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= About Us =
The Fedora Design Team is Fedora's in-house design agency. We provide artwork, user experience, usability, and general design services to the Fedora project.


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Our current team goals:
 
The Design Team is the design group of the Fedora project. Our interests are not only in creating graphics for use by the Fedora community, but also in advocating the use of the creative tools that are a part of Fedora.
 
'''Team Leader'''
[[MairinDuffy| Máirín Duffy]]
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== What We Do ==
 
* '''Serve as a design firm for the Fedora community, creating artwork and designs to for the Fedora community on request'''
 
:: How can we measurably achieve this goal? If we advertise this service properly to the Fedora community, successfully get a stream of requests (let's say at least 5 requests per month for a start), and if we can fulfill at least 5 requests per month to the satisfaction of the person requesting them, we can say we have successfully met this goal.


* '''Provide resources (tutorials, art assets, advice) and encouragement for the use of the FOSS creative tools available in Fedora, under open licenses to demonstrate the importance of the application of FOSS ideas to creative content; using FOSS tools in the creation of our artwork so it serves as a showcase for those tools;'''
* '''Template and Automate''' - Generate templates, standards, and automation where possible for more efficient and consistent artwork production.
* '''Increased focus on UX/usability''' - Increase the amount of UX and usability work we provide to the Fedora project through both more efficient usage of current designer time and also better recruitment of UX/usability team members and better documentation of UX/usability tasks and processes.
* '''FLOSS Creative Tool Education & Outreach''' - Continue to use the very same free and open source creative tools available in Fedora to design for Fedora, and increase and improve knowledge sharing with the general FLOSS community.
* '''Clear Priorities''' - Strive to be more selective about our focus as a team and set clear priorities so the things that are most important to Fedora are done in a timely and organized manner.


:: How can we measurably achieve this goal? If we can provide the community with at least 1 major resource (tutorial, article, art asset, scheduled lesson event, scheduled outreach event (such as a contest to promote FOSS art tools) under an open license, then we can say we have successfully met this goal.


* '''Make it easy for 'creative contributors' to contribute to the Fedora project.'''
= Portfolio =


:: How can we measurably achieve this goal? If we can attract at least one contributor every 3 months (for example, at least every three months someone new to the artTeam completes a request in the service request pages below), then we could probably say we have successfully met this goal.
=== Fedora Badge Creation ===
[http://badges.fedoraproject.org Fedora Badges] is a fun website built to recognize contributors to the Fedora Project.  The Fedora Design Team designs and create the badge icons visible on contributors' profiles.  Examples:
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Image:Badge-sample-chocolatechipcookie.png|[http://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/chocolate-chip-cookie-ii 10 cookies received]
Image:Badge-sample-kernel_tester_10.png|[http://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/science-kernel-tester-iii 10 runs of kernel regression testing]
Image:Badge-sample-wordstorm-wordsmith.png|[http://badges.fedoraproject.org/badge/wordstorm-wordsmith-v 2000 commits to Fedora Doc repositories]
</gallery>


== Services Provided to the Fedora Community ==
=== Fedora Release Wallpaper ===
Each Fedora release receives a refreshing new default wallpaper.  The Fedora Design team brainstorms ideas and iterates through various drafts until the final wallpaper design is delivered.  Examples:
<gallery>
Image:Fc3-wallpaper.png | Fedora Core 3
Image:Fc6-wallpaper.png | Fedora Core 6
Image:F15-wallpaper-default.png | Fedora 15
Image:F26-final-day-default-wallpaper-standard.png | Fedora 26
Image:F28-wallpaper-final.png | Fedora 28
Image:F30_wallpaper_dawn.png | Fedora 30
Image:F31_wallpaper.png | Fedora 31
Image:F37-01-day.jpg | Fedora 37
Image:F41-01-night.jpg | Fedora 41
</gallery>


The Design Team provides the following services to the Fedora Community:
====Wallpaper Resources====
*[[Wallpapers|See all the Fedora wallpapers]]
*[[Design/Release_Artwork_Process|Related release process]]
*[[Design/Fedora_Release_Wallpaper_Design|Information on the design specifications of Fedora wallpapers]]


* '''[[Artwork/HackergotchiService|  Hackergotchi Design]] ''' - Finally got added to Planet Fedora ([http://planet.fedoraproject.org/] ) but don't have a cool hackergotchi to identify your posts?
=== Fedora Supplemental Wallpapers ===
Each Fedora release includes a collection of selected wallpapers contributed by the Fedora community. There is a submission and evaluation process managed by the design team.  The final selected wallpapers are distributed with the release for everyone to use on their desktops.
<gallery>
Image:Sample-suppl-wallpaper-gnokii-the way.png|The Way (gnokii)
Image:Sample-suppl-walpaper-nonamedotc-CaracolFalls.jpg|Caracol Falls (nonamedotc)
Image:Sample-suppl-wallpaper-kirkb-IMG 3897.JPG|Swimming by the Falls (kirkb)
</gallery>
'''See more at the [https://apps.fedoraproject.org/nuancier/ Nuancier supplemental wallpaper site]'''


* '''Web Graphic Design or Interaction Design''' - Are you the administrator of a Fedora web app but need some icons or a nice template to spruce it up? Think you need to improve the usability of your application but you're not sure how? Do you want to run a marketing campaign on the Fedora wiki but need some graphical banners?
===Project Archives===
Older projects and efforts are moved periodically to our [[/Project_Archive|Project Archive]] page.


* '''Marketing Collateral Design''' - Are you a Fedora Ambassadors or member of the marketing team, and need a quick poster or banner for an event you're helping organize? Do you need other collateral such as CD/DVD labels, sticker designs, t-shirt designs, or some illustrations to help make your event or campaign a success?
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* '''Documentation Illustration''' - Working on a how-to or reference guide for Fedora, and think an illustration, diagram, or icon would help make your point clearer?
= Request Design Help =


If you have a request for any of the services listed above or other services you think the Design Team can help you with, post a new [https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/newticket| Design team ticket].
'''PLEASE NOTE''': We require a minimum of 6 weeks lead time to discuss, collaborate, and deliver quality results for your request.


== Joining the Design Team ==
The design team provides the following services to Fedora teams, Fedora events, Fedora infrastructure applications & websites, and projects for which Fedora is the upstream:


You want to join the Fedora Design team? Awesome! You're in for a lot of fun. We've put together a page chock full 'o information on how to join our team, please take a look!
*Web design [[Design/Requirements#Web_Design_Requirements| File a web design ticket]]
*Print design (including swag) [[Design/Requirements#Print_Design_Requirements| File a print design ticket]]
*UX design / usability research [[Design/Requirements#UX_Design_Requirements| File a UX design ticket]]
*Release artwork [[Design/Requirements#Release_Artwork_Requirements| File a release artwork ticket]]
*Digital artwork [[Design/Requirements#Digital_Artwork_Requirements| File a digital artwork ticket]]
*Design & tools education [[Design/Requirements#Design_Education_Requirements| File a design education ticket]]


'''[[Join_the_Design_Team | How to Join the Fedora Design Team]]'''
= Team Task Schedule =
Our schedule for the '''{{FedoraVersion|full|next}}''' cycle is available here:
* [http://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/f-{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}-design-tasks.html HTML format]
* [http://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/f-{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}-design.ics ICS format]
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=Contributor Information=
= Meetings =
== Team Schedule ==
=== Weekly Meetings ===


Our schedule for the Fedora 14 Cycle is available here:
We have bi-weekly meetings to review tickets, chat, catch up on work, and get team feedback and direction.  Come stop by and meet everyone if you're interested in getting started with our team! We have two meeting times to allow for everyone on the team to be able to make a meeting because of our global nature. Please check our calendar just in case we've changed times for a meeting.
* [http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-14/f-14-design-tasks.html Design Tasks (html format)]
* [http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-14/f-14-design.ics Design Tasks (ics format)]


== Meetings ==
'''[https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/design/ https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/design/]'''


We have weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 1900 UTC. (That's 3 PM EDT!) We hold our meetings in [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#fedora-design #fedora-design] on irc.freenode.net. Come stop by and meet everybody if you're interested in getting started with our team!
'''Fedora Design Meeting Time'''
* Location: <b>Matrix</b>
* Channel: <b>[https://matrix.to/#/#design:fedoraproject.org Fedora Design]</b>
* Day: <b>Mondays</b>
* Time: <b>16:00 UTC</b>
See the [[UTCHowto|UTC Howto]] for instructions to convert UTC to your local time e.g. 8 AM EDT


=== Latest Meeting Minutes ===
'''Fedora Badges Meeting Time'''
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-07-20/fedora-design.2010-07-20-19.00.html 20 July 2010]
* Location: <b>Matrix</b>
** Fedora 14 - we've gotten lots of feedback, Schendje and Fab will work on iterating the artwork
* Channel: <b>[https://matrix.to/#/#meeting:fedoraproject.org Fedora Meeting 1]</b>
** Johan released Comfortaa under the OFL, mizmo will call for someone to package it.
* Day: <b>Wednesdays</b>
** We had a long discussion about the new www.fpo design
* Time: <b>11:00 UTC</b>
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-07-13/fedora-design.2010-07-13-19.00.html 13 July 2010]
See the [[UTCHowto|UTC Howto]] for instructions to convert UTC to your local time e.g. 8 AM EDT
** Fedora 14 - we need feedback! We need supplemental wallpaper submissions! Let's go out and get 'em! :)
** Comfortaa trial going well, considering Cantarell for body text - let's look for any holes or issues with them!
** New www.fpo and fedoracommunity.org designs
** New Fedora Join page - need feedback on draft!
** full summary http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-July/002840.html
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-07-06/fedora-design.2010-07-06-19.00.html 06 July 2010]
** F14 default wallpaper decision
** Decided on a trial of Comfortaa + Droid Sans for Fedora fonts
** full summary http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2010-July/002774.html
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-06-29/fedora-design.2010-06-29-19.00.html 29 June 2010]
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-06-22/fedora_design.2010-06-22-19.00.html 22 June 2010]
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-06-15/fedora-design.2010-06-15-19.08.html 15 June 2010]
* 08 June 2010 - No meeting
* [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-design/2010-06-01/fedora-design.2010-06-01-19.04.html 01 June 2010]


=== Active Discussions / Projects ===
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* [[Design/Fedora Branding Fonts | Fonts for Fedora Branding]]
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* [[Website_redesign | Fedora Website Redesign]]


== Tickets ==
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Our ticket system is available at [https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/]. If you'd like the design team to work on something, it's recommended that you both [https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/newticket open a new ticket] and also [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team send a note to the design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org] mailing list to let us know about it.


== Projects ==
= Resources =
=== Long Term Projects ===
=== HowTos ===
* Collaboration
** [[How_to_connect_to_the_design_team_sparkleshare|Sparkleshare access]]
* Design Team Duties
** [[How_to_run_a_Fedora_design_team_meeting|Run a Fedora design team meeting]]
** [[How_to_manage_the_default_wallpaper_process|Manage the default wallpaper process]]
** [[How_to_manage_the_supplemental_wallpaper_process|Manage the supplemental wallpaper process]]
** [[How_to_manage_UX_design_in_Fedora|Manage the UX design in Fedora]]
** [[How_to_triage_design_team_tickets|Triage design team tickets]]
* Theme Fedora
** [[How_to_create_a_custom_grub_splash|Create a custom grub splash]]
** [[How_to_create_a_custom_syslinux_splash|Create a custom syslinux splash]]
* Work with Designs for Print
** [[About_CMYK|Why is my Fedora purple? A primer to CMYK]]
** [[How_to_set_CMYK_color_on_a_design_for_printing|Set CMYK color on a design for printing]]
* Standard Fedora Project Graphic How-Tos
** [[How_to_create_graphics_for_a_new_spin|How to create graphics for a new spin]]
** [[How_to_create_a_T-shirt_design|How to create a T-shirt design]]
* Working with GIMP
** [http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2012/04/13/gimp-2-7-for-photoshop-expatriates Gimp 2.7 for Photoshop Expatriates] (screencast)
** [[Gimp_Tutorial_Queue|Queue of tutorials to create]]


* [[Design/Release_Artwork_Process | Release Artwork]]
=== Archives ===
* [[Artwork/HackergotchiService | Hackergotchi service]], provides [[Hackergotchi | hackergotchis]] for the community.
* [[/Project_Archive|Project Archive page]]
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= Join Us =
We're always looking for new members. Join the design team and:


=== Current Projects ===
*Get your very own panda*/mentor (*not a real panda)
*Build your portfolio by working on real-world projects
*Learn open source design tools from experts - never pay for Creative Suite again!
*Work with awesome designers from around the world
*Earn the best badges


* [[Design/F13_Firstboot_Polish | Polish for F13 Firstboot]]
[[Image:happypanda.png|100px|middle]] '''[[Join_the_Design_Team | Join the Fedora Design Team now]]'''
* [[Design/F13_Icon_Purge | The Great F13 Crufty Icon Purge]]
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* [[Design/ABRT_UI | ABRT UI Usability Improvements]]
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* [[Design/SETroubleshootUsabilityImprovements | SE Troubleshoot Usability Improvements]]
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* [[Design/AnacondaStorageUI | Anaconda Storage UI Usability Improvements]]
* [[Design/SELinuxConfig | system-config-selinux UI Usability Improvements]]
* [[Website_redesign_2009 | Fedora Website Redesign 2009]]
* [[FedoraCommunity#Design | Fedora Community Design]] and [[FedoraCommunity/UsabilityTestingRound1 | Usability Testing]]
* [[Design/SSSD | SSSD and system-config-authentication design]]
* [[Design/MailingListRichUI | Rich web UI design for mailing list discussions]]
* [[Design team ticket tackling tools|Design team ticket tackling tools: making it easier for newcomers to take on our Trac queue]]


== The Fedora Usability Lab ==


*[[Design/UsabilityLab/Assembly_Instructions | Assembly Instructions]] - so you've got the big black usability box somehow. How do you put it together to get ready to run usability tests? Learn here!
[[Category:Artwork]]
*[[Design/UsabilityLab/Running_A_Usability_Test | Running A Usability Test]] - you've got the usability lab all set up! Now what? How do you run a test?
*[[Design/UsabilityLab/Data_Processing | Post-Test Data Processing ]] - you've just finished a bunch of usability tests - yay! But how do you get the video data off of the usability lab DVR and up on the web to share?
*[[Design/UsabilityLab/Data_Analysis | Analyzing Usability Data]] - you've got your videos and filled out task sheets for each of your usability testers. How do you turn that into useful data for developres? Learn how here!
*[[Design/UsabilityLab/Specs | Usability Lab Specs]] - want to purchase parts to assemble your own usability lab? Learn how we did here!

Latest revision as of 05:59, 24 December 2024

About Us

The Fedora Design Team is Fedora's in-house design agency. We provide artwork, user experience, usability, and general design services to the Fedora project.

Our current team goals:

  • Template and Automate - Generate templates, standards, and automation where possible for more efficient and consistent artwork production.
  • Increased focus on UX/usability - Increase the amount of UX and usability work we provide to the Fedora project through both more efficient usage of current designer time and also better recruitment of UX/usability team members and better documentation of UX/usability tasks and processes.
  • FLOSS Creative Tool Education & Outreach - Continue to use the very same free and open source creative tools available in Fedora to design for Fedora, and increase and improve knowledge sharing with the general FLOSS community.
  • Clear Priorities - Strive to be more selective about our focus as a team and set clear priorities so the things that are most important to Fedora are done in a timely and organized manner.


Portfolio

Fedora Badge Creation

Fedora Badges is a fun website built to recognize contributors to the Fedora Project. The Fedora Design Team designs and create the badge icons visible on contributors' profiles. Examples:

Fedora Release Wallpaper

Each Fedora release receives a refreshing new default wallpaper. The Fedora Design team brainstorms ideas and iterates through various drafts until the final wallpaper design is delivered. Examples:

  • Fedora Core 3

    Fedora Core 3

  • Fedora Core 6

    Fedora Core 6

  • Fedora 15

    Fedora 15

  • Fedora 26

    Fedora 26

  • Fedora 28

    Fedora 28

  • Fedora 30

    Fedora 30

  • Fedora 31

    Fedora 31

  • Fedora 37

    Fedora 37

  • Fedora 41

    Fedora 41

Wallpaper Resources

Fedora Supplemental Wallpapers

Each Fedora release includes a collection of selected wallpapers contributed by the Fedora community. There is a submission and evaluation process managed by the design team. The final selected wallpapers are distributed with the release for everyone to use on their desktops.

  • The Way (gnokii)

    The Way (gnokii)

  • Caracol Falls (nonamedotc)

    Caracol Falls (nonamedotc)

  • Swimming by the Falls (kirkb)

    Swimming by the Falls (kirkb)

See more at the Nuancier supplemental wallpaper site

Project Archives

Older projects and efforts are moved periodically to our Project Archive page.

Request Design Help

PLEASE NOTE: We require a minimum of 6 weeks lead time to discuss, collaborate, and deliver quality results for your request.

The design team provides the following services to Fedora teams, Fedora events, Fedora infrastructure applications & websites, and projects for which Fedora is the upstream:

Team Task Schedule

Our schedule for the Fedora 42 cycle is available here:

Meetings

Weekly Meetings

We have bi-weekly meetings to review tickets, chat, catch up on work, and get team feedback and direction. Come stop by and meet everyone if you're interested in getting started with our team! We have two meeting times to allow for everyone on the team to be able to make a meeting because of our global nature. Please check our calendar just in case we've changed times for a meeting.

https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/design/

Fedora Design Meeting Time

  • Location: Matrix
  • Channel: Fedora Design
  • Day: Mondays
  • Time: 16:00 UTC

See the UTC Howto for instructions to convert UTC to your local time e.g. 8 AM EDT

Fedora Badges Meeting Time

See the UTC Howto for instructions to convert UTC to your local time e.g. 8 AM EDT

Resources

HowTos

Archives

Join Us

We're always looking for new members. Join the design team and:

  • Get your very own panda*/mentor (*not a real panda)
  • Build your portfolio by working on real-world projects
  • Learn open source design tools from experts - never pay for Creative Suite again!
  • Work with awesome designers from around the world
  • Earn the best badges

Join the Fedora Design Team now

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