Designing the Future of Open Source! 🖥️ 🎨

Open Healthcare Network (OHC)

• OHC is a group of developers focused on building open source technology for healthcare, especially in India where there is a disparity between the number of healthcare workers and the population. (3m0s)
• OHC created "built care" to connect hospitals with the nearest care centers, allowing doctors to track patients and make referrals. (3m21s)
• OHC has a global community of over 400 contributors, including healthcare professionals and developers who collaborate to improve the platform and address healthcare needs. (4m20s)

Open Source Design

• Open Source Design is a group that focuses on involving designers in open-source projects and making design processes more open. (12m1s)
• The Open Source Design group has a large community with hundreds of members on platforms like their forum, GitHub, and at events like FOSDEM. (13m40s)
• One of the main challenges Open Source Design addresses is helping open-source projects communicate their design needs to designers effectively. (15m58s)
• Open source design is often neglected, with projects assuming they don't need design help if they lack a dedicated designer. (16m43s)
• A key challenge is enabling open source projects to understand design vocabulary and access design resources, empowering them to communicate their needs effectively. (16m59s)
• Open Source Design provides guidance to designers on how to communicate effectively within open source projects, including etiquette for interacting with developers and filling out job forms. (19m20s)
• Open Source Design has a job section where open source projects can list contribution requests for designers. (23m16s)
• Open Source Design has a forum hosted on Discourse where designers can discuss topics related to open source and design. (26m7s)
• Open Source Design receives financial support from individual sponsors and Open Collective. (27m27s)
• There is a specific fund to cover travel expenses for design speakers to attend open source conferences. (28m26s)
• The jobs board has been used by a number of organizations to advertise paid design roles, both contract and permanent. (29m57s)
• The jobs website is open to all, no membership or login is required to view the listings. (30m41s)
• Open source design communities can provide helpful advice and support for designers who are new to the open source world or who are struggling with specific challenges. (34m58s)
• Open source design communities can provide opportunities for designers to meet new people, make connections, and advance their careers. (35m40s)
• A diary study funded by the University of Toronto found that designers have specific needs when contributing to open source projects, such as clear documentation and constructive feedback. (39m10s)

Open Source Design Tools

• Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping tool created by Kaleidoscope. (42m11s)
• Penpot is free to use and is a good option for designers starting their careers who want to use free and open-source tooling. (42m37s)
• Open Source Design has a monthly call where people can discuss open-source tooling. (41m50s)

Open Source Events

• A drawing for a free ticket to the GitHub conference, ATO, was held with CTIC am Kik winning the first ticket. (47m53s)
• The second ticket to ATO was won by Tas Gupta. (49m0s)
• Surj P won a gift card to the GitHub shop. (49m41s)
• The ASSA Army hosts a free annual conference. (51m52s)
• The speaker will be giving a virtual talk about the Git Fundamentals certification and may be giving away certification vouchers. (52m5s)
• Attendees of the All Things Open conference are invited to be guests on the Open Source Friday event to share their experiences. (52m37s)