Lightning talk at WordCamp U.S. 2017 (https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/session/designing-for-the-community/)

1. Designing for
the Community
Sonja Leix | @sonjaleix

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Customizing a
WordCamp website
has many limitations.

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We advocate for good
coding practices.
We should lead by example.

4. 45 Organizers

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Develop a WordCamp theme
that is easy to customize
and accessible.

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When you design for the
community, you have to
include the community in
the design process.

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What did the Community
actually need?

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Every design project should
include a research phase!

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Pain points?
Features needed?
Design resources?

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Community asks
– More themes to choose from
– Custom page templates
– Easy setup and customization
– More flexibility
– Accessibility

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Design considerations
and our approach

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Design considerations
– Use Underscores as a base
– Make it backwards compatible
– Make it accessible

16. Wireframes

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A proactive approach
helps the community give
constructive and actionable
feedback.

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Fork our style guide
and make it your own.
https://lucijanblagonic.github.io/wceu-2017/styleguide/

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The Launch of
CampSite 2017
Theme

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Thanks to our early adopters!

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It was the natural choice to
develop a theme to benefit
the community at large.

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What community project will
you be working on next?
Collaborate and build it!

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sonjaleix.com | @sonjaleix
Sonja Leix
Designing for the Community