive: got a plan!

2014-03-16 Thread sajolida 
Claudio Vandi:
> Hi,
> thanks Intrigeri for the task list!
> I've booked a room for 21 and 28 mai afternoon/evening for the tests.

Cool, so I added the dates to our calendar:

https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/

If the event is announced publicly, don't hesitate to forward it to us.

Regarding the content of the session, we started brainstorming on a list
of possible exercises, see:

https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usability_testing/

But we never did that before, so if you think they are too long, too
strong, or badly focused, don't hesitate to give us more indications.

Plus, since there will be two different sessions, do you think it make
sense to prepare only the first one now, and then prepare the second one
according to the outcome of the first one?

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Re: [Tails-dev] Improving Tails' usability, making it more attractive: got a plan!

2014-03-11 Thread intrigeri 
Hi Claudio & others,

Claudio Vandi wrote (11 Mar 2014 09:00:23 GMT) :
> I've booked a room for 21 and 28 mai afternoon/evening for the tests.

Awesome, thanks!

> Do you think Tails would be ready for testing by then ?

Our roadmap says it will, and I do think we'll be on time :)

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Re: [Tails-dev] Improving Tails' usability, making it more attractive: got a plan!

2014-03-11 Thread Claudio Vandi 
Hi,
thanks Intrigeri for the task list!
I've booked a room for 21 and 28 mai afternoon/evening for the tests.
Do you think Tails would be ready for testing by then ?
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On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:28 PM, intrigeri  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> [Please keep the Cc list intact for anything on this topic that's not
> purely about what we at Tails should do internally.]
>
> Following-up on Zack's initiative to have us meet some designers
> interested in working on FOSS projects, some of us have recently met
> Claudio and Mael.
>
> The starting point is the obvious fact that FOSS projects too often
> have poor usability, and are not attractive enough to potential users.
> Claudio and Mael want to play a role in improving this situation, by
> building a bridge between the designers / graphics artists / UI
> experts community on the one hand, and the FOSS people on the other
> hand. This seems to be a great idea, and for a number of reasons,
> Tails would be a good candidate to try it :)
>
> Here is the plan and timeline we've drawn together:
>
>   1. $NOW--late May
>
>  - make Tails/Wheezy ready for usability testing [[Tails folks]]
>  * https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6862
>
>  - brainstorm a list of exercises (practical goals to achieve)
>that match the intended Tails use cases, and could be handed
>out to the people who'll participate in the usability testing
>session(s). Send the results to Claudio & Mael.
>  * https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6864
>  * https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usability_testing/
>
>  - think about who we want to participate in the usability testing
>session; e.g. having good diversity seems important to me, to
>avoid the "developers with a specific cultural background and
>social position optimize software for their peers" trap.
>There's also the question of optimizing for first-time use, or
>for daily users, which are conflicting goals sometimes.
>
>  - design, plan and organize a usability testing session [[Claudio
>& Mael, based on the input we will have provided]]
>
>   2. late May: conduct a usability testing session in Paris [[Claudio
>  & Mael, but it would be useful if some Tails people were there]]
>
>   3. late May--late June: draw conclusions from #2, identify a set of
>  3-5 major usability and/or design problems (it's unclear to me if
>  we'll focus on low-hanging fruits or critical problems to start
>  with, we'll see) [[Claudio & Mael, most likely with some
>  {communication with,participation from} Tails folks]]
>
>   4. late June: possibly present a talk about the ongoing process and
>  current results at PSES (Pas Sages en Seine, a hacker conference
>  in Paris) [[Claudio, Mael]]
>
>   5. mid-July: have a few teams of designers and UI experts at the
>  Tails hackfest in Paris; give each team one of the previously
>  identified problem, and half a day or two to find and propose
>  a solution to it [[everybody involved + guests!]]
>
>   6. Implement the designed solutions. Build long-term collaboration
>  with designers / UX experts / graphics artists upon this
>  experience, wooo :)
>
> Claudio, Mael: please correct any misunderstanding and add missing
> bits as needed.
>
> Cheers,
> --
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[Tails-dev] Improving Tails' usability, making it more attractive: got a plan!

2014-03-08 Thread intrigeri 
Hi,

[Please keep the Cc list intact for anything on this topic that's not
purely about what we at Tails should do internally.]

Following-up on Zack's initiative to have us meet some designers
interested in working on FOSS projects, some of us have recently met
Claudio and Mael.

The starting point is the obvious fact that FOSS projects too often
have poor usability, and are not attractive enough to potential users.
Claudio and Mael want to play a role in improving this situation, by
building a bridge between the designers / graphics artists / UI
experts community on the one hand, and the FOSS people on the other
hand. This seems to be a great idea, and for a number of reasons,
Tails would be a good candidate to try it :)

Here is the plan and timeline we've drawn together:

  1. $NOW--late May

 - make Tails/Wheezy ready for usability testing [[Tails folks]]
 * https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6862

 - brainstorm a list of exercises (practical goals to achieve)
   that match the intended Tails use cases, and could be handed
   out to the people who'll participate in the usability testing
   session(s). Send the results to Claudio & Mael.
 * https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6864
 * https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usability_testing/

 - think about who we want to participate in the usability testing
   session; e.g. having good diversity seems important to me, to
   avoid the "developers with a specific cultural background and
   social position optimize software for their peers" trap.
   There's also the question of optimizing for first-time use, or
   for daily users, which are conflicting goals sometimes.

 - design, plan and organize a usability testing session [[Claudio
   & Mael, based on the input we will have provided]]

  2. late May: conduct a usability testing session in Paris [[Claudio
 & Mael, but it would be useful if some Tails people were there]]

  3. late May--late June: draw conclusions from #2, identify a set of
 3-5 major usability and/or design problems (it's unclear to me if
 we'll focus on low-hanging fruits or critical problems to start
 with, we'll see) [[Claudio & Mael, most likely with some
 {communication with,participation from} Tails folks]]

  4. late June: possibly present a talk about the ongoing process and
 current results at PSES (Pas Sages en Seine, a hacker conference
 in Paris) [[Claudio, Mael]]

  5. mid-July: have a few teams of designers and UI experts at the
 Tails hackfest in Paris; give each team one of the previously
 identified problem, and half a day or two to find and propose
 a solution to it [[everybody involved + guests!]]

  6. Implement the designed solutions. Build long-term collaboration
 with designers / UX experts / graphics artists upon this
 experience, wooo :)

Claudio, Mael: please correct any misunderstanding and add missing
bits as needed.

Cheers,
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