# How can we leverage UX design to make Open Source Software more LOVABLE?

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**Created:** [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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**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/how-can-we-leverage-ux-design-to-make-open-source-software-more-lovable/3768/1 "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+GitHub+ADPList of the Open Source UX Design World’, was inspired by an insightful interview with Máirín Duffy conducted by Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz ([Design and code in the first Open Chat with Penpot - Events and Announcements - Penpot Community](https://community.penpot.app/t/design-and-code-in-the-first-open-chat-with-penpot/2350)). We would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions. We are enthusiastic about making Open Source Software more lovable.

**Here are some articles that might help us ‘code start’ our brainstorming on how to make Open Source Software more LOVABLE. Let’s co-create OpenDxD together!**

Google admits Kubernetes container tech is too complex

> **[Google admits Kubernetes container tech is too complex](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26271470)**
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> 573 points —
> 432 comments —
> pjmlp —
> 4:50 AM - 26 Feb 2021

UX Is Kubernetes’Biggest Short-Term Challenge

> **[UX Is Kubernetes' Biggest Short-Term Challenge](https://thenewstack.io/ux-is-kubernetes-biggest-short-term-challenge/)**
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> User experience (UX) is where the Kubernetes community needs to focus according to over 100 people polled by The New

Defining a Different Kubernetes User Interface for the Next Decade

> **[Defining a Different Kubernetes User Interface for the Next Decade](https://thenewstack.io/defining-a-different-kubernetes-user-interface-for-the-next-decade/)**
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> If the 2010s were the decade of rapid mainstream Kubernetes adoption, the 2020s need to be the decade where Kubernetes management matures to offer a more satisfying, productive user experience.

Design + Open Source: Lessons from a year of contributing to the Kubernetes project

> **[Design + Open Source: Lessons from a year of contributing to the Kubernetes...](https://medium.com/design-ibm/design-open-source-lessons-from-a-year-of-contributing-to-the-kubernetes-project-a85120acc890)**
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> On July 30, 2019, I found myself at my first ever open source meeting. Everybody was on mute. They were waiting for the recording to start…