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The UX Team for Firefox OS appreciates contributions from interaction and visual designers, usability practitioners and engineers. This page contains ideas for contributions, links to helpful resources, and step-by-step instructions on how to share your contribution. | The UX Team for Firefox OS appreciates contributions from interaction and visual designers, usability practitioners and engineers. This page contains ideas for contributions, links to helpful resources, and step-by-step instructions on how to share your contribution. | ||
== UX Areas for Contribution == | ==UX Areas for Contribution== | ||
This section describes important areas for improvement that would greatly improve the product right now. Please feel free to contribute in areas beyond these. | This section describes important areas for improvement that would greatly improve the product right now. Please feel free to contribute in areas beyond these. | ||
===Usability Reviews of Apps=== | |||
* | * Summary: To find specific problems ailing a specific Firefox OS app (such as email, calendar, settings and so on) or part of the OS (such as keyboard or notifications) and recommend specific improvements. | ||
* A usability review (AKA heuristic analysis) is an evaluation of a user interface against [http://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ established usability best practices] and heuristics by a trained usability professional. Please pick an app and review it. We'll gladly file the bugs for these issues to follow up on (they'll end up in the UX Papercuts lists below). | |||
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* | ===Papercuts=== | ||
* Summary: There are various little things that make it difficult for a Firefox OS phone to be a daily-use phone. The little things add up to big experience. The name "papercuts" is in reference to the term "death by a thousand cuts." | |||
* Meta bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=949551 | |||
<bugzilla> | |||
{ | |||
"blocks": "949551", | |||
"include_fields": "id, summary, status, target_milestone, resolution, assigned_to, blocks, whiteboard, cf_blocking_b2g" | |||
} | |||
</bugzilla> | |||
===Additional UX Contributions=== | |||
* Wallpapers | * Wallpapers | ||
** Goal: We're looking for illustrative images for our backgrounds that reflect Mozilla's brand. | ** Goal: We're looking for illustrative images for our backgrounds that reflect Mozilla's brand. | ||
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* Sounds | * Sounds | ||
** Goal: The UX team commonly get requests for new sounds. We'd love to "hear" what the community has to pitch in. | ** Goal: The UX team commonly get requests for new sounds. We'd love to "hear" what the community has to pitch in. | ||
* Content for empty states | * Content for empty states | ||
** Goal: To have sample content users can view/play with when they use some of the media apps for the first time. Would be nice to have sample content for Music, Video, and Galleries/Photos | ** Goal: To have sample content users can view/play with when they use some of the media apps for the first time. Would be nice to have sample content for Music, Video, and Galleries/Photos. | ||
* Ideas for Popular Services and Features | * Ideas for Popular Services and Features | ||
** Goal: To identify popular services and features the community uses. We'd love to know which services and features the community use frequently and work on getting them to provide content for Firefox OS. | ** Goal: To identify popular services and features the community uses. We'd love to know which services and features the community use frequently and work on getting them to provide content for Firefox OS. | ||
* Visual Styling and Layout issues | * Visual Styling and Layout issues | ||
** Goal: To have the styling and layout consistence across the OS | ** Goal: To have the styling and layout consistence across the OS- if you find an inconsistency, document it! Refer to the building blocks for guidelines on solutions. | ||
== Process == | == Process == | ||
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== UX Template == | == UX Template == | ||
* | * Adobe Illustrator Wireframe Stencil for Firefox OS: https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia-specs | ||
* | * Firefox OS Specs by release: https://mozilla.box.com/s/44utizl9oz4eupyu3fuu | ||
* Visual Style Guide | ** This Box folder is Open Access: no Box account or login should be required. | ||
* Visual Style Guide: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/styleguide/products/firefox-os/ | |||
== How do I obtain a Firefox OS device for evaluation? == | ==How do I obtain a Firefox OS device for evaluation?== | ||
The [Firefox OS Flame reference device https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/02/23/new-developer-hardware-and-tools-show-firefox-os-ecosystem-momentum-2/] will be released in mid April 2014, which will make devices much easier to obtain. The ZTE Open Firefox OS device is also available on eBay for purchase but is not a Firefox OS reference device. | |||
Until the Flame ships, the fastest way to get a sense of the product is to use the Firefox OS Simulator and App Manager: | |||
* Firefox OS Simulator: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Firefox_OS_Simulator | |||
* Firefox OS App Manager: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/10/introducing-the-firefox-os-app-manager/ | |||