Updates and Announcements

November
4
Austin Design Week

The fourth annual Austin Design Week kicks off November 4th and runs through November 8th. If you are in the Austin / Round Rock area, we encourage you to participate in Austin Design Week to learn something new and support our fellow team members.

November
4
Round Rock DAO Sock Drive

DAO’s Round Rock sock drive in support of Triumphant Warrior kicks off November 4th and runs through November 8th. Drop off the silliest socks you can find any day this week and earn one volunteer hour per donation.

November
4
Product Design Team Calendar

There is a new team calendar for product design. This will replace Outlook calendar invites going out to the entire team and should reduce email bloat. Please use this for your out of office events: vacation, doctor appointments, sick days, etc.

November
4
Saved Decks and Recordings

Presentations and recordings of Design Discussions and In the Know Research is now on our DDD Team SharePoint site.

November
4
Help Needed: Figma and XD Designers

We have a present need for two to three designers to help build out the UI Core kits. This commitment gets you a full Figma license, but you must contribute 8 hours/month to component work.

November
4
The Holidays Are Coming

Please add your holiday and out of office plans to the team calendar.

November
4
Important Update: VPN Access Is Changing

For remote access, Sonic Wall will no longer be available as of Thursday, Oct. 31. Please migrate to the new VPN solution: Global Protect.

August
26
How to Order Standard + Non-Standard Equipment

There is a new process to order standard and non-standard equipment. You can now submit your request on Inside Dell.

August
26
Update to DDD Product Design Distro Lists

Be sure to familiarize yourself with our product design email distribution lists. Our contractors now have their own distro list - know when to use it!

August
26
DDD Product Design Directory Update: Submit Your Info Today!

One of the top priorities of the new DesignOps site is to improve our team page and collect information that will help with visibility, onboarding, and planning. Please take 5 minutes to submit your information so we can include you on our new team page.

August
26
New Checkout Rules for UserTesting Licenses

The Unlimited version of licensing is required only for recruiting, set up and running a test. At all other times, all you need is the Collaborator license. Moving forward we will change the check-out time to 1-3 days. Click through for more details.

August
26
Trello, to be or not to be?

As you may know, we began the process to purchase Trello more than a month ago. To make a long story short, we are still waiting on final approval.

August
26
New DesignOps Website Launched!

The DesignOps team is very happy to announce that the MVP of the DDD DesignOps website has launched! Be sure to check out the Design Team page, Request Channel, Survey and Assessments, and Updates and Announcements.