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* as a first step, better explain our goals
 
* as a first step, better explain our goals
  
== Needs and constraints ==
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== Our design files==
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* Our design files are on Figma and Sketch. While we have many files and components, we use only a couple of them on a weekly basis: mobile, and sometimes web. Many of those files are outdated, and we lack digital twins for many of our key project. Our "design system" only has a couple of UI components (we have many more for things like scores, icons, illustrations…)
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- Mobile app design: https://www.figma.com/design/nFMjewFAOa8c4ahtob7CAB/Mobile-App-Design-(Quentin)?node-id=5761-19044&p=f&t=EtNteEOoNEpfLbq7-0
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- App store vignettes: https://www.figma.com/design/loMFSX1wJ61jjuZkSeLV7e/Vignettes-App-Design-(Quentin)?t=6dcOBoRVCPmKZTQm-0 
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- Web design: https://www.figma.com/design/Qg9URUyrjHgYmnDHXRsTTB/Current-Website-design?t=JC6vK1yBXR8faf1n-0 
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[[File:Figma Screenshot.png|thumb]]
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==Needs and constraints==
 
Open Food Facts design have to address the following needs and constraints:
 
Open Food Facts design have to address the following needs and constraints:
* international: Open Food Facts is an international project and its design should be readable and understandable in any kind countries or cultures
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*international: Open Food Facts is an international project and its design should be readable and understandable in any kind countries or cultures
* highly readable: Open Food Facts is a project which promotes food transparency and aims to share knowledge; its design should make contents easy to read and understand
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*highly readable: Open Food Facts is a project which promotes food transparency and aims to share knowledge; its design should make contents easy to read and understand
* inclusive and accessible: we care about every kind of users with every kind of technologies or disabilities
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*inclusive and accessible: we care about every kind of users with every kind of technologies or disabilities
 
* opened to every kind of usages and users: Open Food Facts is not only talking to the general public but also to professionals such as scientists, policymakers, expert, journalists, food producers, etc.
 
* opened to every kind of usages and users: Open Food Facts is not only talking to the general public but also to professionals such as scientists, policymakers, expert, journalists, food producers, etc.
* Open Food Facts doesn't provide recommendations but tries to enlighten users about product facts; its design shouldn't add subjective meanings unless it is based on facts and science (e.g. red colour used to share a factual information)
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*Open Food Facts doesn't provide recommendations but tries to enlighten users about product facts; its design shouldn't add subjective meanings unless it is based on facts and science (e.g. red colour used to share a factual information)
  
== Current design state ==
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== Current design state==
 
Open Food Facts is currently using informal rules to support these needs and constraints.
 
Open Food Facts is currently using informal rules to support these needs and constraints.
  
=== Graphic Charter ===
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===Graphic Charter===
* [[Graphic charter]]
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*[[Graphic charter]]
  
=== Fonts (outdated) ===
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===Fonts (outdated)===
 
Open Food Facts is using easy to read fonts: for their main contents, most Open Food Facts websites(*) use the following font directives: <code>"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif</code>
 
Open Food Facts is using easy to read fonts: for their main contents, most Open Food Facts websites(*) use the following font directives: <code>"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif</code>
* '''issues''':
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*'''issues''':
** "Helvetica Neue" and Helvetica are not installed on some operating systems such as Linux (and ?); some users have said Helvetica is not the best  
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** "Helvetica Neue" and Helvetica are not installed on some operating systems such as Linux (and ?); some users have said Helvetica is not the best
** Roboto is not installed natively on the main operating systems (MacOS, Windows, Linux); it should be downloaded by a CSS directive '''but it's not'''
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**Roboto is not installed natively on the main operating systems (MacOS, Windows, Linux); it should be downloaded by a CSS directive '''but it's not'''
* TODO:
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*TODO:
** compare with other website such as Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap or other projects
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**compare with other website such as Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap or other projects
** use Arial which is widely used?
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**use Arial which is widely used?
** use CSS directive to download the main font (drawback: impacts on performance)
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**use CSS directive to download the main font (drawback: impacts on performance)
** what about non-Latin alphabets?
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**what about non-Latin alphabets?
  
 
(*) tip: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/font-inspect/ Font Finder], a Firefox extension, is an easy-to-use font inspector to get the current font of the selected element.
 
(*) tip: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/font-inspect/ Font Finder], a Firefox extension, is an easy-to-use font inspector to get the current font of the selected element.
  
=== Open Food Facts logo ===
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===Open Food Facts logo===
 
[to be documented]
 
[to be documented]
  
=== Open Food Facts palette ===
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===Open Food Facts palette===
 
[to be documented]
 
[to be documented]
  
=== Open Food Facts illustration policy ===
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===Open Food Facts illustration policy===
 
[to be documented]
 
[to be documented]
  
== You might also be interested by ==
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==You might also be interested by==
* [[User Experience]]
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*[[User Experience]]
  
  
== Resources and inspirations ==
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==Resources and inspirations ==
* [https://twitter.com/jdvogt/status/1319065447346573313?s=09 What happens when you prioritize consistency over clarity].
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*[https://twitter.com/jdvogt/status/1319065447346573313?s=09 What happens when you prioritize consistency over clarity].
* [https://medium.com/salesforce-ux/defining-principles-to-drive-design-decisions-b647b68fb057 Defining Principles to Drive Design Decisions]
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*[https://medium.com/salesforce-ux/defining-principles-to-drive-design-decisions-b647b68fb057 Defining Principles to Drive Design Decisions]
* [https://noti.st/jcolman/jO6Ndh/how-to-maximize-the-impact-of-content-design How to maximize the impact of content design] (see [https://noti.st/jcolman/jO6Ndh/how-to-maximize-the-impact-of-content-design#sqz7Npl slide 46])
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*[https://noti.st/jcolman/jO6Ndh/how-to-maximize-the-impact-of-content-design How to maximize the impact of content design] (see [https://noti.st/jcolman/jO6Ndh/how-to-maximize-the-impact-of-content-design#sqz7Npl slide 46])
* [https://blog.prototypr.io/design-for-coherence-not-consistency-8d890760dc4c Design for Coherence, not Consistency]
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*[https://blog.prototypr.io/design-for-coherence-not-consistency-8d890760dc4c Design for Coherence, not Consistency]
 
[[Category:Open Food Facts policies and guidelines]]
 
[[Category:Open Food Facts policies and guidelines]]
 
[[Category:Design]]
 
[[Category:Design]]
== Get in touch ==
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==Get in touch==
 
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  | 1    =  Slack channel
 
  | 1    =  Slack channel
 
  | 2    =  [https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/C02L4H55V/ #design]
 
  | 2    =  [https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/C02L4H55V/ #design]
 
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Revision as of 08:24, 4 April 2025

As an international and inclusive project, Open Food Facts needs to share a clear design for all its current and future users.

This current page aims to list main needs and constraints, and document our current design and UX efforts.


How to help

Open Food Facts does need design work and design skills.

Design discussion takes place in the "#design" channel of our Slack space , in our GitHub dedicated to design (https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-design) and in the various issues/slack channels related to specific projects.

Some current tasks to be done (server):

Our design files

  • Our design files are on Figma and Sketch. While we have many files and components, we use only a couple of them on a weekly basis: mobile, and sometimes web. Many of those files are outdated, and we lack digital twins for many of our key project. Our "design system" only has a couple of UI components (we have many more for things like scores, icons, illustrations…)

- Mobile app design: https://www.figma.com/design/nFMjewFAOa8c4ahtob7CAB/Mobile-App-Design-(Quentin)?node-id=5761-19044&p=f&t=EtNteEOoNEpfLbq7-0

- App store vignettes: https://www.figma.com/design/loMFSX1wJ61jjuZkSeLV7e/Vignettes-App-Design-(Quentin)?t=6dcOBoRVCPmKZTQm-0 - Web design: https://www.figma.com/design/Qg9URUyrjHgYmnDHXRsTTB/Current-Website-design?t=JC6vK1yBXR8faf1n-0

Figma Screenshot.png


Needs and constraints

Open Food Facts design have to address the following needs and constraints:

  • international: Open Food Facts is an international project and its design should be readable and understandable in any kind countries or cultures
  • highly readable: Open Food Facts is a project which promotes food transparency and aims to share knowledge; its design should make contents easy to read and understand
  • inclusive and accessible: we care about every kind of users with every kind of technologies or disabilities
  • opened to every kind of usages and users: Open Food Facts is not only talking to the general public but also to professionals such as scientists, policymakers, expert, journalists, food producers, etc.
  • Open Food Facts doesn't provide recommendations but tries to enlighten users about product facts; its design shouldn't add subjective meanings unless it is based on facts and science (e.g. red colour used to share a factual information)

Current design state

Open Food Facts is currently using informal rules to support these needs and constraints.

Graphic Charter

Fonts (outdated)

Open Food Facts is using easy to read fonts: for their main contents, most Open Food Facts websites(*) use the following font directives: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif

  • issues:
    • "Helvetica Neue" and Helvetica are not installed on some operating systems such as Linux (and ?); some users have said Helvetica is not the best
    • Roboto is not installed natively on the main operating systems (MacOS, Windows, Linux); it should be downloaded by a CSS directive but it's not
  • TODO:
    • compare with other website such as Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap or other projects
    • use Arial which is widely used?
    • use CSS directive to download the main font (drawback: impacts on performance)
    • what about non-Latin alphabets?

(*) tip: Font Finder, a Firefox extension, is an easy-to-use font inspector to get the current font of the selected element.

[to be documented]

Open Food Facts palette

[to be documented]

Open Food Facts illustration policy

[to be documented]

You might also be interested by


Resources and inspirations

Get in touch

Slack channel