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Designing in the OpenA talk by Mark Uraine
Mark Uraine
I’m an interdisciplinary designer dedicated to making the web more accessible and human friendly by facilitating the transfer of information through design.
I work at Automattic contributing to the open source project, WordPress.
Photo credit: Alamy
It’s about sharing your work and process with the public.
Well have you tried ?this other thing
We’re upset at all the questions about things we’ve already tried.
We’re super excited that the client seems to be interested in
our work.
Designers can learn from math.How can we solve this?
How did you come up with that solution?
SHOW YOUR WORK
When given a problem, show how you arrived at the solution.
Nothing is sacred.
Research & FindingsSketchesWireframesMockupsPrototypes
Hypothesis
Scientific Method
1.Formulate a question
2.Hypothesis
3.Prediction
4.Testing
5.Analysis
Designing in the Open
1.Design Thinking
2.Propose a solution
3.Prepare metrics
4.Prototype
5.Feedback & results
is reflected in the confidence of their process
Maturity of a Designer
“Let me work and get back to you”We design and experiment with our process in secret.
“Check out these wireframes”We might share specific steps when we feel good about them.
“Let’s build it together, right now”We sit down with the client and share our process while formulating ideas and iterating.
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Benefits
Challenges
Examples
How to start
Convincing others
Giving back to the Open
Benefitsof designing in the open
Community involvementDiversity of ideas. User insight.
Early feedbackEarly feedback means quicker iterations. Help spotting mistakes.
Less pressureNo BIG REVEAL relieves stress. A confidence in launch.
Become a leaderSharing your process and work allows others to learn from you.
AccountabilityAccountability isn’t just to the user or the business.
Challengesof designing in the open
UncomfortableIt’s difficult to share your unfinished work.
Early feedbackLots of public feedback, much of which may not be helpful.
People stealing ideas (myth)“Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.”
TimeWhen everything is in the open, there’s a lot to sift through.
Examplesof designing in the open
How to startdesigning in the open
Be inclusiveMake sure you’re aware of who’s involved in your project.
Be accessibleMake sure your designs are accessible to everyone.
Design in stepsMake sure your steps are apparent, purposeful, and accessible.
Encourage feedbackReach out to everyone for feedback.
Recognize othersGive props to others who have contributed to the process.
Convincing othersthat designing in the open is good
Focus on benefitsShare the benefits of designing in the open with them.
Speak their languageMap their goals with the benefits. Sharing process can present them as a “thought leader” in their field.
Ease their nervesLet them know you won’t be sharing any legally sensitive material or proprietary information.
Giving backto the Open
https://make.wordpress.org/chat/
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress
Design
Development
Documentation Testing
Marketing
Accessibility
SupportTranslations
Community
Organizing
Training
Get involved
http://wordpressdotorg.polldaddy.com/s/editor-survey
Editor Experience Survey
Embrace your fear.
Be kind.
Share your knowledge.
Encourage others.
Be constructive.
Recognize the efforts of others.
Have fun.
ResourcesDesigning in the Open by Brad Frost http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/designing-in-the-open/
Designing in the Open by Sean Martell https://www.slideshare.net/AllThingsOpen/designing-in-the-open
FontsOpen Sans Condensed Source Code Pro
Thank you.
Twitter: @mapk
WordPress.org: mapk
markuraine.com
