mastodon 4.7.3FOSS Backstage Design is the place to meet designers, UX-experts, OpenSource enthusiasts, product managers and people generally interested in UX, accessible design and usability.
Joining #FOSSDesign is your opportunity to learn about design & UX, network with the FOSS Design community and improve your skills!
Dalai Felinto and @pablovazquez@mastodon.social share how they use mockups and prototyping with open source tools to help the design process at @Blender@mastodon.social. The session goes over real examples of projects designed – from concepts on whiteboards, the initial low-file mockups all the way to high fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes.
Join us for this talk and much more on March 18! Few tickets left for #FOSSDesign in Berlin: https://26.foss-backstage.design/tickets/
It's a wrap! A big thank you to all the participants, speakers and hosts who made #FOSSDesign 2026 not only possible, but also fun, inspiring and productive: @erioldoesdesign@hachyderm.io, Larissa Rodiga, Eileen Wagner, @imanijoy@mastodon.social, Andy Betts, Dalai Felinto, @pablovazquez@mastodon.social Vazquez, and Lahari Chowtoori.
More pictures and a little recap soon!
Recordings of the sessions will be online by the end of next week on our YT-Channel: https://lnkd.in/dfr2aE8p
Thanks to our partners @penpot@fosstodon.org and @opensourcedesign@mastodon.social!
Welcome to FOSS Backstage Design 2026! We're excited to have you join us for a day filled with great sessions and especially for our barcamp, where the design & UX community in Open Source comes together to share ideas, experiences, and perspectives.
Full schedule: https://26.foss-backstage.design/schedule/
Let's make it a fantastic day! 🎉
The barcamp is barcamping!
What a community! 💛
Looking through the photos from #FOSSDesign, it’s inspiring to see so many people working together toward making Open Source Software more accessible, user-centered, and welcoming beyond the OSS community.
We’re truly grateful for such a successful conference day.
Take a moment to browse the photos, find yourself, and feel free to share them, just be sure to credit our dear photographer, Jan Michalko: https://www.flickr.com/photos/newthinking_de/albums/72177720332625127/
Imani Joy, Head of Design at Mastodon joined us at #FOSSDesign 2026 and her session covered, "A Solo Designer's Survival Guide to the Fediverse"
She talked about all that's actually like. Catch up on this session https://26.foss-backstage.design/news/session/a-solo-designers-survival-guide-to-the-fediverse/
Session spotlight from #FOSSDesign 2026 features Dalai Felinto & Pablo Vazquez from Blender.
"Mockups and Prototyping at Blender", how the Blender team designs Blender, using open source tools only. Penpot, custom themes, real examples from 2025/2026.
Watch now: https://26.foss-backstage.design/news/session/mockups-and-prototyping-at-blender/
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Thanks for your support @opensourcedesign@mastodon.social <3
#FOSSDesign 2026 happened in March and the recordings are ready.
With speakers from Blender, Mastodon, AWS and KDE. We'll be sharing each session over the coming weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i-ZpO0FvWOCb5BzoyQOEZoT
Andy Betts, Visual Design Team Lead at KDE, joined us at #FOSSDesign 2026 to speak on "The Journey Towards a Design System for KDE Plasma" and building a full design system in Penpot, in the open, with a distributed community. The whole journey, trade-offs and all. Watch here: https://26.foss-backstage.design/news/session/the-journey-towards-a-design-system-for-kde-plasma/
Catch all sessions recap from #FOSSDesign 2026 here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i-ZpO0FvWOCb5BzoyQOEZoT
Lahari Chowtoori (AWS) was at #FOSSDesign 2026 to share insights on the people who keep open source alive without writing code, their journeys, the imposter syndrome, and how communities can do better. "The Hidden Heroes: How Non-Technical Contributors Find Their Place in Open Source Communities"
Catch up on this fantastic session: https://26.foss-backstage.design/news/session/the-hidden-heroes-how-non-technical-contributors-find-their-place-in-open-source-communities/
