Open Source Design

How we do it in ownCloud

Jan-Christoph Borchardt
@jancborchardt

ownCloud ♥ GNOME

ownCloud.org Desktop Android iOS

6 Rules

1
Design it well

Designers like
well-designed stuff

Everyone likes
well-designed stuff

FreeSans
Source Sans Pro
Open Sans
The Noun Project

Don’t forget the
website

Design
street cred …

2
Design culture

GNOME
design wiki

Mockups
pencil.evolus.vn

Developers
design …

3
Designers
develop

CSS & HTML
documentation

Pair-programming
developer & designer

You’re still the
only designer …

4
Build
a team

inspired by
GNOME design

again

IRC
#owncloud-design

@owncloud/designers
review please :)

owncloud.org
/contribute/design

You need to
go outside …

5
Teach
& share

Design
guidelines

Make yourself
obsolete

Design students

More and more
design-focused
open-source projects …

6
Integrate &
Collaborate

Decentralized
monopolies

User Experience
goes beyond your project

Open protocols
= better UX

Thanks to
Debarshi, Sri, Andrea
and everyone involved!

;-)

opensourcedesign.is

opensourcedesign.is
#opensourcedesign

Decentralization
Working Group

We're getting there …

1 Design it well
2 Design culture
3 Designers develop
4 Build a team
5 Teach & share
6 Integrate & collaborate

Love

Thanks!

jancborchardt.net
@jancborchardt