[ubuntu-art] Help with usability issues etc.

[Jackson Isted]

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 <mpt at canonical.com> wrote:

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> 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
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> mpt
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