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FOSS Backstage Design

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FOSS 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!

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FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Jul 06, 2026

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

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Jun 30, 2026

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/

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Jun 22, 2026

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/

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Jun 18, 2026

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/

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · May 13, 2026

#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

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Apr 13, 2026

Replying to @fossdesign@floss.social

This year we had an insightful talk by @anditosan@floss.social about a design system for @kde@floss.social : https://youtu.be/Vrl7aRQ25HU?si=N2d8yLq2Ev1rNQ4O Last year @tantacrul@indieweb.social spoke about UX in Open Source and especially at #Audacity : https://youtu.be/12TJ-zTgiH0?si=lXI5gz_BkmWO81GU And at the very first edition of #FOSSDesign we had Abhishek Sharma alongside Katie Wilson who spoke about usability in OSS: https://youtu.be/381Pb02Sa_Y?si=2d8cZmBVtX3zvpI5 These are just some examples from our archive. You can find all recordings on the @plainschwarz@fosstodon.org YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlainSchwarzUG/playlists

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Apr 13, 2026

We gained many new followers here on the fediverse in the past weeks. Hello everyone! 👋
Many of you might have seen the gerate talk by @imanijoy@mastodon.social at our recent event. But did you already have a look at other talks that took place at #FOSSDesign? Here are some recommendations:

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Imani (@imanijoy@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Apr 03, 2026

RE: @opensourcedesign@mastodon.social

If you enjoyed the recordings from our event, please consider a donation to help us cover the costs.

Thanks for your support @opensourcedesign@mastodon.social <3

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FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 28, 2026

Replying to @fossdesign@floss.social

@lps@mograph.social @tchambers@indieweb.social @imanijoy@mastodon.social We do work with the TIB AV Portal though and are hoping they will mirror our content again this year. https://av.tib.eu/publisher/Plain_Schwarz For now our priority remains to make the content available for everyone for free and share the knowledge, not just the select few who could travel to our conferences and were in the correct room at the time.

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 28, 2026

Replying to @lps@mograph.social

@lps@mograph.social @tchambers@indieweb.social @imanijoy@mastodon.social we would love to host our videos on an alternative platform. The problem we have is that as conference organisers we already have an impressive amount of videos (and each year add many many more) and at a certain point video hosting (unfortunately) becomes surprisingly unaffordable. So: It's a topic on our list, we keep exploring options on how to get it done, but all offers from peertube hosters we have received so far are outside of what is financially viable for us.

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 20, 2026

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/

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 18, 2026

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!

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 18, 2026

The barcamp is barcamping!

#FOSSBack #FOSSBackstage #Design #UXDesign

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FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 18, 2026

Replying to @RannyBergamotte@social.garudalinux.org

@RannyBergamotte@social.garudalinux.org yes, there will be recordings up on our YT-Channel by the end of next week: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlainSchwarzUG

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 18, 2026

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! 🎉

#FOSSBack #Design #UX #OpenSource #Berlin #conference

FOSS Backstage Design @fossdesign@floss.social · Mar 12, 2026

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/

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