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title: Fedora Badges Internship 2022

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# Fedora Badges Internship 2022

## Meeting July 12
- Attendees
    - Nikita
    - Marie
    - Smera

## Meeting July 7th
- Attendees
    - Nikita
    - Marie

## Meeting June 30th
- Attendees
    - Smera
    - Nikita
    - Marie


## Meeting June 23rd
- Attendees
    - Smera
    - Nikita
    - Marie

- Discussion
    - make a post on Fedora Discussion: intro (couple sentences), brief overview of research done, iterations of template, new badges worked on, conclusion, then drop the link on the Fedora Design & Badges channel
        - https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/
        - link to the original tickets also
    - Research symbol library or design library in inkscape
        - https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog


## Meeting June 16th
- Attendees
    - Smera
    - Nikita

- Discussion
    - style guide cover page
    - should we have a dark mode style guide?
    - the dark-medium-light rule
    - the weird corner spacing on badge template with white rings 
    - can we cover the pagure logo?


## Meeting June 9th 
- Attendees
    - Marie
    - Smera
    - Nikita

- Discussion
    - Badge template
        - Try at least 2 of each color - simple + illustration
        - Try one with a different shadow style (shape/hard edge)
        - Try variations on thickness for the outer colored ring
        - add numbers to each option
    - Style Guide
        - front page
            - alignment still looks a bit off 
            - reduce stroke on title
            - make sure you are keeping things aligned
            - try different variations with the fedora logo shaped in the background
        - Welcome page
            - The title is a bit heavy, play with upper and lower case, and stroke
            - Play with size of paragraph of text
        - Index
            - The title is a bit heavy, and it feels like its floating compared to the other text
            - Add in more pages, this will help us make a decision about how this should be formatted
        - Usage
            - Try making the corner of the gray shape match the fedora logo shape
            - lets try a version without the shape on the left, put "style guide" text somewhere else on the page
            - Try simplify the amount of different sizes/colors/types of text on the page
            - Try a page all filled out with info
        - Try some more pages now that we are refining 
 

## Meeting June 2nd

- Attendees
    - Marie 
    - Nikita
    - Smera

- Discussion
    - Review research & talk about template
        - Our favorites:
        - fitbit
        - candy crush
        - code academy (old ones)
        - reddit
        - Identify what styles we have in fedora 
            - illustrations
            - simple/one object/no stroke graphics
        - Observations about badge systems
            - we could try a rimless approach
            - without drop shadow
            - adding a gradient to the rim
    - Badge art review for Marie & Smera 
    -https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gEZfsqwXyE3O60JDnOnNYgZoU6cs0yfl86SoOOnTZy4/edit#gid=0
    - Review the style guide
        - Observe the updates that need to be made
        - Start on layouts for style guide 
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/865
            - this one is a good start place 
            - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/865#comment-792382


## Meeting May 25th

- Attendees
    - Marie
    - Smera
    - Nikita

- Discussion
    - Cover questions
        - time commitment/school
        - blog posts
        - first steps
    - Exploration/research phase
        - 25 examples of badge systems
    - Badge template work
        - template shape needs to be same as the logo shape (pixel perfect lol)
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/864
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/864#comment-786925 (logo shape)
        - avoid the colour black
    - Identifying incorrect/needs updating art    


## Application Period

March 25th (Friday) - April 22nd (Friday)

Marie review day: Friday
Smera review day: Sunday

### Preparation To Do
- [x] Smera: untag "outreachy" tickets in Design repo 
- [x] Smera: triage the badges repo
- [x] Marie: open tickets
    - [x] update modernize badge template
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/864
    - [x] updated style guide
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/865
    - [x] identifying art that needs improvement 
        - Close 375 & open a new ticket with more info
            - Sizing issues: https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/375
        - https://pagure.io/fedora-badges/issue/863


## Deliverables

- Update/Modernize badge template
- Update style guide
- Revise old/outdated/bad art
- Move art from old template to new template
- Teach them how to push their own badges
- Work through art requests on the badges pagure 
- Promotional work (banners, swag etc)
- Create library of resources on Fedora PenPot
- Blog posts
- Badges sticker set for chat

## Template from Mentored Projects

This is a proposed project for Outreachy. Note that once this ticket is
approved you will have to register as a mentor on the Outreachy page
and enter this information again. Many of these questions are based on
the application on the Outreachy website.

- One-line name
    - Fedora Badges Design 
- Longer description of project
    - Fedora Badges is a fun website built to recognize contributors to the Fedora Project, help new and existing Fedora contributors find different ways to get involved, and encourage the improvement of Fedora’s infrastructure.
- License of the project
    - Variety of licenses.
- Longevity (How long has the team accepted contributions)
    - 9 years
- Community size
    - 20+ people on the Badges Team which includes developers and designers.
- How will this project benefit Fedora
    - Fedora Badges is a popular method of recognition in the community. Many teams across Fedora use badges to promote engagement and growth as well. 
- Sample plan of work for the 12 week internship. What are milestones the intern should be hitting? This doesn't need to be incredibly detailed and can change later but there needs to be a general breakdown of tasks.
    - Update/Modernize badge template
    - Update style guide
    - Revise old/outdated/bad art
    - Move art from old template to new template
    - Teach them how to push their own badges
    - Work through art requests on the badges pagure 
    - Promotional work (banners, swag etc)
    - Create library of resources on Fedora PenPot
    - Badges sticker set for chat
    - Blog posts
- Benefits to intern (What will the intern get out of this internship)
    - Confidence working in a professional environment.
    - A network of industry contacts.
    - Exposure to new skills.
    - Increased employability.
    - Exposure to world of open source.
- Project website
    - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/badges/
- Project repo
    - https://pagure.io/Fedora-Badges
- Where can an applicant find application tasks?
    - https://pagure.io/Fedora-Badges
- IRC/Element
    - https://matrix.to/#/#design:fedoraproject.org
    - #fedora-design on Libera.Chat
- Skills required including what level and if they are optional
  (e.g. Python Intermediate, CSS beginner, we'll teach you Puppet)
    - Excellent computer knowledge and proficiency on either OSX/Windows/Linux
    - Must be proficient in basic design programs such as Inkscape & GIMP or the Adobe Suite with a willingness to learn the open versions of this software.
    - Basic to intermediate knowledge of design theory
    - Basic to intermediate knowledge of typography, infographics, style guides, etc
    - Solid written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Outreachy applicants are required to make a contribution as part of the application. What is the process for making a contribution?
    - Create a Fedora Account: https://accounts.fedoraproject.org/
    - Subscribe to the Badges mailing list: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/badges.lists.fedoraproject.org/
    - Introduce yourself to the team! (Element/IRC recommended)
    - Join #fedora-badges on IRC or fedora-badges on Element/Matrix https://matrix.to/#/#badges:fedoraproject.org
        - Note: register your nick on IRC or it will not let you send messages
    - Look for issues in the Fedora Badges repo tagged "outreachy"
    - Choose a ticket and ask one of your mentors @smeragoel or @riecatnor to assign it to you. Tag @smeragoel and/or @riecatnor in #fedora-badges on IRC/Element with your request.
        - Note: please take on only three tickets at a time. Once you have finished a ticket, you can take up a new one. Find more info on the Fedora Outreachy FAQ page. https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/mentored-projects/outreachy/faq/
    - Work on the ticket and upload SVG & PNG files to the ticket. You will receive reviews/commentary most likely with some suggestions from improvement. Once you have incorporated the feedback, upload the new design and wait for another round of reviews. The process continues like this until the task is completed. 

## Mentor Questions
Questions from the top level Outreachy Program for the mentor application:
- How long have you been contributing to the community?
    - I have been contributing to Fedora for about 1.5 years now.
- What is your current role
    - Design team contributor
- Have you mentored for a three-month internship program before
    - No I haven't.
- Have you read the mentor page and understand the process of being a mentor
    - Yes, I have read the mentor page and understand the process.
- Are you available for 5 hours a week during the internship period
    - Yes, I am.
- Are you available for 5-10 hours a week during the application period
    - Yes, I am.
- Are you aware you need to sign a mentor contract
    - Yes, I am aware.


Weekly Schedule
    - Week 1: Research Fedora Badges. Create variations of a template drafts.
    - Week 2: Work on the updated badge template. Identify badge designs that need to be updated using the style guide. 
    - Week 3: Get community feedback on updated badge template. Begin to update style guide. 
    - Week 4: Finalize badge template. Work on updating art that doesn't meet the style guide. 
    - Week 5: Learn how to push badges. Continue updating art that needs improvement. Begin to migrate badges to the new template. 
    - Week 6: Start creating the design library on PenPot. Begin work on badges swag design. Continue updating art that needs improvement. 
    - Week 7: 
    - Week 8: Start creating the design library on PenPot. 
    - Week 9: 
    - Week 10: 
    - Week 11: 
    - Week 12: 



    - Minimum system requirements:
        - Inkscape is necessary for this internship.
        - The Inkscape site doesn't publish the minimum system resources required. Still, earlier versions were reported to             run successfully on systems with 1 GHz processors and 256 MB RAM, though obviously, the software will run more smoothly on more powerful systems. 
        - Optional: GIMP requires Intel Pentium IV; 2 GHz or faster processor for Windows and Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support for Mac. Apart from this, the minimum recommended RAM for GIMP is 256MB.
