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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   My comment is off-topic and likely to annoy people here, but I'll say it anyway: that entire page appears to have been generated in Javascript. If you view source, there is no HTML at all. What would a user with a screen reader hear if
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   Here's the most recent one I encountered: https://plus.google.com/collections/featured This looks like a web page to me, not a web app. but Google seem to have engineered it to render more like a web app. If Javas
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   A lot of sites seem terrified that users might (gasp!) leave their site to go elsewhere. The result is ridiculous articles like this: 42 startups that grew to be worth billions in 2015. Not a single link to any of the comapnies mentioned
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   Interfaces in need (2013)(medium.com)

   1 points by open-source-ux 11y ago|0 comments
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   Thanks :-) Yes, I agree. Building a community is probably the hardest part. Perhaps a bit more focus might help in the proposition? For example, pre-set design challenges for readers to submit ideas in addition to open submissions.
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   Yes, that's a good point. One idea I have is to set a regular design challenge for an existing open source app. For example, take a particular feature or task from an open source app and challenge readers to come up with an alternative
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   I'd hope that people would post example flows (of different screens) or interaction details for an interface idea. They may be wireframes or sketches. They don't have to be polished mock-ups. The only way to get people to post the
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   Ask HN: Would you participate in a messageboard for open source UX ideas?

   9 points by open-source-ux 11y ago|9 comments
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   by open-source-ux 11y ago

   Here's an interesting alternative viewpoint about the Bloomberg terminal interface published in 2010. http://uxmag.com/articles/the-impossible-bloomberg-makeover From the article: "Simplifying the interface
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    by open-source-ux 11y ago

    "Found successful startup (Blogger)" Speaking of Blogger...what's hapened to it? Wordpress, Tumblr and Medium are perhaps the three most popular blog platforms. Blogger, however, seems to have completely fallen off the rada
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    Should I Switch from OpenOffice to LibreOffice or Microsoft Office?(theguardian.com)

    1 points by open-source-ux 11y ago|0 comments
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    The tools designers are using today(tools.subtraction.com)

    1 points by open-source-ux 11y ago|0 comments
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    European Commission: have your say on geo-blocking and online platforms(europa.eu)

    1 points by open-source-ux 11y ago|1 comments
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    by open-source-ux 11y ago

    I wonder if there any copyright issues over the look-and-feel? Windows XP is obviously old and out-of-date, so Microsoft are unlikely to pursue China Standard Software over the visual design. I am against the idea that interface ideas (visu