Design contributions to OSS: Learnings from the Open Design workshops project

Hi, I’m Eriol.

Open Design

Berlin 2018 &amp;amp; Seattle 2019

Designers want to work on projects ‘for good’

Most designers don’t have a clue about what OSS is or can be.

OSS isn’t part of design education.

Even if designers know about OSS, Github and Gitlab can be a barrier.

Most OSS projects understand design as ‘logos’ and ‘graphics’.

OSS project issues can be restrictive…

…but open workshops often lose focus and relevancy.

Lack of version control in software and process for designers.

Design activities.

Reworked workshops

Invite into the process a ‘witness’.

Translate issues to design challenges.

Prototypes.

Thank you!