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Julie Ann Horvath
August 16, 2013
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Open Source Needs More Design Superheroes
Julie Ann Horvath
August 16, 2013
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Transcript
Hybrid 2013
Hi I’m Julie
Hello My name is Julie.
:ok_woman:
Coffee ( Things I enjoy )
Witty TV Shows ( Things I enjoy )
Animated Gifs!!! ( Things I enjoy )
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Airplanes Not good
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mostly write CSS ^^^ actual job ^^^
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Internet
Open source is awesome.
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All frontend code is open source by default.
The web is open by default.
Design ( Not so open )
“Developers are more open, contribute code and discuss about bettering
each other...
“...While Designers seem secretive, ego- filled and seeking pointless exclusivity.”
The feeling is mutual. ( See, we agree on something!
)
“We’re all making software.”
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@jessicahische
“I’m gonna take all of your drop caps and turn
them into CSS and open source them.”
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@jessicahische
“I’m gonna take all of your drop caps and turn
them into CSS and open source them.”
Open source = Giving your work away for free (
More on this in a bit )
This is just one misconception about open source.
There are tons.
Open Source Design Superheroes
That’s all of you!
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Misconception #1
Open source = Giving your work away for free
Open source != Giving your work away for free
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Don’t give away anything that pays your rent.
Build a portfolio.
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Work with developers.
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Leave your comfort zone.
But what about my secret sauce?
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Misconception #2
You have to be a hardcore coder to contribute to
open source projects.
If you know HTML and CSS...
Or like designing logos, identity...
Or even illustrating...
Then you can contribute to an open source project.
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Misconception #3
Open source is hard.
GitHub is hell-bent on lowering the barrier to contributing to
open source projects.
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Start with something small.
Join a conversation.
Provide feedback on a pull request.
When you’re ready, jump in.
GitHub Pages Static public web hosting, for free.
Create a repo
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Turn Pages “on”
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3rd Law of GitHub
Fork-N Go
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Let’s start making the web better for eachother.
Thank you! ✌