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Archives: Talks
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Building Experiences: Design Systems, User Experience, and Full Site Editing
It’s been over a decade since Atomic Design brought the world of digital design systems into the modern era. With…
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More Than Pixels: Becoming A User Experience Designer
As our tools and our deliverables move increasingly into the digital sphere, many graphic designers are hearing more about the…
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The independent theme developer’s field guide to modern WordPress
The maturation of the block editor brought with it a major shift in how WordPress theme development was expected to…
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The Future of Themes: Designing for the Block Editor and Beyond
When designing WordPress themes, one of the biggest challenges stems from a core component of WordPress itself: the ability for…
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Hustle & Health: Creating A Culture of Wellness When Working From Home
Whether forced into a change due to the recent pandemic, or selected as a choice in pursuit of more freedom…
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Templates, Plugins, & Blocks: Oh My! Creating the theme that thinks of everything
When designing WordPress themes, one of the biggest challenges stems from a core component of WordPress itself: the ability for…
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Rethinking Themes: Embracing Atomic Design with Gutenberg
When designing WordPress themes, one of the biggest challenges stems from a core component of WordPress itself: the ability for…
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Squash & Stretch & Good UX: Using Animation To Enhance User Experience
Modern browsers, JavaScript libraries, and CSS3 have made it easier than ever to create exciting, dynamic animated experiences within web…
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Building Blocks: Atomic Design in a Gutenberg World
Gutenberg may be the latest and greatest in WordPress content building, but the concept of modular design isn’t new. WordPress…
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Be Smart & Be Helpful: Success, Generosity, and the Business of People
WordCamp Minneapolis 2018 Keynote Slides
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Designed to Sell: The Huge Impact of Small Decisions
Retailers and web designers alike can get caught up in the look and functionality of a store’s website, forgetting that…
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Cheat Code, Combo, or Power Up? Why We Use Someone Else’s Code
It may seem like a person setting up their first website has very little in common with a seasoned developer…
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How to Speak Unicorn: Design Terminology for Developers
It seems that designers and developers speak different languages: developers are fluent in How, while designers are fluent in Why.…
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Pixel Imperfect: A Practical Approach To Responsive Design
With seemingly endless new ways to browse the web, we know that responsive design is here to stay. But how…
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Beyond Whitespace: Designing for Complex Content (2016)
We’re all enamored with the minimalist websites that employ only the most essential use of color, images, and space. But…
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DIY Design: Think Like A Designer When Creating Your Site
Learn the tricks designers use to make websites attractive and effective. We’ll teach you the Most Important Question designers ask…
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But Why? Designing For Strategy
Designers and non-designers alike can get caught up in the aesthetics and functionality of a website, and forget that every…
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Make The Logo Bigger: Becoming The Client Your Developer Loves
No matter who you are, everyone seems to need a website, and that often means hiring a designer, developer, or…
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A Website Is Not A Poster: AIGA Design Workshop
In the world of print, designers have control over every point and pica, but with all the variables inherent to…
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Designing For Development: The Value Of Collaborative Design
The old “waterfall” model of design, development, and client partnerships, where projects are expected to be handed off from one…
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Motagues & Capulets: Ending The Feud Between Designers & Developers
Building anything for the web is a daunting task. Not only does one need to wrangle code languages, information architecture,…
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Discovering Design: Break It Before You Build
Whether you have experience with design, development, or are ready to build your first theme, there is a lot of…
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Beyond Whitespace: Designing for Complex Content
We’re all enamored with the minimalist websites that employ only the most essential use of color, images, and space. But…
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How To Speak Unicorn: Improving Designer/Developer Collaboration
It seems that designers and developers speak different languages: developers are fluent in How, while designers are fluent in Why.…
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Design Is In The Details: How Decisions Shape Communication
People put a lot of effort into putting a website together, but often stumble at the finish line when it…
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Designing for Development: The Value of Collaborative Design
The old “waterfall” model of design, development, and client partnerships, where projects are expected to be handed off from one…
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WORKSHOP: A Website Is Not A Poster
In the world of print, designers have control over every point and pica, but with all the variables inherent to…
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Stop Making Things Pretty And Start Designing
Design is not just about themes, graphics, or the look-and-feel of a website. We will discuss “design thinking” as a…