Category Archives: Design

Scaling up Software development for Wikimedia websites (Part I: Human resources)

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

Our human resources are currently focusing on what happens after the code has been written: we review it, we try to ensure quality, we try to automate testing, we file bugs, etc. However, there is little preparation before the development is actually done. This has led to a developer-driven design, resulting in an interface based on the implementation model. We need a more systematic approach to User experience and development management if we want to scale up properly. Continue reading →

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Wikimedia User experience programs: a systematic approach

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Guillaume Paumier

Where I discuss the benefits of a systematic UX approach, rather than having a separate UX entity. Continue reading →

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UX & IxD news – 23 November 2009

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Guillaume Paumier

For a few months now, I have been maintaining a newsletter on my weblog in French called “Actualités Wikimedia”; it consists typically of very short stories and links about happenings in the Wikimedia universe that I find noteworthy.

I also follow RSS feeds related to User experience (UX), Interaction design (IxD) and Usability in general. With my new job, it makes sense to pick a few interesting pieces of information for Wikimedians who want to better understand the work of the Wikimedia usability team(s). Continue reading →

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