Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team experiences from the Fedora Design Team Nicu Buculei & Martin Sourada: Fedora Design contributors Nicu Buculei & Martin Sourada: Fedora Design contributors Libre Graphics Meeting, Brussels 2010 Libre Graphics Meeting, Brussels 2010
Who we are? Who we are? Founded in April 2006 (Fedora Core 6 release cycle) Founded in April 2006 (Fedora Core 6 release cycle) Started as Art Team, rebranded as Design Team in 2009 Started as Art Team, rebranded as Design Team in 2009 á í Team leader: M ir n Duffy, our rock star Team leader: M ir n Duffy, our rock star á í We strongly believe in Fedora's 4 Foundations: Freedom, Friends, We strongly believe in Fedora's 4 Foundations: Freedom, Friends, Features, First Features, First Established since Fedora 8 Established since Fedora 8 Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Lesson Learned: Lesson Learned: can do it in You can do it in You the community the community Fedora 7, Flying High: “voodoo” Fedora 7, Flying High: “voodoo” The large community: “we like The large community: “we like the result but not the process” the result but not the process” An important step into opening Fedora An important step into opening Fedora Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
What we do What we do Distro artwork (wallpapers, splashes) Distro artwork (wallpapers, splashes) Website graphics, from layout design to banners Website graphics, from layout design to banners Marketing and release materials: CD/DVD art, posters, One Page Marketing and release materials: CD/DVD art, posters, One Page Release Notes, T-shirts, etc. Release Notes, T-shirts, etc. Design service: icons, logos, hackergotchi, etc. Design service: icons, logos, hackergotchi, etc. Usability and interface design Usability and interface design Side projects: Echo theme, comics, photography and more Side projects: Echo theme, comics, photography and more Spin: Fedora Design Suite Spin: Fedora Design Suite Have fun, do cool stuff, be friends Have fun, do cool stuff, be friends Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
What we use What we use love it Inkscape: we Inkscape: we love it GIMP: everyone's proficient GIMP: everyone's proficient Scribus: for printing Scribus: for printing Blender: limited in-house experience, trying to grow Blender: limited in-house experience, trying to grow Little tools: Agave, ImageMagick etc. Little tools: Agave, ImageMagick etc. Looking forward to: MyPaint, Alchemy Looking forward to: MyPaint, Alchemy require the use of Free tools, but encourage it We don't We don't require the use of Free tools, but encourage it do require free formats and source files But we But we do require free formats and source files Proud to showcase the Free Linux Desktop as a viable tool Proud to showcase the Free Linux Desktop as a viable tool Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Lesson Learned: Lesson Learned: Source files and free Source files and free license is not enough license is not enough Bluecurve: Linux icon theme Bluecurve: Linux icon theme made with vector graphics made with vector graphics Free license (GPL), source Free license (GPL), source available, bad file format available, bad file format One-man project, no One-man project, no specifications, no knowledge specifications, no knowledge Replaced and abandoned. Echo? Replaced and abandoned. Echo? Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Collaboration tools Collaboration tools Mailing list – the main communication channel Mailing list – the main communication channel Wiki – document and exchange Wiki – document and exchange IRC – not convenient when the team is spread around the IRC – not convenient when the team is spread around the world, trying to use it better world, trying to use it better Ticketing system (trac) Ticketing system (trac) Shared storage (ssh) - fedorapeople.org Shared storage (ssh) - fedorapeople.org Blogs and aggregation Blogs and aggregation Face to face meetings Face to face meetings Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Dreams Dreams http://live.gnome.org/UsabilityProject/ http://live.gnome.org/UsabilityProject/Whiteboard/DesignHub Whiteboard/DesignHub Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Release artwork Release artwork process process 3 rounds process: 3 rounds process: Gathering concepts Gathering concepts Selecting and improving Selecting and improving Final design Final design Release early, release often Release early, release often Ideally done by Beta Ideally done by Beta Other tasks waiting for it Other tasks waiting for it The key is cooperation The key is cooperation Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Lesson Learned: Lesson Learned: Drop the ego, teamplay Drop the ego, teamplay Neon, Gears, InvinXible, Solar – nobody backed down Neon, Gears, InvinXible, Solar – nobody backed down The only solution: a community vote The only solution: a community vote Unwanted fights, flamewars, unhappiness, community breackage Unwanted fights, flamewars, unhappiness, community breackage Learn to play, the process was adjusted Learn to play, the process was adjusted Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Lesson Learned: Lesson Learned: Check your sources! Check your sources! At the last minute discovered non-free art (photos and brushes) used At the last minute discovered non-free art (photos and brushes) used Too late to withdraw from the voting process Too late to withdraw from the voting process Solar won, the non-free images were replaced Solar won, the non-free images were replaced Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
Hot item: photography Hot item: photography Photos add a human touch Photos add a human touch Use on the website, release notes, posters, book Use on the website, release notes, posters, book release forms Need signed release forms Need signed Freedom and privacy (release forms) somewhat incompatible Freedom and privacy (release forms) somewhat incompatible Still debating, “freedom” is a Fedora foundation Still debating, “freedom” is a Fedora foundation Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team Designing with Free tools in an Open Community: experiences from the Fedora Design Team
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