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IndiaFOSS 2026 Devroom

Open Design

Call For Proposals


The Open Design Devroom is a space for developers, designers, maintainers, contributors, and curious beginners to come together and explore the intersection of design, open source, and digital commons.


For this devroom, we’d like to invite for talks that are practical, real world case studies, that are approachable for the developers, open source contributors, and people exploring design can easily connect with.


Suggested Themes


  1. Designing and contributing within open-source ecosystems
  2. Why open source matters for designers
  3. Collaboration between developers and designers
  4. Case studies, process breakdowns, and lessons from real projects
  5. Creative coding, generative visuals, and interactive experiences
  6. Working with data, visualisation, and information design
  7. UX for hardware, embedded systems, and constrained interfaces
  8. Branding, identity, and storytelling for developer communities and projects
  9. Design systems, Colour systems, and typography


Session Formats


You may propose:

  1. Talks — 25 minutes
  2. Lightning Talks — 15 minutes
  3. Panel Discussions — 40 minutes


For longer sessions such as workshops or BoFs, we recommend submitting to the main conference track instead of the devroom track.


Selection Criteria


Proposals will be evaluated based on:

  1. Clarity and relevance to a developer-oriented audience
  2. Practical insights and real-world applicability
  3. Relevance to open source, collaboration, and community-driven work
  4. Originality and thoughtfulness of the perspective presented


Please submit proposals for this devroom using the link below. Ensure that you select "Open Design" as the track.

Call For Proposals

Submit a proposal

Specify the devroom while proposing your session in the track field.

Devroom Managers

Devroom Managers


This devroom is coordinated by:

  1. Jeswin Jose - Designer @ FOSS United Foundation
  2. Krutika Thakkannavar - Product designer @ Zerodha
  3. Muneer - Student developer and designer