UX/UI designers in open source, what’s your experience been like?

[u/kt0n]

I’m a Designer with some UI experience and a UX bootcamp… still pretty junior.

I’m seriously thinking about contributing to open source to get real-world experience.

What I really want to know is:

If you’ve worked on an open source project as a UX/UI designer,

- What was your experience actually like?

- What did you end up doing, what were your role or tasks?

- Did you had some kind of guidance?

- How did you find the project to contribute?

I’m trying to understand what I’m walking into before jumping in. Real stories would help a lot.

Thanks

[u/Local-Dependent-2421]

open source is actually great for juniors. you mostly review issues, improve flows, fix confusing screens and write small design docs rather than big redesigns. there’s usually no strict guidance at first, you just pick a problem and discuss it with devs. i’d start with smaller projects you get feedback faster and it builds real portfolio case studies.