From 309a5de074692c5e04e9e741b2de991b871aab21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mariana Balla Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 18:37:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md --- _posts/2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md b/_posts/2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md index c052c9c..21aa3d3 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md +++ b/_posts/2018-05-31-oscal-18-we-were-there.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - Identihub - Open Source Design excerpt: -Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL) is a two-days annual open source event held in Tirana, Albania since 2014. The conference gathers open source enthusiasts from all around the world with a considerable number of attendees being young students from the region of the Balkans. Most members of the Ura team participated on the event, while some of us were part of the organizing team of the event.[…] + Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL) is a two-days annual open source event held in Tirana, Albania since 2014. The conference gathers open source enthusiasts from all around the world with a considerable number of attendees being young students from the region of the Balkans. Most members of the Ura team participated on the event, while some of us were part of the organizing team of the event.[…] --- [Open Source Conference Albania](https://oscal.openlabs.cc/) (OSCAL) is a two-days annual open source event held in Tirana, Albania since 2014. The conference gathers open source enthusiasts from all around the world with a considerable number of attendees being young students from the region of the Balkans. With a variety of different talks, workshops, info booths and community meetups, OSCAL brings together free libre open source technology users, developers, academics, governmental agencies and people who share the idea that software should be free and open for the local community and governments to develop and customize to its needs. This year the venue was the iconic Pyramid located in the center of the city, giving also an industrial architectural vibe to the conference for the first time. @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Most members of the Ura team participated on the event, while some of us were pa We also showed the latest developments of [Identihub](https://identihub.co/) and started promoting the upcoming [Open Source Design Summit](https://github.com/opensourcedesign/organization/issues/103) that will take place in Tirana upcoming November. Designers (and design enthusiasts) involved in open source will gather for the second time and collaborate on a common vision for the Open Source Design movement. **Thunderbird User Interviews** -

As part of our ongoing work with the [OTF Usability Lab](https://www.opentech.fund/lab/usability-lab), we have been helping [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/) with a refreshed identity and are currently building up their new style guide followed by a Usability Study. For latter, we have worked with [Renata Gegaj](https://renatagegaj.wordpress.com/), a User Researcher and a fellow Open Source Designer who has worked in the past for [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org/) as part of the [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) program.

+ +As part of our ongoing work with the [OTF Usability Lab](https://www.opentech.fund/lab/usability-lab), we have been helping [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/) with a refreshed identity and are currently building up their new style guide followed by a Usability Study. For latter, we have worked with [Renata Gegaj](https://renatagegaj.wordpress.com/), a User Researcher and a fellow Open Source Designer who has worked in the past for [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org/) as part of the [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) program. Renata interviewed 6 people of different ages and occupations. They had 5 tasks given by Renata to complete and while they were doing so, she would observe if they encountered any blockers or pushbacks. This will set a solid base for the upcoming Usability Study which will shine light on potential issues where Thunderbird can be improved. We hope to pave the way to revitalize Thunderbird and improve Usability in a future version. Watch this space.