Help with usability issues etc.

[Kristina Charis]

Hello everyone,

Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for about 2 years.

Best Regards,
Kristina

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Hi Kristina

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because
it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for
usability <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana>, accessibility
<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility>, and
desktop software in general
<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop>.)

Kristina Charis wrote on 27/12/11 18:39:

>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer
> Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user
> experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters
> student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for
> about 2 years.
>
> ...

If you would like to help out with design work, that would be excellent!

Here's a simple task to start off with: redesigning the Jockey tool.

Open System Settings. Under the "Hardware" section, choose "Additional
Drivers". You should see a window something like this:
<http://imgur.com/jCUXR>

Now, think of half a dozen ways to present this interface differently.
For example, as:
*   its own panel inside System Settings (instead of a window)
*   part of the "System Info" panel of System Settings (since it's about
    hardware)
*   part of Ubuntu Software Center (since it's about installing/removing
    software, specifically drivers)
*   part of Update Manager (since installing a proprietary driver, like
    installing updates, is something you may need to do shortly after
    installing Ubuntu).

Identify benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and make a
recommendation. :-)

Some questions you might consider when choosing a design:
*   What should its title be? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/635640>
*   If there is an additional driver available, how should an Ubuntu
    user learn this automatically? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/617392>
*   What should happen if the interface is invoked manually, when no
    extra drivers are available? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/520871>
*   How can people make an informed decision about whether to install a
    driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/397465>
    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/512902>
    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/550083>
*   What should happen if there's no Internet connection when you try to
    download a driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/299023>
*   How should progress be shown? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/290242>
    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/614827>
*   What should happen if a driver fails to install?
    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/311650>
*   What should happen after a driver is installed or removed?
    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/739242>
*   Should searching for a printer driver use the same interface, or a
    custom interface? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/596141>

If you're interested in this task, or if there's something else in
particular you'd like to work on, let me know.

Cheers
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[Jackson Isted]

Wow..even just looking at those ideas are giving me visions In my head on how to design these..and im only 16...

On 11/01/2012, at 8:24 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hi Kristina
>
> Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because
> it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for
> usability <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana>, accessibility
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility>, and
> desktop software in general
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop>.)
>
> Kristina Charis wrote on 27/12/11 18:39:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer
>> Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user
>> experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters
>> student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for
>> about 2 years.
>>
>> ...
>
>
> If you would like to help out with design work, that would be excellent!
>
> Here's a simple task to start off with: redesigning the Jockey tool.
>
> Open System Settings. Under the "Hardware" section, choose "Additional
> Drivers". You should see a window something like this:
> <http://imgur.com/jCUXR>
>
> Now, think of half a dozen ways to present this interface differently.
> For example, as:
> *   its own panel inside System Settings (instead of a window)
> *   part of the "System Info" panel of System Settings (since it's about
>    hardware)
> *   part of Ubuntu Software Center (since it's about installing/removing
>    software, specifically drivers)
> *   part of Update Manager (since installing a proprietary driver, like
>    installing updates, is something you may need to do shortly after
>    installing Ubuntu).
>
> Identify benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and make a
> recommendation. :-)
>
> Some questions you might consider when choosing a design:
> *   What should its title be? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/635640>
> *   If there is an additional driver available, how should an Ubuntu
>    user learn this automatically? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/617392>
> *   What should happen if the interface is invoked manually, when no
>    extra drivers are available? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/520871>
> *   How can people make an informed decision about whether to install a
>    driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/397465>
>    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/512902>
>    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/550083>
> *   What should happen if there's no Internet connection when you try to
>    download a driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/299023>
> *   How should progress be shown? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/290242>
>    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/614827>
> *   What should happen if a driver fails to install?
>    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/311650>
> *   What should happen after a driver is installed or removed?
>    <http://launchpad.net/bugs/739242>
> *   Should searching for a printer driver use the same interface, or a
>    custom interface? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/596141>
>
> If you're interested in this task, or if there's something else in
> particular you'd like to work on, let me know.
>
> Cheers
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[JamesS237]

Is there any way i could do art design for the website ubuntu.com ?


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[Dub]

I doubt it, that's not our job that's the staff at Canonicals.

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[Jackson Isted]

Why not just email conical....

Jackson Isted
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On 14/01/2012, at 2:52 PM, Dub <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I doubt it, that's not our job that's the staff at Canonicals.
>
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>> Is there any way i could do art design for the website ubuntu.com ?
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[Inayaili Leon]

Hi James,

Indeed there's the Canonical Web Team that is in charge of not only ubuntu.com, but also canonical.com and most other sites, such as developer.ubuntu.com.

If you do have anything in particular you'd like to point out though, please feel free to get in tough.

Thanks,
Inayaili

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[Inayaili Leon]

I meant get in touch, not tough, of course :)

Have a nice weekend,

Inayaili

On 14/01/2012, at 10:17, Inayaili Leon wrote:

Hi James,

Indeed there's the Canonical Web Team that is in charge of not only ubuntu.com, but also canonical.com and most other sites, such as developer.ubuntu.com.

If you do have anything in particular you'd like to point out though, please feel free to get in tough.

Thanks,
Inayaili

On 14/01/2012, at 02:44, JamesS237 wrote:

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[Martin Owens-2]

On Fri, 2012-01-13 at 23:52 -0400, Dub wrote:
> I doubt it, that's not our job that's the staff at Canonicals.

There are some things that Canonical doesn't want the community to do.
Things like design on secrete deals with hardware makers and acting as
legal council. But in most other regards they're quite open to
interoperability.

For any practice, there is the LoCo Portal [1] and Summit projects for
anyone who wants to get right into it. Ideas can be carried back to the
main Ubuntu website or as noted, you can talk to the people who do the
main Ubuntu website.

[1] https://launchpad.net/loco-team-portal

Best Regards, Martin Owens


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[Сергей-33]

There seems to be an ubuntu-website mailing list which deals with
design of such sites as ubuntuforums, packages.ubuntu.com,
help.ubuntu.com, etc. It might be a good idea to contact them.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-website

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