Title: Designer Hallway Hangout – 8/20/2020
Author: Noah Shrader
Published: August 20, 2020
Last modified: August 21, 2020

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# Designer Hallway Hangout – 8/20/2020

Below is a recording from today’s [Hallway Hangout](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/13/reimagining-online-events/#comment-28503)
with some awesome folks from the community, hosted by Joen Asmussen and Noah Shrader.
This was a casual, remote meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially
a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through [https://www.meetup.com/](https://www.meetup.com/).
A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share
new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com
will help you find options in your area. where we shared ideas and demos of some
current design efforts in flight.

The topics of discussion were around the new _WordPress Design Library_, and some
of the _color refresh work _being done to the blockBlock Block is the abstract term
used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout
of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the
past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a 
single consistent API and user experience. editor. If you’re a contributor, or want
to be a contributor to the design of WordPress, you might find the content helpful!

Links referenced in the video:

 * [Figma WordPress Design Library](https://www.figma.com/file/e4tLacmlPuZV47l7901FEs/WordPress-Design-Library?node-id=0%3A1&viewport=736%2C447%2C1)
 * [GitHub colors SCSS](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/94d42311245f2a2e97bbb5086ceada0e1a467a83/packages/base-styles/_colors.scss)
 * [GitHub variables SCSS](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/master/packages/base-styles/_variables.scss)

You will need permission to view/edit the new [Figma WordPress Design Library](https://www.figma.com/file/e4tLacmlPuZV47l7901FEs/WordPress-Design-Library?node-id=0%3A1&viewport=736%2C447%2C1).
To request access, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an
end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target 
server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone
or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of“
Ping me when the meeting starts.” the [#design](https://make.wordpress.org/design/tag/design/)
channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform
[https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack
Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) 
and someone will get you added in Figma.

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[#hallwayhangout](https://make.wordpress.org/design/tag/hallwayhangout/)

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