Open Source Design: Designing with the Community
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Visual Studio Code makes design public on GitHub and in Figma, posts roadmaps and monthly plans, and measures results: 9 million monthly active users, 100 icon comments across six months, and a custom build that toggles icon styles so people can test in their workflow. The team posts goals, collects threaded feedback, runs user tests and reaches Reddit/Twitter, then ships changes — new icons get open‑sourced and after iteration the community reaction turns largely positive.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:36Open Source Design
- 1:42Visual Studio Code
- 2:26Team Size
- 2:56Open Source Culture
- 3:31Zero Distance
- 4:12Applying Open Source Design
- 4:45Feedback
- 6:35Power Users
- 9:05Open the Door
- 9:47Icons
- 10:58Getting feedback
- 12:09After feedback
- 12:43What we learned
- 13:27What is Open Source Design
- 13:59Other Open Source Design
- 14:51What does Open Source Design look like
- 15:10Thank you
- 15:21Conclusion
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