Video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng9w8jFuzIg Panel moderated at FOSDEM 2019 in the "Open Source Design" devroom talking about getting more designers participating in Open Source projects and understanding the barriers that may prevent them from contributing. See https://fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/panel_more_designers/ 446 responses from audience were submitted during the discussions and the panels members were: Donald, @jancborchardt, @belenpena and Timon.

1. difficulties in having more
designers involved in open source
#FOSDEM2019

2. q1: You are a ...
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A. Designer
B. Developer
C. Other
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3. q1: You are a ...
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A. Designer
B. Developer
C. Other

4. q2: Do you have a designer in your project’s
community?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2MIuF2S

5. q2: Do you have a designer in your project’s
community?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

6. q3: What communities realize they need a
designer? When?
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A. Small projects (1+)
B. Medium projects (<50)
C. Popular projects (100+)
D. Designers are optional
bit.ly/2TnYmJd

7. q3: What communities realize they need a
designer? When?
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A. Small projects (1+)
B. Medium projects (<50)
C. Popular projects (100+)
D. Designers are optional

8. q4: Where do you look for designers for your
OS projects?
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A. Search engine
B. Social platforms
C. Issue trackers
D. OSD ;)
E. Other
[1]
https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/
bit.ly/2DLh5ss

9. q4: Where do you look for designers for your
OS projects?
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A. Search engine
B. Social platforms
C. Issue trackers
D. OSD ;)
E. Other
[1]
https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs/

10. q5: What kind of designer do you need for your
project?
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A. Graphic Designer
B. Interaction Designer
C. User Researcher
D. Front-end Developer
E. Usability Engineer
F. UX Designer
G. I don’t know
bit.ly/2G2h6KY

11. q5: What kind of designer do you need for your
project?
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A. Graphic Designer
B. Interaction Designer
C. User Researcher
D. Front-end Developer
E. Usability Engineer
F. UX Designer
G. I don’t know

12. q6: For how long would you need a designer?
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A. One-time
B. Periodic
C. Full-time
D. Issue based
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13. q6: For how long would you need a designer?
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A. One-time
B. Periodic
C. Full-time
D. Issue based

14. q7: Does your community list the design
contributions rules?
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A. Design issues list
B. Proposal acceptance rules
C. Voting process
D. Decision makers
E. Feedback conduct
F. Deliverables formats
G. Communication channels
H. No design rules
bit.ly/2ScgQ1S

15. q7: Does your community list the design
contributions rules?
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A. Design issues list
B. Proposal acceptance rules
C. Voting process
D. Decision makers
E. Feedback conduct
F. Deliverables formats
G. Communication channels
H. No design rules

16. q8: Is money a factor for limited contributions
in OS?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2Utx04g

17. q8: Is money a factor for limited contributions
in OS?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

18. q9: Does the university / industry influence the
tools / formats that designers use?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2WtcW45

19. q9: Does the university / industry influence the
tools / formats that designers use?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

20. q10: Do you need to be a user first in order to
contribute?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2sYQn9O

21. q10: You need to be a user first in order to
contribute?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

22. q11: Do designers need to learn Git?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2GhHWhs

23. q11: Do designers need to learn Git?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

24. q12: Design is not perceived as valuable as
code
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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25. q12: Design is not perceived as valuable as
code
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

26. q13: As a contributor have you ever felt
technically shamed?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2HI0FW4

27. q13: As a contributor have you ever felt
technically shamed?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

28. q14: Successful OS designers should have
engineering backgrounds?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2Gb3NHE

29. q14: Successful OS designers should have
engineering backgrounds?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

30. q15: Would you trust a designer to make the
best decision for your project?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2WxcUrV

31. q15: Would you trust a designer to make the
best decision for your project?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

32. q16: Everyone has an opinion on design
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
bit.ly/2Sa7Jij

33. q16: Everyone has an opinion on design
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE

34. q17: What is the greatest attribute an OS
designer should have?
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A. Technical knowledge
B. Communication skills
C. Patience
D. Critical feedback
acceptance
E. Style
bit.ly/2Wy1uE1

35. q17: What is the greatest attribute an OS
designer should have?
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A. Technical knowledge
B. Communication skills
C. Patience
D. Critical feedback
acceptance
E. Style

36. q18: Is there any correlation between gender
and OS participation?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
70% of design students in the UK are
women [1] 2014
3% of open source participants are
women [2] 2017
bit.ly/2RZYdyT

37. q18: Is there any correlation between gender
and OS participation?
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
70% of design students in the UK are
women [1] 2014
3% of open source participants are
women [2] 2017

38. other questions ...
Share your experiences!
@opensrcdesign

39. thank you
#FOSDEM2019@evalica