[geomoose-psc] "A Round of Design"

[Jeff McKenna]

+1

I also want to point out that, if we had something like 3k in the pot, 
that with the going-rate for a professional today, that likely means 1 
day spent to learn the current architecture and then that would leave 
about 2 days of actual effort on improvements (with that pot size).

That does then bring the question: is that enough funding for a 
professional (designer or any technical position)?

The funding amount of 3k is more geared for a student, maybe a nice 
'summer job', or for a recent graduate.  (which is an excellent way for 
a student to get experience in FOSS4G)

So maybe we should start planning on pinging various university contacts 
to spread this news.

I hope my above feedback helps give some perspective.

I would personally love to see a student gain experience with something 
like this, and make some money at it as well.

Thanks,

-jeff



On 2022-04-21 1:00 p.m., Dan Little wrote:
> Hey folks,
> 
> I would like to propose using the SharedGeo funding to hire a designer 
> to take a swipe at GeoMoose.  While this won't be a super in-depth UX 
> engagement due to what funding we have, it would be nice to have someone 
> who's day-in and day-out is making the user happy do a "once over" on 
> the application.
> 
> I don't believe this requires an RFC and I do not yet have a list of 
> recommendations for a designer.  My proposed process:
> 
> 1. This vote.
> 2. Find available candidates.
> 3. Review available portfolios offline.
> 4. Discuss and Vote on engaging with one of those candidates at a PSC 
> meeting.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> _