designing for wordpress: rethinking the blank canvas (wcsd edition)
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Designing for WordPress
Rethinking the Blank Canvas
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Kevin ConboyDesign & UI Engineer
AW WordPress.com J Jetpack V VaultPress K Akismet P Polldaddy G Gravatar I Intense Debate
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This talk can:
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This talk can:Help web designers understand WordPress better
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This talk can:Help web designers understand WordPress better
Help WordPress developers understand designers better
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This talk can:Help web designers understand WordPress better
Help WordPress developers understand designers better
Help clients understand what to ask for when hiring a WP designer
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This talk cannot:
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This talk cannot:Teach you how to design or code
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This talk cannot:Teach you how to design or code
Help you with SEO
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This talk cannot:Teach you how to design or code
Help you with SEO
Magically fix your blog with blog magic
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What I’m talking about when I talk about design
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What I’m talking about when I talk about design
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WSaturday, March 23, 13
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WLearn what WordPress is capable of
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WEmpower users with the control WordPress offers
Learn what WordPress is capable of
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WEmpower users with the control WordPress offers
Learn what WordPress is capable of
Adapt community-provided tools as you see fit
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WEmpower users with the control WordPress offers
Learn what WordPress is capable of
Adapt community-provided tools as you see fit
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Show of hands.Are you currently or have you ever been afflicted with the condition known as being a web designer?
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Designers like to feel in control.juanpg
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Designers like to feel in control.juanpg
Saturday, March 23, 13
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Designers like to feel in control.juanpg
Saturday, March 23, 13
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Designers like to feel in control.juanpg
Saturday, March 23, 13
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You’re building for WordPress,which really means your users are in control.
alternatekevSaturday, March 23, 13
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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What are we talking aboutwhen we talk about control?
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Designing screens vs. building design systems
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Designing screens vs. building design systems
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Designing screens vs. building design systems
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Gather the bits.124330160
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Cultivate.justusthane
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WordPress, Open Source & the GPL
Providing you the flexibility to adapt existing tools to your own needs
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WordPress, Open Source & the GPL
Providing you the flexibility to adapt existing tools to your own needs & in turn, empower your users.
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