Borrowing heavily from the format and content of Google's UX principles
( http://www.google.com/corporate/ux.html ), below is my proposed draft
of the Ubuntu UX Guidelines. Before reading it, please keep in mind that
this (very) rough draft is based exclusively on my experiences with
Ubuntu (the O
On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:59:57 +0800 Allan Caeg wrote:
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>Borrowing heavily from the format and content of Google's UX principles
>( http://www.google.com/corporate/ux.html ), below is my proposed draft
>of the Ubuntu UX Guidelines. Before reading it, please keep in mind that
>this (very) rough draf
Great ideas!
Your message made me think that there is a very close link between
values and principles. Values should be at the source of our principles
and principles should be formulated in a way that is actionable and
tangible for designers. For example, it is difficult for designers to
des
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From: Allan Caeg
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu User Experience Guidelines
To: Scott Kitterman
Sir, you mean, have a specific Ayatana UX manifesto that is clearly for
Ubuntu (the GNOME desktop) alone and another one for Ku
That's correct! :)
Actions are manifestations of principles and principles are
manifestations of values. A more extensive study could be done to
confirm this but a quick reference to the dictionary and my knowledge as
a Psychology major affirms the idea.
Your proposed principles made me think tha
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> From: Allan Caeg
> Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Ubuntu User Experience Guidelines
> To: Scott Kitterman
(top posting fixed)
> On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 11:33 -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:59:57 +0800 A
That sounds more beneficial for free desktops overall.
I think, it is best to define DE-specific principles. While there are
some principles/guidelines that would fit only one DE's goal's most UX
principles could be shared across DEs.
Maybe, a DE-specific guideline would be the "warm feel" of the
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