Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️ […]
I just opened a great role in my team at @openproject: Senior UI/UX Designer. 🥳 #getfediHired
Anyone looking for a full-time, remote* #design & #research role in #foss?
In case you would like to shape the future of OpenProject in a user-centric product team, please apply with your portfolio […]
A graphic using Penpot.app's dark blue gradient background with hot pink and white graphics of a megaphone speaker and a ribbon with the name 'Eriol Fox' with anime sparkles in pink and white. At the top there is a heart and pencil logo and the title 'penpot Ambassador'. The photo is of Eriol who is a slim, femme presenting person with light skin ton, pink and black glasses, pale pink hair, large hoop earrings and is holding a microphone while adjusting their glasses and smiling at the camera.
@penpot.app have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. penpot.app/ambassador-p...
#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration
Thank you so much and if you find this interesting and/or useful please do share it!
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Myself and iamkingsleey.framer.website lead a session at chaoss.community/chaosscon-20...
We wanted to understand how the health of OSS and their communities are affected by design, usability and designers invovlement.
#oss #ossdesign #opensourcedesign #designinoss #design #chaoss
I had a great time summarising some key points for inclusive and usable design in OS for the OSS sustainability lab.
oss-sustainability-lab.com/curriculum/#...
#oss #ossdesign #opensource #opensourcedesign #design
Design and #UX are a crucial step toward making open source software accessible to everyone. FOSS Backstage Design (18th March 2026) is where designers, UX-experts and #OpenSource enthusiasts meet to connect, share, and collaborate!
Get your ticket now: 26.foss-backstage.de...
#OpenSourceDesign
I'll have opensourcedesign.net stickers and a couple of tshirts to give out to folks at the devroom so be sure to stop along!
#foss #fosdem #opensourcedesign
Zoo Design Studio porta la creazione di interfacce e componenti software a un nuovo livello grazie all’intelligenza artificiale e un ambiente moderno, collaborativo e pensato per sviluppatori e designer #AI #OpenSourceDesign #LinuxDev #Linux #Software
Overview: Hacker News debated Penpot, an open-source Figma alternative. Topics included user experiences, performance, pricing models, tech stack, open-source sustainability, and the tricky definition of "unlimited" storage in SaaS offerings. #OpenSourceDesign 1/6
![A graphic for a call for talks for FOSDEM 2026 for Open SOurce Design. A orange and white cat looks up at the camera from the right side as they step on a black tshirt that has 'Pixels & Vectors & Flows & Personas' written on it with the opensourcedesign.net logo at the bottom. The text displays: Open Source Design call for talks for [FOSDEM logo] Call for participation details and link here:
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A graphic for a call for talks for FOSDEM 2026 for Open SOurce Design. A orange and white cat looks up at the camera from the right side as they step on a black tshirt that has 'Pixels & Vectors & Flows & Personas' written on it with the opensourcedesign.net logo at the bottom. The text displays: Open Source Design call for talks for [FOSDEM logo] Call for participation details and link here: https://opensourcedesign.net/2025/10/01/fosdem-cfp-2026
We're so happy to annouce that we have an open source design devroom and we're now accepting calls for talks via the FOSDEM pretalx system.
Call for participation details and link here:
opensourcedesign.net/2025/10/01/f...
#opensource #fosdem26 #opensourcedesign #design #oss #fosdem #cfp
Come talk to me about Open Source Design
UX UI Usability User Research etc etc
opensourcedesign.net
#opensource #oss #githubuniverse #opensourcedesign
Stoked to be at GitHub universe! especially given at the community day 0! 🥹🥰
#github #githubuniverse #oss #opensourcedesign
👋 Hello, Bluesky.
I’m here to share short, purposeful videos on brand strategy, creativity and creative leadership.
Always keeping it clear, thoughtful, and useful.
#BrandStrategy #CreativeLeadership #DesignThinking #PurposefulWork #OpenSourceCreative #OpenSourceDesign
🏆 The International Splash Awards 2025 crowned this year’s best Drupal projects at #DrupalConVienna!
Winners include:
✅ BikeAlert (E-sepia)
✅ mossbo (drunomics)
✅ World Cancer Day (1xINTERNET)
🔗 https://bit.ly/46TgV02
#Drupal #SplashAwards #OpenSourceDesign #DrupalExcellence
"Listen to the unfiltered inner worlds and experiences of Designers contributing to critical OSS projects in order to make your projects more accessible to designers and design contributions."
#oss #opensource #drupal #drupalconvienna #drupalcon25 #design #opensourcedesign #designers
✨More designers making OSS technology have fantastic user experiences ✨
#designmatterstokyo #opensource #opensourcedesign #design #community #civictech #oss #foss
I'm excited for this weekend's design contributions to civic tech open source software @ Design Matters JP designmatters.io/tokyo/
Still time to grab tickets if you're in Tokyo and want to come meet and participate in open source civic tech projects as a designer.
#design #opensourcedesign #oss
Left side says We Love Open Source. #WeLoveOpenSource. ATO. A community education resource from All Things Open. Right side has light/optical pipes.
🚀 NEW on We ❤️ Open Source 🚀
Create stunning vector graphics—free and open source. ✨ Don Watkins walks you through Inkscape, the illustrator’s best-kept secret for scalable design.
allthingsopen.org/articles/ink...
#WeLoveOpenSource #Inkscape #FOSS #VectorArt #OpenSourceDesign
An image of an online call video room. There are 5 rectangles on the screen with the conversation guests and host.
A fantastic 1 hour+ conversation between the women and marginalized genders innovating and working in open source. As part of the webinar series from women.acm.org/celebrating-...
Watch the video here: bit.ly/ACMW-OSS-inn...
#opensource #oss #openinnovation #opensourcedesign #womeninoss #acmw #acm
Back in October 2024 I presented the research project on how designers contribute to OSS github.com/sprblm/Diary...
I also managed top write up this blog post for the we ❤️ open source community education platform.
#opensource #opensourcedesign #oss #design #blog
Last week I had a lovely message drop in my inbox asking me to spend a little time answering some questions about my design career journey on www.pathtodesign.com
#design #designcareer #opensourcedesign #designingsecurity #humanrightscentereddesign
The wrap up article for FOSS Backstage is out!
Check out opensourcedesign.net/design/open/...
for the full wrap up and some thoughts from myself on the current state of open source and design.
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
To elaborate a little more about the opendesign.guide
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
Back in early march I was lucky enough to share the #fossbackstage stage with Christoph (github.com/GBKS) of bitcoin.design to speak about contributing to the opendesign.guide
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
Of course we did have some other comments like wanting better accessibility options for those with hearing and sight impairments. We're looking into what we might be able to do ahead of FOSDEM 2026 to be more inclusive.
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designers #foss #usercentereddesign #design
See the talks on the FOSDEM hosted video's here:
fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
and read the wrap up article here: bit.ly/osd-fosdem25
#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design
The Mobility Independence Foundation’s Academic Partnership Program invites students to tackle real-world mobility challenges through open-source design, empathy, and innovation.
#Disability #OpenSourceDesign #InclusiveInnovation #StudentEngineers #MobilityMatters
You can now register for PenpotFest 2025
penpot.app/penpotfest
Penpot is a tool that seeks to promote Open Source on designers, and graphical design in Open Source projects. We consider both things to be essential if we want OS to be more widely used.
#Penpot #OpenSource #OpenSourceDesign
