Blog posts tagged "open design"

Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)

Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to...

Template: Streamlining open source design contributions

As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source  benefits...

Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source

Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the...

From inspiration to impact: design students from Regent’s University London explore open design for their dissertation projects

Last year, we had the opportunity to speak at Regent’s UX Conference (Regent’s University London’s conference to showcase UX work by staff, students, and...

Showcasing open design in action: Loughborough University design students explore open source projects

Last year, we collaborated with two design student teams from Loughborough University in the UK. These students were challenged to work on open source project...

Open design: the opportunity design students didn’t know they were missing

What if you could work on real-world projects, shape cutting-edge technology, collaborate with developers across the world, make a meaningful impact with your...

How we ran a sprint to refresh our design website, Part 2

Part 2 of our series on how our team created content for our design website. Get insights, tools, and lessons to help you run your own design sprint.

How we ran an effective sprint to refresh our design website, Part 1

Part 1 of how we ran a design sprint to refresh our website. Sharing what worked, what didn’t, and lessons from designing for open source in mind.

Let’s talk open design

Why aren’t there more design contributions in open source? Help us find out!