Some users were desperately Waiting for LibreOffice Table Styles, so this feature was implemented in one of the last year’s GSoC projects and released with version 5.3 as announced
Visual Design Archive
21 Apr 2017
New branding for LibreOffice 6.0
The next release cycle of LibreOffice is scheduled for Q1/2018. And as known from past updates we want to introduce a unique branding for the release. This time it is planned to collaborate with the Open
10 Apr 2017
The new standard color palette
With the latest update of color palettes announced in New Color Palettes in LibreOffice, we also introduced a new standard palette that had room for improvements. Users complained about supersaturated colors, insufficient differences, and missing bright
29 Mar 2017
LibreOffice Extension: How to Export the Custom Palette
Good usability means keeping software simple by supporting only those use cases that are relevant for the majority of users. But not everyone is happy with changes and misses functions for special workflows. That happened for the
12 Mar 2017
Please participate in a survey about the standard color palette
With the latest update of color palettes published in New Color Palettes in LibreOffice we also introduced a new standard palette that has room for improvement. We asked for input
30 Dec 2016
New Color Palettes in LibreOffice
A color palette is an arrangement of a limited set of colors resembling a painter’s palette. Some collections are officially standardized, others are individually assembled to serve, for instance, a branding purpose or to convey a certain
17 Jun 2016
Easyhackers wanted!
LibreOffice is a community-driven product, meaning you don’t only help the development by filing bug reports and writing ideas for features. You can do even more. Quite a few of the tickets in the bug tracker have
1 Apr 2016
Results from the Survey about LibreOffice Draw, Part 2: How LibreOffice Draw is expected to evolve.
In the first part of the survey results analysis, we showed how people use LibreOffice Draw. Those questions were of quantitative nature with an exact answer that easily can be summed up and averaged. In this
13 Nov 2014
How designers think about ‘Save as…’
The metaphor of a floppy for Save is one of the most controversially discussed and challenged icons. There are haters who argue that many younger people never have seen a floppy (except at the Save icons). And
10 Apr 2013
Semiotics in Usability: Guidelines for the Development of Icon Metaphors
Semiotics is the study of signs and describes the perception, comprehension and communication of symbols. In the field of computer science, semiotics is especially relevant to the design of icons. A perfect metaphor is the prerequisite to
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