-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Kristina
Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for usability <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana>, accessibility <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility>, and desktop software in general <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop>.) Kristina Charis wrote on 27/12/11 18:39: > > Hello everyone, > > Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer > Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user > experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters > student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for > about 2 years. > > ... If you would like to help out with design work, that would be excellent! Here's a simple task to start off with: redesigning the Jockey tool. Open System Settings. Under the "Hardware" section, choose "Additional Drivers". You should see a window something like this: <http://imgur.com/jCUXR> Now, think of half a dozen ways to present this interface differently. For example, as: * its own panel inside System Settings (instead of a window) * part of the "System Info" panel of System Settings (since it's about hardware) * part of Ubuntu Software Center (since it's about installing/removing software, specifically drivers) * part of Update Manager (since installing a proprietary driver, like installing updates, is something you may need to do shortly after installing Ubuntu). Identify benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and make a recommendation. :-) Some questions you might consider when choosing a design: * What should its title be? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/635640> * If there is an additional driver available, how should an Ubuntu user learn this automatically? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/617392> * What should happen if the interface is invoked manually, when no extra drivers are available? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/520871> * How can people make an informed decision about whether to install a driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/397465> <http://launchpad.net/bugs/512902> <http://launchpad.net/bugs/550083> * What should happen if there's no Internet connection when you try to download a driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/299023> * How should progress be shown? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/290242> <http://launchpad.net/bugs/614827> * What should happen if a driver fails to install? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/311650> * What should happen after a driver is installed or removed? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/739242> * Should searching for a printer driver use the same interface, or a custom interface? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/596141> If you're interested in this task, or if there's something else in particular you'd like to work on, let me know. Cheers - -- mpt -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8NVTEACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqcdACgvss0uqembdPOGSfaIv7ZxNru uZEAoMZD+7ROKI8xrFIC1r1uOnxHRlUc =zhfK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
