SO many open source projects could use the help of a designer! While we all like to describe open source projects as having a meritocracy, the accessibility of

SO many open source projects could use the help of a designer! While we all like to describe open source projects as having a meritocracy, the accessibility of information about a project can be critical in picking up a large audience. Git, for example, had a pretty ugly homepage. Something like this: http://git.or.cz/index.html http://git.or.cz/index.html After Scott Chacon got involved (not sure if he designed this or got outside help) launched the new face of git: http://git-scm.com/ http://git-scm.com/ We're all affected by our first impressions, and sometimes having a well-design site where folks can understand the context of an open source project can make or break its adoption. I'd suggest just diving in head first. If you know of a project that you've enjoyed and are passionate about, ask if you can help re-design the web presence of that app. I can't imagine anyone turning you down!