Complete Guide to Open Source for Designers

In 2023, the usual hypothetical design projects might not be enough to impress with your design portfolio. But what do you do if you're just starting out or transitioning into the design space? Open Source Projects. Getting into open source is a great way for designers to gain real experience and do real work for your portfolio.

So, I've collected everything you need to know as a designer in this comprehensive guide to get involved in open-source design projects!

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - What is Open Source?
00:40 - How designers can contribute to open source
01:00 - What don't more designers do this?
01:46 - Part 1: New Jargon and Tech
04:49 - Part 2: Finding a Project
06:41 - Part 3 - The Most Important Part
07:22 - Part 4 - Common Beginner Mistakes

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[UmairUlhaque]

Thank you Elizabeth for explaining from the design perspective to collaborate in open source. And congrats! For completing 100 videos 🎉

[wareswaricz]

This will greatly help designers who are just starting out. 🤗 Thanks for sharing, Liz. 🤗🤗 Looking forward to the next video.

[manoelafvb]

I work with some open source softwares (mainly krita and blender) and I always thought how could I contribute being a designer and not a developer, or having money to donate to the project. To finally click that I actually CAN do something for projects that I love is amazing. Thank you for this insight ♥️✨

[chaouchfedi]

This was super helpful! Can't wait for the next step by step guide 🤩

[notme_-.-]

Thank you for the video. I have never thought that open source is a thing in the design community.

[samuelchen]

This is amazing ✨thank you so much Liz!

[shammahugbebor]

Thank you so much for this... Going to share this link or the blog link on my LinkedIn, let me people know about this 👏👏👏🔥

[danielochei]

Thank you so much for this wonderful insight Liz, I have always wondered how to contribute to open source projects as a designer. This means a lot ❤

[bhagyashrimalviya]

Thank you for this video! Can you make video on step by step guide how to contribute ❤

[ВиталийБелушенко]

Thank you a lot for this useful information. It can be an answer what to do if I have more concepts than real projects.

[ScottJenson]

I don't see your follow up video about how you contributed to an open source project. Do you have one?