UX for Open Source Projects

Michael C. Hogan

@mch82

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  • What is User Experience?
  • A proven UX process
  • Thinking about solutions
  • UX in open source projects

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What is User Experience?

Invitation Welcome Orientation Comfort Communication Sensation Common Sense Finale

What is User
Experience?

Stephanie Weaver defines UX as a series of eight steps: Invitation, Welcome, Orientation, Comfort, Communications, Sensation, Common Sense, Finale. If this is your first time here, scroll down to explore each of these concepts in detail, or choose one to jump ahead.

Invitation

Welcome

Orientation

Comfort

Communication

Sensation

Common sense

Finale

A process for UX

You don't need to be a professional artist to benfit from UX.

People

Purpose

Future Solution

Living Solution

User Stories & Scenarios

Wireframes

Architecture

Visual Design

Prototyping

User Testing

Resources

A collection of links that just might be useful.

Design Patterns

UI Design Pattern Library Mobile Apps Design Patterns Mobile Patterns Pttrns Text

Tools

UX on StackExchange Origami from Facebook

Example Design Teams

Wikimedia Design