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BuddyPress design matters By Tammie Lister

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Hi, I’m a community designer

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Does BuddyPress design matter to me?

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The backstory

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Social network != community = eh?

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Like me. Like me! LIKE me. LIKE ME. LIKE ME LIKE ME!! LIKE ME!!! LIKE ME!!!! LIKE ME!!!!! LIKE ME!!!!!

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Sigh

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Build niche communities, don’t add to the noise

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Lego, lipstick and logistics

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Theme independence doesn’t kill or cure all

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Make communities with heart

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Don’t settle for default

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BuddyPress design matters for developers 1

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Understand roots

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Code pooping makes Barley sad

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Bootstrapping everything makes Dillon scared

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Make friends with a designer.

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BuddyPress design matters for designers 2

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Be Proud Become a niche designer

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Don’t design like it’s your last ever design

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Craft experiences

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Design with your ears

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Know code, know your bricks

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Play, experiment and have fun

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My experiment buddydesignlabs.com

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BuddyPress design matters for mobile 3

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Responsive isn't a passing fad

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You DO NOT need an app or plugin to be mobile

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Altogether now... BuddyPress design matters!

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But what about BuddyPress itself?

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The core team cares about design

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Design matters to the roadmap

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There’s even a place on trac :)

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Testing, Turtleshell, Status...

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DON’T kick the BuddyPress puppy, get involved with bringing it up

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Lets make this designed together

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Thank you for listening. Any questions? Tammie Lister @karmatosed logicalbinary.com