5

Structural Reasons You Think Open Source Apps are Ugly

 1 year ago
source link: https://birchtree.me/blog/structural-reasons-you-think-open-source-apps-are-ugly-2/
Go to the source link to view the article. You can view the picture content, updated content and better typesetting reading experience. If the link is broken, please click the button below to view the snapshot at that time.
Birchtree
By Matt Birchler
I've been writing here since 2010! Back when personal blogs were all the rage. Kids, ask your parents.
November 29, 2022link

Structural Reasons You Think Open Source Apps are Ugly

Koos Looijesteijn: Why is open source software so badly designed?

Great design isn’t done by picking up a tiny issue and creating a solution for it. It’s done by gaining deep understanding for the problems people have, the context in which they use products and by testing solutions with people. It’s labor-intensive and requires people who are engaged with their users over long periods of time.

A very good read about the structural reasons open source software often has less-than-wonderful UIs.

profile.jpg?v=072174c906

Hey there, I'm Matt!

I'm a UI/UX designer at NMI and I make videos over on A Better Computer, which I think you'll love.


Recommend

About Joyk


Aggregate valuable and interesting links.
Joyk means Joy of geeK