Scott Jenson on Open Source UX

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.

Transcript
https://theinformed.life/2022/12/18/episode-103-scott-jenson-on-open-source/

Show notes

• Scott Jenson
• Scott Jenson (@scottjenson@social.coop) - Mastodon
• Apple Newton - Wikipedia
• Symbian - Wikipedia
• Google Chrome
• Android
• Frog Design
• GitHub
• UX Showcase - GitLab
• 1984 by George Orwell
• AAA (video game industry) - Wikipedia
• Blender
• LAMP (software bundle) - Wikipedia
• Emacs - Wikipedia
• The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond
• Externality - Wikipedia
• HCI Remixed: Reflections on Works That Have Influenced the HCI Community edited by Thomas Erickson and David W. McDonald
• Edward Tufte
• The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
• Interaction Design Association – IxDA
• Eternal September - Wikipedia
• Jeff Jarvis - Wikipedia
• Nextdoor
• Elestio
• Penpot
• Red Hat
• Home Assistant
• Ghost

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