[kde-guidelines] We need a Vision!

Björn Balazs b at lazs.de
Fri Mar 14 10:11:01 UTC 2014


Hi all,

thanks for your feedback on this topic. In order to avoid any more cross 
posting (sorry again) we have decided to continue the discussion on the KDE 
Usability list. So if your are still interested to join the work, please 
subscribe to the list.

Cheers,
Björn

Am Dienstag, 11. März 2014, 14:55:13 schrieb Björn Balazs:
> (sorry for wild cross-posting! As we are not subscribed to every list,
> please keep Heiko, Thomas and me in CC when answering)
> 
> 
> 
> Dear fellow KDEans...
> 
> we - Thomas, Heiko and me, aka the Usability guys - need a valid project
> vision for our work and the current page about the vision of KDE is
> completely outdated.
> 
> UX always serves a certain purpose. There is no universal good or bad.
> In order to provide consistency and hence a smooth experience for the user,
> the definition of what is desired and what not has to be made on a high
> level. We call this a Vision.
> 
> We already made a first little shot [1] and got some helpful first reactions
> from the community. But the vision is not only a very important part of the
> UX process - it is also important for design and other shareholders.
> 
> We need to continue this work. With this mail, we invite you to help us
> shape something that does not only stear UX work. Jens, we would esp. love
> if someone from the design team would hop on, same is true for marketing -
> others feel welcomed as well!
> 
> Next, within the group of vision-volunteers, we want to create a suggestion
> for the vision. During this process, we plan to also again ask users about
> the importance of different aspects if possible. Then we want to discuss
> the Vision with you before we start a discussion with the broader
> community.
> 
> Do you have any better suggestion how to proceed?
> 
> Cheers,
> Björn, Thomas & Heiko
> 
> [1] http://user-prompt.com/the-vision-of-kde/
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