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Regional WordCamps, WCUS 2017, and design kits

Brian Krogsgard

November 16, 2016

There's a good bit of WordCamp news worth covering right now. WordCamp US in Nashville First off, WordCamp US 2017 and 2018 will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is less than a three hour drive from me, because I…

WooCommerce Subscriptions gets big upgrade

Brian Krogsgard

November 15, 2016

Design

WooCommerce Subscriptions 2.1 is out the door, after more than a year of development. It's a large upgrade and packs a ton of features, as highlighted on the features page. If you're interested in subscriptions for your website, or already run…

When you think about design, do…

Brian Krogsgard

September 22, 2016

Design

When you think about design, do you visualize IBM in your mind's eye? After reading this article from Anne Quito on how IBM is gearing up to become a large and sophisticated design company, maybe that will change. As I…

More design fun: I love duotone,…

Brian Krogsgard

September 9, 2016

Design

More design fun: I love duotone, and Sean Hervo discusses its role in web design. And if you like it too, Brody at AudioTheme has a post on how to do it, which I've noted here before, and use myself…

Twenty Seventeen is 🔥

Brian Krogsgard

September 9, 2016

BusinessDesign

I have not been stunned -- in a positive way -- about a default WordPress theme design preview since Twenty Twelve. I haven't had a major beef with any of the other default themes, but I haven't been really wowed. Twenty Ten…

Jason Zimdars believes sometimes not shipping is a virtue.…

Brian Krogsgard

September 7, 2016

Design

Jason Zimdars believes sometimes not shipping is a virtue. He goes into how one Basecamp features he designed never actually made it into the product, and what he learned from it. This quote is so good: Every feature has hidden costs. Some are…

WordPress support forums wrapping up migration

Brian Krogsgard

September 7, 2016

Design

The WordPress support forums are wrapping up a migration and upgrade to bbPress 2.x. They have long been on old forum software and the migration was much needed. It has caused planned partial downtime for several days, but with something…

Here’s some insight from Tom Harman…

Brian Krogsgard

August 23, 2016

Design

Here’s some insight from Tom Harman on BuzzFeed’s design process. I thought it was an interesting post, especially how he outlines the phases of product design (Define , Explore, Refine, Build, and Learn).

Aaron Jorbin shares his WordCamp personas…

Brian Krogsgard

August 18, 2016

Design

Aaron Jorbin shares his WordCamp personas technique he used for WordCamp US last year. Personas are regularly used in web design to make sure that you are solving your users problems, and not your own.

Here’s some insight from Tom Harman…

David Bisset

August 18, 2016

Design

Here's some insight from Tom Harman on BuzzFeed’s Design Process. I thought it was an interesting post, especially how he outlines the phases of product design (Define , Explore, Refine, Build, and Learn).

Automattic has hired a renowned designer in newly created role

Brian Krogsgard

August 18, 2016

Design

John Maeda is a well-known designer, who most recently hails from the extremely reputable VC firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Wired has a pretty good summation on his background and qualifications. At Automattic, he's filling a role they advertised…

Tables can be boring, but if…

David Bisset

August 10, 2016

Design

Tables can be boring, but if they aren't designed well they are painful to look at even on the best websites. Matthew Ström has some great tips on font, layout, and other aspects of table design to make tables easier…

I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web…

Brian Krogsgard

August 3, 2016

Design

I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web design in four minutes was clever, not because of the content, but how it's presented. I won't spoil it, so check it out for yourself.

Some developers will appreciate Josh Pollock’s…

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

Design

Some developers will appreciate Josh Pollock's article covering PHP design patterns and architectures. He also covers common patterns employed in WordPress.

WordCamp Europe takeaways

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

BusinessDesign

After a whirlwind WordCamp Europe, I've had some time to sit back and consider some of the common conversational threads. When a big group of people gets together in the WordPress space, you can start to identify what folks are…

Setting a web performance budget helps…

Brian Krogsgard

June 17, 2016

Design

Setting a web performance budget helps affect site performance; they are values you set that should not be exceeded in the design and development of a site. Brian Jackson shows what's involved in putting one together.

Regional WordCamps, WCUS 2017, and design kits

WooCommerce Subscriptions gets big upgrade

When you think about design, do…

More design fun: I love duotone,…

Twenty Seventeen is 🔥

Jason Zimdars believes sometimes not shipping is a virtue.…

WordPress support forums wrapping up migration

Here’s some insight from Tom Harman…

Aaron Jorbin shares his WordCamp personas…

Here’s some insight from Tom Harman…

Automattic has hired a renowned designer in newly created role

Tables can be boring, but if…

I thought Jeremy Thomas guide to web…

Some developers will appreciate Josh Pollock’s…

WordCamp Europe takeaways

Setting a web performance budget helps…

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