Open Source Design, Mozilla and You

Open Source Design, Mozilla and You
John Slater
7 February, 2009

First, a bit of background...

About Me
John Slater

About Me

What I Do at Mozilla

[victory]

Open Source Design

In this talk, “design” = visual or graphic design…i.e., pretty pictures.

Localization

QA 1,000,000+ Firefox 3 beta testers

Add-ons 6,000+ Firefox add-ons

Spreading Firefox

Extraterrestrial Contact

World Records

LOTS of stuff
And much, much more.

But, what does all this talk about open source and community mean for design?

What we’re trying to do is build a worldwide community of designers.

A Quick History of Mozilla Community Design

Mozilla Design History
The Firefox logo itself is a creation of community design.

Mozilla Design History Sketch by Stephen des Roches

Mozilla Design History Final logo design by Jon Hicks

Mozilla.com redesign

Firefox 3 T-Shirt Contest

[winning shirt]

Mozilla Community Store

Ubiquity: Open Icon Design

Mozilla Mexico Logo Contest

Community Design
Now what?

Community Design
There already is a Mozilla design community…

Community Design Courtesy of Deviant Art user Totosa

Community Design Courtesy of Flickr user MrTopf .

Community Design

Community Design Courtesy of Flickr user Rakka .

… but it’s not organized and lacks focus.

Enter the Mozilla Creative Collective

Mozilla Creative Collective
The goal is to organize and build our design community around a central hub.

Designers will be able to:
Gain exposure by posting and sharing their Mozilla-inspired work on a highly-trafficked site.

Connect with other designers, make contacts and build up their personal networks.

Improve their own skills by learning from others and participating in design challenges.

Design challenges will provide focus and a sense of friendly competition.

An open source approach to visual design.

It’s about connecting people.

Connect the community and designers via a job board.

Good design = a powerful way to spread the word about Mozilla & its products

The Creative Collective site will host posters, flyers, desktop wallpaper…

… t-shirts, web site mockups, advertisements…

… logos, icons, stickers…

… and art that’s just fun to look at.

It’s a bit like a wartime propaganda campaign…

… minus the war and the propaganda.

In other words, using widely distributed art to convey a message.

It’s all about the power of a community.

Anything can be accomplished.

Your Turn
Questions or comments?

How to Get Involved
[email_address]
www.intothefuzz.com

Thanks!

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