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This is an archived version of the website. Please find the website of the current edition of FOSS Backstage Design here.
Join us for a day of exciting talks and an interactive barcamp on March 12th, 2025 at bUm Berlin!
We’ll start of the day with three keynote sessions and will then continue the program with our interactive barcamp after the lunch break.
The #fossdesign barcamp is a great opportunity to discuss relevant topics in a relaxed atmosphere, network with other attendees, or get feedback on your latest project you’ve been working on.
Doors open: 9:00 am
Begin: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Martin Keary, Head of Software at Muse Group, has over 20 years of product design experience and has contributed to open-source projects like Ubuntu and Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Toolkit. Over the last 5 years, he has been running the two popular open source projects: MuseScore Studio and Audacity.
UX lead for Qubes OS. A programmer, UX designer, user/hacker translator and firm believer that open source can change the world for the better.
Talk: Beyond Looking Good: How To Talk To Developers About Design
Tobias Bernard is a designer and community organizer based in Berlin. As a member of the GNOME design team he works on the GNOME platform and core apps, as well as GNOME Circle, and the Flathub app store. He’s a proponent of native, resilient, local-first software, and would prefer not having to interact with a web app ever again.
After the lunch break we will switch up the format of #fossdesign and start our barcamp. This is an event format where the schedule is decided on the spot. It is driven by the interests and goals of those who attend, allowing the audience to actively shape the program and discuss the topics most relevant to them.
The sessions at a Barcamp are usually interactive and closer to a workshop then a conference talk. They can also consist of a Impuls talk and a discussion. But in the end it’s all up to the participants to decide how they want to tackle a topic. Get involved by leading a session, by giving some insights, by asking some great questions, or maybe just by sharing your enthusiasm.
With the end of the barcamp we will also have reached the end of the event at around 17:00.
We excited that Eriol Fox will be hosting the barcamp.
Eriol has been working as a designer for 10+ years working in for-profits and then NGO’s and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building and crisis response technology. Eriol now works at Superbloom on design, research, open-source and technology projects.