As a user of the calibre software and developer of a
UI component library for qt, I wanted to propose a UI refresh effort for the calibre software.
The open source design system 'Material' by google has been thoughtfully designed and
tested against several key factors such as 'effectively draws attention', 'visually appealing', 'modern' etc. By leveraging this research, the attractiveness of the calibre software could be increased, resulting in more active users.
While this could be a large scale effort, it may be broken down and approached in stages. An initial step could be to prepare mockups in figma. In addition to rigorous testing, progressively implementing changes alongside other development efforts increases the chance that any potential regressions can be caught early. This helps ensure an uninterupted experience for end users.
Overall I'm keen contribute to this project and give it a fresh look.
Interested to hear if there would be any interest.