8. Usability test
● Gets you data instead of opinions
● Show the pain
● Helps prioritize eforts
● Sets a baseline. The next test will
show you whether things have
improved
9. Reviews
● Ask an interaction) designer to
review the user interface
● There are heuristics (Tognazzini,
Nielsen,…)
● What are the top support requests?
10. Design culture
● Project lead must champion the
cause
● Develop a vision, have principles
● Set priorities
● Allow for design process to happen
11. Build a design culture
● Adapt tools & processes
● Make developers better at design
● Show the work
● Attract designers
12. Tools & processes
● Tags in the bug tracker
● Screenshots!
● User centered design process
14. Show the work
● Show the process
● Have regular meetings
● Document standards, patterns
● drupal.org/ui-standards
15. Attract designers
● You don't need many!
● Clear point of entry on your site
● Start within your user base
● An open source design article on
Smashingmagazine.com might
work though!