In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about ethical considerations in user research, find out how to make websites easier to talk to, discover the second annual Web Almanac, and more. Continue reading December 11, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
UX Win: Workforce Software Event Page
Like many people in 2020, I’ve attended my share of virtual meetings, events, and conferences.
And I’ve had the opportunity to discover a lot of different event pages on the web.
Some online event pages make it easy to learn about an event.
I can quickly review
- Schedule
- Speakers
- Session summaries
- Dates and times
while other event pages seem to think basic event information should be a scavenger hunt for potential attendees. Continue reading UX Win: Workforce Software Event Page
How to Watch State of the Word 2020
In a typical year, the annual WordCamp US conference includes the State of the Word keynote address by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg.
State of the Word is when Mullenweg:
- Highlights WordPress accomplishments over the past year
- Discusses what WordPress users can expect in the future
- Answers questions from WordPress users
As we all can agree: 2020 is not a typical year.
There is no 2020 WordCamp US conference.
However, I was glad to learn Mullenweg will give the State of the Word keynote in a livestream event on December 17, 2020.
(Side note: I enjoyed watching State of the Word in person at the WordCamp US 2015 and 2016 conferences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) Continue reading How to Watch State of the Word 2020