Design/Archive/Wikimedia User Interface/Principles
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Understandable design details;
Minimal design details as in both quantity and style;
As little details as possible with usability as a priority;
Able to extend the library without a design team;
Able to take apart components to make new ones without a design team;
Able to accommodate future changes.
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Components and their design details are rooted in users’ use cases;
Avoid unnecessary details - every detail serves as a function, should be able to articulate to our users;
Simple, usable, and functional shapes, animations, colors, etc..
Wikimedia projects, especially Wikipedia, is a neutral source of information.
Our community is diverse. A neutral interface invite participation as opposed to intimidate.
Avoid sharp corners and use rounded corners carefully. We want to appear trustworthy and neutral as opposed to childish or robotic.
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Some languages tend to have longer average sentences, avoid limited space allotment for important information. Allow an interface to accommodate to longer average sentences;
Different perceptions of iconography and colors across cultures;
Interface on mobile.
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Contribution time;
Design knowledge limitations;
Design software knowledge limitations;
Need to understand why design decisions are made.
