Design visual and human interface features for KDE

Design visual and human interface prototypes for KDE

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As a KDE visual designer, you design intuitive software that requires little to no training for KDE users.

You tasks include contributing wireframes and designing User Interface elements:

• icons
• wallpapers
• menus
• buttons
• and other user onterface features.

Join KDE Visual Designers

Skills to contribute to the KDE Visual and Human Interface Design group
It is important that you are familiar with: human interface design graphic design user interface design interaction design Back to top

Objectives of the KDE Human Design Group
The group focuses on: refining and polishing existing designs. performing complete redesigns when the existing design is beyond improvement Back to top

The KDE Human Design Group Process
Discussions typically begin in an informal and friendly atmosphere at the Human Centered Design Group at Matrix. Once a general consensus is reached in the chat, the conversation transitions to a GitLab issue, where developers become involved. Back to top

How to propose a User Experience design change

To submit a design change proposal: summarize the discussion and the initial Visual Design Group conclusion from the chatroom(Matrix) on Gitlab tag all the relevant participants include before/after images or mockups of the proposed change explain the benefits for the user and possible red flags Once your proposal is posted: Expect the scope and details to evolve with developer feedback Provide strong rationale and evidence for your design choices Begin implementation once consensus is reached and patches can be submitted Back to top

The KDE Visual style
Our current visual style is Breeze. When wireframing, we recommend sketching wireframes or low-fidelity mockups in general trying to reuse existing UX patterns: Breeze and other systems Material Design, Apple's HIG, etc. Back to top

Recommended Graphic Design and Wireframing Software
Use these free tools for graphic design and wireframing: Penpot Inkscape Back to top

Icon Design: KDE Guidelines
Follow KDE's Human Interface Guidelines to design icons. Once you familiarize yourself with the KDE Icon basics, you can start working on Breeze icon bugs. How to submit an icon. Icon workflow tips Submit patches (using GitLab). Follow the Human Interface Guidelines when designing. Back to top

How to start contributing to the KDE Human Centered Design/User Experience team

To begin your journey with the KDE Human-Centered Design team: KDE Gitlab Create an account at KDE Identity. You will use your KDE Identity account details to login to KDE GitLab and KDE Phabricator. Log in to KDE GitLab with your KDE identity account details. Volunteer to the Visual Design Group. Join KDE Visual Designers KDE Phabricator Log in to KDE Phabricator with your KDE identity account details. Familiarize yourself with the KDE Human Interface Guidelines Project workboard. Help the KDE Human Interface Guidelines Project. Volunteer to the Plasma:KCM Redesign Project Join KDE Visual Designers KDE Bugs Register an account at KDE Bugtracker. Read GUI/Usability Bugs. Solve an Usability bug. Resolve Accessibility Bugs Back to top

Summary: As a KDE User Experience designer, you will refine and polish KDE software. Occasionally, you will provide complete redesign ideas when an existing design is completely unusable. Your deliverables include, but are not limited to icons, menus, search bars, buttons, etc., and other User Interface features.

To start contributing, you need a KDE Identity account. Work happens on KDE GitLab, KDE Phabricator, and KDE Bugzilla. You can get in touch with KDE UX designers via

• IRC
• Forum
• Email
• GitLab
• Phabricator
• Bugtracker

Contact The Visual Design Group
Subscribe to the VDG mailing list to keep abreast of general information relevant to all VDG contributors. Join the real-time chatroom, accessed using Matrix. Read Frequently Discussed Topics to know what to expect.

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