# Owncast Design Guidelines & Resources

A collection of design contribution guidelines and resources for the Owncast interface.

> **All participating designers are highly encouraged to shape and evolve these guidelines!**
> It is a work in progress and as we have design contributors we can work to solidify the process, tools and resources.

## 👋 Welcome

Owncast is a is a live streaming and chat server targeted to anybody who has live streaming needs. This means anybody from corporate events, government meetings, game streamers, musicians, churches, TV stations, and more.

Read the detailed [product definition](https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/develop/docs/product-definition.md) to learn more.

## 🚢 How to contribute to product design

1. Check out open [issues](https://github.com/owncast/owncast/issues) here on GitHub (we label them with `needs design`)
2. Feel free to open an issue on your own if you find something you would like to contribute to the project.
3. Add your contributions to an issue and we promise we will review your contribution carefully and foster discussions

**We encourage you to:**

- Get in touch with the team by joining our [Community Chat](https://owncast.rocket.chat).
- Check out our [Contributor Guide](https://owncast.online/help) and
  [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/owncast/owncast/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

## 🎭 Target audience

Owncast is a is a live streaming and chat server targeted to anybody who has live streaming needs. This means anything from corporate events, government meetings, game streams, concerts, TV stations, and more.

## 💅 Design relevant materials

Here is a list of design relevant information and materials:

### Fonts

http://owncast.online/components/?path=/story/owncast-style-guide-typography--page

Body text: OpenSans

Display/Header text: Poppins

### Colors

http://owncast.online/components/?path=/story/owncast-style-guide-default-theme--page

### Design Files, Screenshots, etc

We do not currently have any design files that fully represent the state of
the Owncast interface. However going forward it would be nice to resolve this
and collaborate on designs.

We do have a [PenPot organization](https://design.penpot.app/#/dashboard/team/8373f780-f255-11ec-b774-f940e3befd53/projects). Please ask for access.

## 🎓 License

All design work is licensed under the
[MIT](https://mit-license.org/)

[(Back to top)](#-table-of-contents)