Wow..even just looking at those ideas are giving me visions In my head on how to design these..and im only 16...
On 11/01/2012, at 8:24 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Kristina > > Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because > it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for > usability <https://launchpad.net/~ayatana>, accessibility > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility>, and > desktop software in general > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop>.) > > Kristina Charis wrote on 27/12/11 18:39: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer >> Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user >> experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters >> student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for >> about 2 years. >> >> ... > > > If you would like to help out with design work, that would be excellent! > > Here's a simple task to start off with: redesigning the Jockey tool. > > Open System Settings. Under the "Hardware" section, choose "Additional > Drivers". You should see a window something like this: > <http://imgur.com/jCUXR> > > Now, think of half a dozen ways to present this interface differently. > For example, as: > * its own panel inside System Settings (instead of a window) > * part of the "System Info" panel of System Settings (since it's about > hardware) > * part of Ubuntu Software Center (since it's about installing/removing > software, specifically drivers) > * part of Update Manager (since installing a proprietary driver, like > installing updates, is something you may need to do shortly after > installing Ubuntu). > > Identify benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and make a > recommendation. :-) > > Some questions you might consider when choosing a design: > * What should its title be? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/635640> > * If there is an additional driver available, how should an Ubuntu > user learn this automatically? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/617392> > * What should happen if the interface is invoked manually, when no > extra drivers are available? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/520871> > * How can people make an informed decision about whether to install a > driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/397465> > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/512902> > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/550083> > * What should happen if there's no Internet connection when you try to > download a driver? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/299023> > * How should progress be shown? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/290242> > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/614827> > * What should happen if a driver fails to install? > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/311650> > * What should happen after a driver is installed or removed? > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/739242> > * Should searching for a printer driver use the same interface, or a > custom interface? <http://launchpad.net/bugs/596141> > > If you're interested in this task, or if there's something else in > particular you'd like to work on, let me know. > > Cheers > - -- > mpt > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk8NVTEACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqcdACgvss0uqembdPOGSfaIv7ZxNru > uZEAoMZD+7ROKI8xrFIC1r1uOnxHRlUc > =zhfK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art