UX for FOSS : Community for Designer-Maintainer Collaboration

Designers want to contribute to FOSS but struggle to find the right starting point. Meanwhile, many projects could benefit from design help but don’t know how to communicate their needs. Instead of designers creating unsolicited proposals, what if maintainers could share specific design needs. Since maintainers know what they want to build and can commit to implementing changes, both sides can collaborate more effectively.

• What design pain points do maintainers face that designers could help with?

• How can we make FOSS projects more approachable for designers?

• What does good designer-maintainer collaboration look like?