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What’s next for Dashicons?
First, a little history–the first icon set used in WordPress was a png/bitmap sprite. The sprite couldn’t scale, which became a problem as display resolution increased. To solve the scaling issue, WordPress version 3.8 introduced a vector-based icon set packaged in an icon font, which was the most common approach for the time. Outdated Format…
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Findings & recommendations (Site building study #5)
These are the results of a user research study investigating mental models related to building and customising a website. Results are split across five posts: Background | Segments: Bloggers · Small Businesses · Site Builders | Conclusions Key findings Big changes in software present cognitive challenges, particularly to long-term users of a product. People don’t…
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Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #5
So many good things! One of my favorite pieces shared by @youknowriad is; there were 52 contributors to GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes,…
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Learning about site builders (Site building study #4)
These are the results of a user research study investigating mental models related to building and customising a website. Results are split across five posts: Background | Segments: Bloggers · Small Businesses · Site Builders | Conclusions The research group sorted participants into three segments, based on their current understanding of how people use WordPress.…
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Meeting notes for February 6, 2018
This week, the weekly #design meeting was lead by @joshuawold. You can read the full transcript in our Slack-channel, or jump straight to the topics that were discussed by clicking the headings below. Gutenberg update Phase 2 @mapk gives a quick update on GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The…
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Learning about small businesses (Site building study #3)
These are the results of a user research study investigating mental models related to building and customising a website. Results are split across five posts: Background | Segments: Bloggers · Small Businesses · Site Builders | Conclusions The research group sorted participants into three segments, based on their current understanding of how people use WordPress.…
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X-post: Strengths and Challenges: Follow Up
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/updates: Comment on Strengths and Challenges: Follow Up
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Learning about bloggers (Site building study #2)
These are the results of a user research study investigating mental models related to building and customising a website. Results are split across five posts: Background | Segments: Bloggers · Small Businesses · Site Builders | Conclusions The research group grouped participants into three segments, based on their current understanding of how people use WordPress.…
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Design meeting agenda for Wednesday 6th February
This week’s meeting will be at 19:00 UTC tomorrow in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ #design. Here are the suggested topics: Updates GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating…
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Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #4
Are you kidding me? It’s already February! GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ has been rolling out with consistent improvements…