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The Designer Experience (DesignEx) team at Automattic is focused on hiring designers, onboarding new designers, and fostering the growth and development of the design team. Monika Burman wrote a great piece about their culture and community-building programs, which aren’t often featured. 👩🎨
Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2016 State of the Word, which highlights the accomplishments of the past year, and sets the direction for the year ahead for WordPress.
Matt Mullenweg has written a rare bit of in-depth insight to decision making at Automattic. The framework for his post is for balancing advice from advisors with the goals of the company, and how those things aren’t always on the same page. But it’s the internal memo he shares as an example that has the…
Brad Dickason argues speed and responsiveness are the ultimate “killer features” that ultimately made the iPhone a success at launch. Speed in checkouts, in virtual reality, and design tools are examples Brad uses. With any product, we should keep in mind what we are trying to sell to the world. It may save people time,…
It’s always great when people can get hooked up to work together. I consistently find people looking for WordPress developers, for both full time positions and contract work. Periodically, I also see folks looking for new opportunities. I’d like to start a periodic thread for these groups to get connected. To participate, simply comment on…
Nathan Barry discusses the benefits of simple “realignments” in website design versus (potentially) unnecessary full redesigns. That’s something I’ve heard a lot: if something isn’t good enough, it’s time to redo it. Sometimes that’s necessary, but more often you should use the foundation you already have to get closer to perfect. James didn’t need a…
Krissie VandeNoord, founder of North UX, talks with Cory Miller about their work in creating people-first solutions for the nuanced needs of ecommerce and membership site owners. Krissie shares her story from her early days as a designer and blogger to launching her own agency. Her work and energy will encourage you to think beyond what is to build the possibilities that make things work better.
