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Our Process

An overview of how our design team gets things done.

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About Us

TOPP is proud to be a flat organization with teammates who are self-motivated, curious, and flexible, and the Design Team at TOPP aims to leverage these strengths. We're a multidisciplinary collection of design talent—including user advocates, graphic designers, interaction designers, and web designers—working together to find solutions to design problems across our various initiatives. Read our jug!

Design Team Tracker

This is tracker lists primary priorities for each Wednesday-to-Wednesday design iteration. Rollie updates it frequently in anticipation of each meeting.

Week start Docs & Writing CC CP PA RP SS
FUTURE GeoServer Documentation & Demos w/ MP; LSN Product Tour and Documentation
Streets Education brand; Zozo Project brand (July/August); LSN press materials TOPP website; NYC Fix-It Map; OpenCore theming support

'Schoolsblog' visual design (mid-July); TOPP website (early July); Melkjug design; "Powered by OpenGeo" logo; GeoServer identity; OpenPlans theme

Mailing lists; GeoMix LSG usability; Melkjug lazy social networking; User testing

TENTATIVE

Aug 13




TOPP Website


TENTATIVE

Aug 6







TENTATIVE

July 30

[BL]

Melkjug web design 'Schoolsblog'

TENTATIVE

July 23


GeoServer Admin Melkjug visual design

CURRENT

July 16

Exit strategy Parking Day Orton design
[vacation, back ­07/21]

July 9

[vacation, back 07/14]
[vacation, back 07/13] [vacation, leaves 07/10] [out of office]

July 2

[vacation, leaves 07/03]

NYC Fix-It Map
Xinha; LSG usability

­June 25

­ … [out of office]
[vacation]
Xinha w/DM

June 18

Melkjug copywriting … [in Portland]
OpenGeo WP migration Orton design (implementation due 06/30) … [in Italy]

June 11

Melkjug copywriting; LSN user support
Car-free Portland
LSN firefighting
Orton design (theme ideas due 06/16) GeoServer Admin; GeoExt Alachua Melkjug w/ BL; OpenPlans/LSG interaction mapping

June 4

[vacation]

May 28


May 21

Woonerf testing; Woonerf copyediting and support Woonerf testing Woonerf testing

May 14


Woonerf implementation (05/19)

May 7

Woonerf copyediting and support Woonerf implementation (05/19); Finish OpenGeo website Melkjug IxD

Apr 30

GeoExt Alachua; Woonerf implementation (05/19)

Apr 23

LSG wiki improvements; Woonerf homepages

OpenGeo print materials

Woonerf implementation (05/19) OpenGeo website (4/30); Woonerf redesign and implementation LSG wiki improvements; Woonerf homepages

Apr 16

Woonerf redesign; BlockPartyNYC print; OpenGeo print materials (4/23) BlockPartyNYC; TOPP website Woonerf redesign; OpenGeo print materials (4/23) Wiki improvements; Streetswiki search

Apr 09

[vacation] BlockPartyNYC; OpenPlans web design

Apr 03

[vacation] Woonerf implementation; BlockPartyNYC OpenGeo visual design (4/16); Woonerf redesign and implementation Orton Community Almanac IxD; GeoExt Styler
Mar 31 Streetswiki content; LS Groups copyediting; LS Groups help & documentation Woonerf redesign; BlockPartyNYC TOPP website; BlockPartyNYC Woonerf redesign; OpenGeo website Orton Community Almanac IxD Melkjug product design and IxD
Mar 24 LS Groups copyediting Woonerf redesign TOPP website Woonerf redesign Vespucci Mailing lists

Also: older iterations of the design team tracker

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