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[zekopeko <zekopeko@xxxxxxxxx>]

One thing I noticed is that the various design specification (Software
Center, Networking, DateTime, Notify-OSD etc.) are very scattered on
the Ubuntu Wiki. I would like for there to be a (single) page of
currently active specifications so we can avoid things like this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/dpowc/1010_volume_control_menu_design_fail/c120i3z
.

Ideally I would like to see a sub page on
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved that redirects to a
design page that then has categories: Current design specifications,
How you can help, Learn about design.

1. Current design specifications - currently active specifications
that are being worked on by the devs. Proper tagging for easy search
would be a boon.

2. How you can help - can the users perform some usability testing on
their friends? Supply us with the know-how and some tools and we can
help if usability testing.

3. Learn about design - since Canonical now has a group of talented
designers it would be nice if they could share (preferably freely
available material) their recommendations on books dealing with
design, blogs of designers etc. Basically stuff that can help Ubuntu
users give better feedback on design issues. Howtos on usability
testing would also be nice so other FOSS projects can make better
applications.

Of course all of these are simply things off the top of my head so I'm
positive there is much to improve on this suggestion.