1. Ubuntu Touch : an emergency mode ?

   When friends came home, I let them try UbuntuTouch on my Nexus7. First, I just said "use edges".

   They started and found easily the launcher, then launched gallery, then an image in full screen, and then... lost ! They were stuck on the image, tapping/swapping on the image as much ...

2. Ubuntu Touch : about the "Back" button

   There is an interesting thread in the ubuntu-phone mailing list about the "back" button : https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg02260.html

   Some early users are complaining that :

   • it's not easy to discover (specially for new users),
   • it needs two taps

   Several proposals have been made, but only described as ...

3. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 9 : conclusion)

   As a reminder, here is the list of all the articles :

   • part 1 : the context
   • part 2 : other projects
   • part 3 : analysis
   • part 4 : teams
   • part 5 : proposal
   • part 6 : tools & workflow
   • part 7 : schedule
   • part 8 : branding
   • part 9 : conclusion (the current part)

   In few words, the main ideas ...

4. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 8 : branding)

   I also have a proposal for the branding process : branding should be done INTERNALLY : some contest may be started to receive ideas, but the processing, the creation and validation of the new branding/visual identity must be made internally and validated only by TDF members.

   TDF members know what they ...

5. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 7 : schedule)

   The most unbelievable part in the current design process is the total lack of schedule !

   On the opposite, if we look at the dev process, the schedule is very well defined : https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan and https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan/4.1 and https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan ...

6. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 6 : tools & workflow)

   My proposal covers also the tools for the design process.

   Mockups

   Here are different tools to create UX mockups :

   • A lot of companies use Balsamiq, but there is no more free (0$) version
   • in order to "eat our own dog food", we could use Draw + gallery extension to provide basic ...

7. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 5 : proposal)

   My proposal for the design process is in 3 steps :

   • Step 1 and Step 2 are executed at a regular interval, every year or two years,
   • Step 3 is executed for every design subject.

   STEP 1 : Goals

   The TDF board/ESC should define goals/objectives/roadmap for future versions (see ...

8. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 4 : teams)

   My proposal is to create a new design team for UX design only. There will be :

   • the current team for visual identity, graphics, artwork, branding material
   • a new one for UX design

   The UX team must have core members, with proven skills and knowledge in UX design, and be certified ...

9. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 3 : analysis)

   Someone has to say it loud : the current design process is very weak, and lacks some professional behavior :

   • No roadmap

     Papercuts are ok, but they are only short term. LO needs short term AND mid term AND long term design projects. Sometimes, new proposals may override previous work because of ...

10. Thoughts about Libre Office design process (part 2 : other projects)

    This article is a list of references, links about design process. My future proposals are based on work and reflexions made by specialist about UX design. (bold emphasis are mine)

    Design process by Nielsen

    http://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-10-application-design-mistakes/

    The only generalizable advice is this: rather than rely on ...

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