The notion of user experience design in open source software is more applicable to products that aim for a broader audience than just the developers. When you have a small, insular community and you're building for yourself, that is possibly the more efficient way to go. And I think what's happening is that mobile source is, like I said, stretching its wings, trying to be more consumer focused.
Scott Jenson has done strategic UX design work for some of tech’s most important companies, including Apple and Google. Now he’s semi-retired and focused on improving the experience of using open source software. In this conversation, we talk about what’s different about open source, how design can make it better, and how designers can benefit from participating in open source projects.
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https://theinformed.life/2022/12/18/episode-103-scott-jenson-on-open-source/
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