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RE: https://mastodon.art/@inkscape/116335897062907508

»I would love to see the Pen Tool allow for even simpler node editing, perhaps utilizing different mouse buttons for faster workflows, similar to the experience in Illustrator. I also think a more intuitive system for modifying page sizes and artboards would be a great addition.«

Help Wanted: Windows users seem to prefer a proper installer over a loose .exe from a .zip archive. I'm not enough of a Windows user/developer to make this a reality. Can I nerd-snipe anyone into contributing? https://github.com/fontra/fontra-pak/issues/209

FOSS Backstage Design is a decicated design day connected to the wider FOSS Backstage conference.

Open Source Design has been long time supporters of FOSS Backstage platforming design OSS and we're helping to fundraise to recover the costs of recording the design talks and ensuring that they stay available for years to come online!

https://opensourcedesign.net/design/open/source/2026/03/31/foss-backstage-donation-support.html

https://opencollective.com/opensourcedesign/projects/foss-backstage-design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrl7aRQ25HU&list=PLq-odUc2x7i-ZpO0FvWOCb5BzoyQOEZoT

#oss #foss #ossdesign #fossbackstage

Open Source Design

Connecting open source & design! 🎨

Open Source Design

Join us for our monthly get together where we talk about all things Open Source Design. Everyone is welcome.

These monthly meetings happen as a voice/video call using Jitsi at meet.jit.si/opensourcedesign.

To see what we talked about in previous meetings, check out the “Monthly call” category on the forum.

Date & Location

Date: Every First Wednesday
Time: 19:00-20:00 (Berlin Time)
Location: Online

If you are interested in research in design in open source projects see the list of publications at

https://github.com/victoria-bondarchuk/List-of-Academic-Research-on-Usability-in-FOSS

and the literature review at https://user-project.superbloom.design/process/literature-review/

#opensourcedesign #UX #opensource #research

Usability issue discussions in open source projects "…were mostly focused on visual design and user interaction mechanisms". A possible explaination: "efficiency issues […] and aesthetic issues […] tend to be system characteristics that can be readily discovered and addressed by developers once a version of the system is implemented, while other usability aspects may require deeper, upfront analysis and UI/UX design."

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3637307

#opensource #UX #opensourcedesign #research

Krita 5.3.0 Released!

Today is the simultaneous release of Krita 5.3.0 and Krita 6.0.0! Depending which version of Qt and KDE Frameworks you build, the same source will result in one of the other. Both versions are almost functionally identical, with 6.0.0 having more Wayland functionality.

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@elhombretecla , designer at Penpot, explains how design token renaming works, now with optional reference remapping to keep everything connected.

No broken aliases, no inconsistencies.
Just smooth updates💫

Try Penpot https://penpot.app

Imani Joy, designer at @Mastodon – A Solo Designer’s Survival Guide to the Fediverse at FOSS Backstage Design (@fossdesign)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxpTvbTy54

#opensource #opensourcedesign #UX

Imani Joy – A Solo Designer’s Survival Guide to the Fediverse #FOSSDesign

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Mockups and Prototyping at Blender #FOSSDesign

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