# Interaction design

**URL:** https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/c/lounge/interaction-design/14.md

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## [About 'Interaction design'](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/about-interaction-design/93)

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**Author:** [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/about-interaction-design/93 "2017-12-04T13:17:58Z")

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Interaction design, flows, simplifying design, techniques and tools. If you work on interaction design or mockups for an open source project and need any help or reviewers, or have questions, please come in!

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## [Your thoughts on dropdowns](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/your-thoughts-on-dropdowns/4477)

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**Author:** [@fnetX](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/fnetX)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/your-thoughts-on-dropdowns/4477 "2026-08-09T19:23:10Z")

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In Methods to use in small projects - #2 by fnetX, I just suggested to reduce the usage of dropdowns as it is my personal opinion. Just an hour ago, I reviewed a change in a software that would IMHO benefit from less dro…

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## [Designing Developer Tools with Accessibility and Utility in Mind](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/designing-developer-tools-with-accessibility-and-utility-in-mind/4249)

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**Author:** [@peterparker](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/peterparker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/designing-developer-tools-with-accessibility-and-utility-in-mind/4249 "2026-04-08T12:34:54Z")

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Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a developer-focused utility site called HexCalculator.org, which offers a suite of fast, accessible, and ad-free hexadecimal conversion tools — including hex to binary, decimal, IP, UTF…

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## [Can we redesign Open Source Design Discourse?](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/can-we-redesign-open-source-design-discourse/3928)

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**Author:** [@pulkitvyas](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/pulkitvyas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/can-we-redesign-open-source-design-discourse/3928 "2024-07-30T14:25:24Z")

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Here’s the Open AI one. It has more clarity and conciseness, following the modern UI patterns.

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## [How can we leverage UX design to make Open Source Software more LOVABLE?](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-can-we-leverage-ux-design-to-make-open-source-software-more-lovable/3768)

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**Author:** [@charliemah](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/charliemah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-can-we-leverage-ux-design-to-make-open-source-software-more-lovable/3768 "2024-03-10T15:17:00Z")

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Simplicity wins hearts. Loveable software is never overcomplicated. We plan to carry out the UX research for OpenDxD in public and share the findings on this forum in the near future. The idea of OpenDxD, ‘The Dribbble+…

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## [How to make numbers in web content accessible](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-to-make-numbers-in-web-content-accessible/3764)

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**Author:** [@SvenPu](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/SvenPu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-to-make-numbers-in-web-content-accessible/3764 "2024-03-04T20:14:08Z")

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Some people have difficulties in dealing with numbers and even simple mathematical concepts, like basic calculus. These difficulties reach from cognition to understanding and can even cause anxiety and panic. This also a…

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## [Lume: HTML for interactive animated 3D graphics](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/lume-html-for-interactive-animated-3d-graphics/3697)

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**Author:** [@trusktr](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/trusktr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/lume-html-for-interactive-animated-3d-graphics/3697 "2023-12-06T21:12:01Z")

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Hello! I’m hoping to make interactive designs (2D or 3D) easier to achieve in the web. The way that I’m doing that with Lume, HTML elements for 3D rendering (compatible with React, Vue, Svelte, Solid.js, and all the othe…

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## [Contributing to CLI design as an IxD](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/contributing-to-cli-design-as-an-ixd/2095)

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**Author:** [@jonnyrobots](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jonnyrobots)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/contributing-to-cli-design-as-an-ixd/2095 "2020-12-21T23:01:14Z")

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Is anyone here working in a design role with an engineering team to help them improve the UX of the command-line tool? If so, do you have any resources, or guides or any wisdom you could share that would help a designer…

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## [How Nextcloud designed signup for decentralization](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-nextcloud-designed-signup-for-decentralization/2019)

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**Author:** [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-nextcloud-designed-signup-for-decentralization/2019 "2020-09-14T12:01:32Z")

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Wanted to write about this for some time now, finally published about how we designed our signup flow for Nextcloud considering it is open source and decentralized. I think there’s a bunch of good learnings in there whi…

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## [A tool that "traces" the path of a point in motion](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/a-tool-that-traces-the-path-of-a-point-in-motion/1554)

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**Author:** [@ahawn](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ahawn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/a-tool-that-traces-the-path-of-a-point-in-motion/1554 "2020-02-21T09:14:00Z")

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I’m a graphic design student currently working on my thesis project that deals with utilizing motion capture and gestures as a way to create animations and perform video editing tasks. Basically this would be a plugin of…

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## [Layout Design Patterns in CSS](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/layout-design-patterns-in-css/1506)

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**Author:** [@jcklpe](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jcklpe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/layout-design-patterns-in-css/1506 "2020-02-05T19:31:30Z")

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Thought this might be a useful/interesting resource for designers/devs. It’s not design per se but it does a good job of showing a lot of different interaction patterns, and has code to boot. https://github.com/phuoc-ng…

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## [Scribus and the Indigo project](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/scribus-and-the-indigo-project/1350)

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**Author:** [@ale](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ale)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/scribus-and-the-indigo-project/1350 "2019-11-21T10:32:18Z")

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Scribus is an open source Page Layout (DTP) program that has been around for many years. A few years ago, Martin has started the Indigo project, with the goal to propose a bigger rework of the Scribus user interface. H…

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## [UX challenge: queue locking, not/mis-understood icons and a clean interface \[AntennaPod\]](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/ux-challenge-queue-locking-not-mis-understood-icons-and-a-clean-interface-antennapod/1241)

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**Author:** [@keunes](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/keunes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/ux-challenge-queue-locking-not-mis-understood-icons-and-a-clean-interface-antennapod/1241 "2019-09-12T20:33:52Z")

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Whover is interested in open source and happens to listen to podcasts, might have heard of podcast manager AntennaPod. Important element of the app is the queue, where downloaded episodes are listed - queued - for playba…

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## [Example: Piper Redesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/example-piper-redesign/986)

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**Author:** [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/example-piper-redesign/986 "2019-03-30T18:29:00Z")

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I just came across this example for the user friendly redesign of a tool, piper, which allows users to configure gaming mice (with sometimes elaborate functionality). Design-wise, the sections on the buttons-page and th…

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## [Pagedraw goes out of business and gets open sourced](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/pagedraw-goes-out-of-business-and-gets-open-sourced/933)

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**Author:** [@elioqoshi](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/elioqoshi)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/pagedraw-goes-out-of-business-and-gets-open-sourced/933 "2019-03-01T10:20:23Z")

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Draw your React components, but use them like components coded manually. Already have mockups drawn? Just import them from Sketch or Figma. This is great news! There is more happening in the Open Source Design sce…

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## [InVision (invisionapp.com)](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/invision-invisionapp-com/189)

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**Author:** [@pdurbin](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/pdurbin)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/invision-invisionapp-com/189 "2019-02-07T19:15:34Z")

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I first heard of InVision on https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/03/28/software-psychology-with-bjorn-freeman-benson/ (transcript at http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SED322-InVision.pd…

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## [Thunderbird Preferences Views Redesign](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/thunderbird-preferences-views-redesign/804)

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**Author:** [@elioqoshi](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/elioqoshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/thunderbird-preferences-views-redesign/804 "2018-12-17T17:30:19Z")

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Hi there! As part of the work being planned by the Thunderbird UX Team, a few weeks back we discussed in a past UX meeting about what to tackle next in Thunderbird UX wise. Based on the Usability Study we published past…

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## [📐 Do you use free & open source tools for mockups, wireframes & prototypes?](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/do-you-use-free-open-source-tools-for-mockups-wireframes-prototypes/739)

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**Author:** [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/do-you-use-free-open-source-tools-for-mockups-wireframes-prototypes/739 "2018-11-18T19:31:38Z")

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I’m following various free & open source prototyping tools over the years but always found them a bit more clunky than pen & paper or marker on a board. How about you? Here’s a list of the ones I found. Do you us any of…

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## [Alva - New FOSS Product Design Tool](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738)

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**Author:** [@ryangorley](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ryangorley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/alva-new-foss-product-design-tool/738 "2018-09-18T16:15:43Z")

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Hello All, I know there are a lot of people here who would be interested in an open source product design and prototyping tool that I just saw mentioned on an Inkscape thread. Being developed by an agency owned by Accen…

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## [Visual representations of job skill levels](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/visual-representations-of-job-skill-levels/603)

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**Author:** [@sagesharp](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/sagesharp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/visual-representations-of-job-skill-levels/603 "2018-03-05T07:56:36Z")

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Greetings! I’m working on the Outreachy internships website (which needs a lot more design work, I know, I have limited time to make things better). One of the goals this round was to make it really clear what skills we…

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## [Kiwi IRC web client design](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/kiwi-irc-web-client-design/258)

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**Author:** [@buovjaga](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/buovjaga)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/kiwi-irc-web-client-design/258 "2017-11-10T20:24:34Z")

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Are there any IRC enthusiasts out here who would like to be involved in dragging the old beast to the 21st century? The new incarnation of Kiwi IRC is starting to be pretty solid: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient The lea…

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## [Super Awesome Future Design Tools Initiative](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/super-awesome-future-design-tools-initiative/317)

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**Author:** [@bertob](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/bertob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/super-awesome-future-design-tools-initiative/317 "2017-10-21T13:21:30Z")

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As discussed in our session at the Open Source Design Summit on October 15, we’d like to investigate the possibility of joining forces for a new free software design tool initiative. There are people in various different…

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## [Zappen - UX Feedback Requested](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/zappen-ux-feedback-requested/280)

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**Author:** [@tessgadwa](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/tessgadwa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/zappen-ux-feedback-requested/280 "2017-09-12T02:12:16Z")

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Hi, I would love to get feedback on our new visual search app, Zappen. The demo lets you upload your own images and create a “visual hyperlink.” In practice, it has about the same match rate as a QR code. Let me know wh…

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## [Solus Software Center - UI Feedback Requested](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/solus-software-center-ui-feedback-requested/212)

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**Author:** [@ryangorley](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/ryangorley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/solus-software-center-ui-feedback-requested/212 "2017-07-04T00:51:46Z")

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I'm working on a proposed redesign of the Software Center for the Linux distribution Solus. It has been an incredible experience to get so much feedback from the community via Google+ that it made me think I should seek …

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## [Examples for Scenarios](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/examples-for-scenarios/102)

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**Author:** [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/examples-for-scenarios/102 "2017-05-14T13:58:42Z")

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I’m currently thinking about using scenarios more/better in our design process. Using them for community involvement at Wikidata seemed to work, and they also seem to do a good job in bridging research and concept work (…

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## [Explicit Actions](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/explicit-actions/115)

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**Author:** [@evalica](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/evalica)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/explicit-actions/115 "2017-05-02T03:32:55Z")

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If you would want to represent the primary actions an user can do on a particular page, which version would you pick? P2 P4 Other 0voters Votes are public. Show results \[image\] The context for the actions …