[tor-project] UX team meeting notes, May 24th

Duncan Russell duncan at botany.studio
Tue May 31 13:54:37 UTC 2022 

Hello,

Thanks to everyone who made it to last week's UX Team meeting. We’re looking forward to seeing you all again later today.

Here are the minutes:

http <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>s://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24 <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>-15 <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>.59.log.html <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>

Last week we shared an update on key projects across the team, and discussed the new anti-censorship user flows planned for Tor Browser 11.5.

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== User Experience Team Meeting ==

UX Team meetings happen every Tuesday at 1600 UTC in #tor-meeting on OFTC. 

Here are the logs from our meeting on May 24th:
http <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>s://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24 <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>-15 <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>.59.log.html <https://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-05-24-15.59.log.html>

== Useful links ==

About the UX Team:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux/team <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux/team>

UX repository:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux>

UX roadmap:
https://www.figma.com/file/n4ETd0cUkcfj3KyclJQnt3/UX-Team-Planning?node-id=0%3A1 <https://www.figma.com/file/n4ETd0cUkcfj3KyclJQnt3/UX-Team-Planning?node-id=0%3A1>

UX kanban:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/boards?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&label_name[]=UX <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/boards?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&label_name[]=UX>

Team kanban:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=UX%20Team <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=UX%20Team>

== Meetbot commands ==

- #startmeeting UX Team Weekly Meeting
- #endmeeting

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Tuesday May 24th @ 16:00 UTC
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== What projects are we working on? ==

S9 – Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rights
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name=Sponsor%209&label_name=UX <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name=Sponsor%209&label_name=UX>

S30 – Empowering Communities in the Global South to Bypass Censorship
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name=Sponsor%2030&label_name=UX <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name=Sponsor%2030&label_name=UX>

S96 – Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibet
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24>

S101 – Tor VPN Client for Android
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/32 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/32>

S123 – Tor Secure Access Package for USAGM
https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/34 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/34>

== Announcements ==

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 11.5a11 (Desktop)      
https://blog.torproject.org/ <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115a11/>new-release-tor-browser-115a11 <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115a11/>/ <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115a11/>

New Release: Tor Browser 11.0.13 (Desktop & Android)
https://blog.torproject.org/ <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-11013/>new-release-tor-browser-11 <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-11013/>01 <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-11013/>3 <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-11013/>/ <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-11013/>

== Agenda ==

Evergreen items:

1. Announcements 📣
2. Weekly planning 📅
3. Check-in with user support 💬

== Weekly planning ==

Note: Please highlight anything you'd like to discuss below in **bold**

duncan/donuts

Last week (actual):
    - Caught up on email backlog
    - Reviewed the latest challenges and needs report in ux/research#25
    - Reviewed the interview script feeback for S101
    - Reviewed the Annual Report in operations/communications#52

This week (planned):
    - Design mockup for the bundled tb-manual in applications/tor-browser#40885
    - Design QA for TB 11.5a11 in applications/tor-browser#40911
    - Write blog post to support the Community QA recruitment campaign in operations/communications#65
    - Reivew Joydeep's notes for tb-manual updates
    - Present Connection Assist at the East Africa meetup
    - Attend the VPN Unconference

Backlog/time permitting:
    - Start thinking about social previews/teasers for Tor Browser 11.5
    - Begin wireframes for the Tor VPN in ux/design#35


Nah

Last week (actual):
    - updated and published s9 report
    - analysed VPN possible interviews (review survey results and interview script)
    - participated in the Ooni training with Derechos Digitales
    - started collecting feedback on localized material (s9)
    - started s96 research plan
    - reaching out to possible interviewees for the vpn research

This week (planned):
    - call with east africa organization (possible training and collecting feedback mid-June)
    - east africa meetup on thursday
    - reaching out to possible testers for s96
    - reaching out more possible interviewees for the vpn research
    - past fellowship work a couple of times this week!


Nicob

Last week (actual):
    - Annual report: illustrations/graphics, submitted draft to the team for review, incorporating edits based on feedback, began concepting work for cover page
    - USAGM: continued QA work with Kez on responsive for LTR and RTL
    - Began wireframes for redesign of tor download page, met with Duncan for first review/feedback session: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/248 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/248>
    - GSoC graphic for comms

This week (planned):
    - Annual report: Incorporate any more edits/feedback there may be, finish cover page
    - S9: Incorporate feedback into wireframes for Tor download page
    - Create social graphic for congestion control social post
    - Start work on updating figjam file for org chart


Joydeep

Check-in with user support:
     - working on Tor Browser User Manual updates wrt 11.5 release (https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/manual/-/issues/119 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/manual/-/issues/119>)
     - pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tb-11-5-updates <https://pad.riseup.net/p/tb-11-5-updates> (feedback welcome!)
     - What are all the user workflows wrt the new Connection Assist in TB 11.5?

== Open Call for User Research ==

Find out how to contribute to the UX team:
https://community.torproject.org/user-research/how-to-volunteer/ <https://community.torproject.org/user-research/how-to-volunteer/>


Thanks everyone!

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Duncan Larsen-Russell
Product Manager & UX Team Lead

duncan at torproject.org <mailto:duncan at torproject.org>


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