Open Source DesignIf you are a designer in open source: What do you wish you learned earlier about being a designer in open source? //jd
mray@opensourcedesign For me it is the immense depth of the chasm separating design & code. 🙄
@mray How did that separation show?
(I think about writing something like "What to expect as designer in open source" and would try to give concrete examples) //jd
(I think about writing something like "What to expect as designer in open source" and would try to give concrete examples) //jd
@opensourcedesign It is more of a general thing, mostly boiling down to inherent power dynamics, the inequality that comes with the fact that designers are two steps more separated from any decision making compared to coders.
It is the fact that you have to rely on a projects ability to handle that whole design/code thing in a productive manner. Projects rarely are equipped to do that.
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@opensourcedesign So the separation is: Opposed to a coder experience you can't just offer a contribution through a merge request.
There are no designers for review, no guidelines or rules, nor designers in general – but there are lots of voices and opinions.
What ironically adds to the separation is a perceived "equality", in the sense of "always appreciating all kinds of contributions" – ignoring the facts above and the reality that designers don't use git, …
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