On 12 March 2025, the day after FOSS Backstage, we will host the second edition of FOSS Backstage Design, featuring a Barcamp and a series of curated talks to kick off the event.
Get your ticket here: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossdesign25/c/IB3grhrWI/
Join us, share your session ideas, and help shape the Barcamp. To get an idea of the topics others may be interested in discussing at FOSSDesign, you can check out the recordings from the 2024 event: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i8P3s8rUBURj0fXwKsxQb9k&si=vA7v8rF6fsaLVoYp.
Join us for the second edition of FOSS Backstage Design on 12 March 2025 in Berlin, right after FOSS Backstage, and learn about design & UX, network with the FOSS design community and improve your skills!
Good to know - If you are also planning to attend FOSS Backstage, you can purchase a FOSS Backstage Design ticket as an add-on to your regular FOSS Backstage ticket at a discounted price.
Get your ticket here: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossdesign25/c/IB3grhrWI/
Or get your add-on ticket: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback25/c/VEwUGCJhf/
FOSS Backstage Design returns on 12 March 2025!
Check out our new blog post to find out everything you need to know: https://25.foss-backstage.design/news/fossbackdesign-save-the-date/
To the ticket shop: https://25.foss-backstage.design/tickets/
Design is still a fundamental part of open source, yet designers are rarely involved in open source contributions. At this year's FOSS Backstage Design, Gleb Stroganov talked about your options if you are responsible for UI design, and discussed how to get started. #fossdesign
Learn how to grow your open source community and engage non-code contributors in this FOSS Backstage Design talk by Victory Brown, as she shared her own experience of how the larger open source community can help projects onboard and manage creative open source design contributions. #fossback
At FOSS Backstage Design, Anton Lovchikov discussed what makes developer interfaces different from consumer apps, how to deal with divided attention and non-linear behaviour, and the best strategies for designing interfaces for different content. #fossdesign
At FOSS Backstage Design, Katie Wilson and Abhishek Sharma discussed the relationship between usability, design, and security, and explored the implementation of usability metrics and testing within OSS projects. #fossdesign
Documentation needs to be intuitive and accessible, which requires a more mindful approach. At FOSS Backstage Design, Pedro Fernandes shared his insights on improving software adoption by redesigning documentation. #fossdesign
At FOSS Backstage Design, Samira Gibson Wages shared resources for getting started with XR technology and discussed why OSS tools for XR will create a more accessible and equitable web for the next stage of our digital evolution. #fossdesign
Carolina Portugal and Elena Alcalde Rueda shared their experiences on how simple and effective strategies can make an open source project more visible and inclusive at this year's FOSS Backstage Design. #fossdesign
Learn how to use the power of UX heuristics to improve usability and increase the adoption of open source solutions in this FOSS Backstage Design talk by Christopher Hunter. #fossdesign
Learn how to make open source projects with complicated and niche concepts easy to understand and accessible to users in this FOSS Backstage Design talk from René Kriegler, who shared insights on how a powerful demo, videos, kata, and finally the story of Pete, the search product manager, helped them improve the user experience. #fossdesign
At FOSS Backstage Design 2024, Nuna Dionísio highlighted the importance of user-centric design, early UX integration, and a flexible design system for open source software and how these strategies improved usability, aesthetics, and user satisfaction at Percona. Watch the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOQJtsaVv-A #fossdesign.
Learn how to adopt and integrate research practices into software design in Aparna Sundar's talk at FOSS Backstage Design, where she shared her experience building open source software while balancing community input. #fossdesign
We really enjoyed reading all your feedback on the first edition of FOSS Backstage Design. We have collected some of it in our blog post. Have a read and do not hesitate to give us your own impressions.
https://24.foss-backstage.de/news/foss-backstage-design-your-impressions/
Great news - recordings from this year's FOSS Backstage are now available on YouTube!
Watch all the sessions on our YouTube channel and check out our FOSS Backstage Design album on Flickr as we have just added new photos!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i8P3s8rUBURj0fXwKsxQb9k
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/newthinking_de/albums/72177720315431620/
FOSS Backstage Design 2024 has officially ended for this year, but there is another upcoming gathering that promises to be just as thrilling - Penpot Fest.
Penpot Fest is the design event that brings designers and developers together. Mark your calendars because the 2nd edition of this fantastic design Event is coming your way! 📍Barcelona, 5-7th June.
Learn more about the event here: https://penpotfest.org/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=FossBackstageDesign&utm_id=PenpotFest
The first edition of FOSS Backstage Design took place last week! Thanks to everyone involved, especially our partners Open Source Collective, O'Reilly, and Penpot. Read on to find out more. #fossdesign
https://24.foss-backstage.de/news/foss-backstage-design-its-a-wrap/
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first edition of FOSS Backstage Design! A full day dedicated to elevating Design in FOSS with insightful presentations and workshops.
Special thanks to our speakers and partners for making this event such a fantastic experience.
Recordings of the sessions will be uploaded to our YouTube channel in the next weeks. Photos will be available on Flickr.
We look forward to seeing you all next year!
All the best,
Alex, Paul, Sven & Anne
#fossdesign
