From 4369c2ddf15064d3b459e256e60b25ac16106285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roland Osborne Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 10:50:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] enabling contribute.design --- .design/DESIGN.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .design/DESIGN.md diff --git a/.design/DESIGN.md b/.design/DESIGN.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50e3cb2d --- /dev/null +++ b/.design/DESIGN.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Databag Design Guidelines & Resources + +A collection of design contribution guidelines and resources for our Databag product. + +> **All participating designers are highly encouraged to shape and evolve these guidelines!** + +## Welcome + +Databag is a product targeted for the decentralized web community. It is a federeated messenger that gives people back their privacy and control of their data. + +## How to contribute design + +1. Check out open [issues](https://github.com/balzack/databag/issues) here on GitHub (we label them with `design: required`) +2. Feel free to open an issue on your own if you find something you would like to contribute to the project and use the `design: idea` label for it. +3. There are no existing figma files yet, for now create new ones and share them publicly +4. Add your contributions to an issue and we promise we will review your contribution carefully and foster discussions + +**We encourage you to:** + +- Get in touch with the team by starting a discussion on [GitHub](https://github.com/balzack/databag/discussions). + +## Target audience + +The initial users are typically very technical, but hopefully this product will be embedded into consumer electronics and reach a much less technical audience. The design may benefit by exposing some technical attributes. For example, with a self-hosted product the users my be interested in knowing where their data actually lives. + +## Design relevant materials + +Here is a list of design relevant information and materials: + +### Fonts + +Currently we're using Roboto everywhere. + +### Colors + +We're using shades of green deliberately staying away from the corporate blue. The current background color is (#8fbea7) with the primary button color (#448866). + +### Logos + +We don't really have a logo yet, and are currently just using a scaled image from the app as the [icon](https://github.com/balzack/databag/blob/main/doc/icon.png) + +### Design Files, Screenshots, etc + +We don't have any design files yet. Initially you can reference screenshots for the [browser app](https://github.com/balzack/databag/blob/main/doc/browser.png) and [mobile app](https://github.com/balzack/databag/blob/main/doc/mobile.png) + +## License + +All design work is licensed under the +[Apache-2.0](https://github.com/balzack/databag/blob/main/LICENSE) + +[(Back to top)](#-table-of-contents)