Title: Design team weekly update 14th August Author: Tammie Lister Published: August 14, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) [Tammie Lister](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) 8:58 am _on_ August 14, 2017 Tags: [design ( 38 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/design/) # Design team weekly update 14th August The design team are now posting individual [updates each week](https://make.wordpress.org/design/tag/weeky-updates/), this post is a summary of the updates from there. If any other teams have design they need help with, please also let us know. You can either add as a comment to the post on make/design, add a comment here, or you can ask directly in [#design](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/design/) on 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/). ### Worked on/released this week: * 4.9 wrangling and [goals post](https://href.li/?https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/08/11/wordpress-4-9-goals/): [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)— > Customization transition wrangling with focus leads: [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) and [@karmatosed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) * Made [a much of issues and tickets](https://href.li/?https://make.wordpress.org/design/2017/08/04/image-widget-link-usability-testing/#comment-25416) out of the Image WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget- ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. link usability testing: [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * Gutenberg: pretty much took up my entire focus: [@karmatosed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) ### Currently working on: * New UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. mockup for “[Open Link in a new window](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/2204)”. Would love feedback: [@joshuawold](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshuawold/) * [Revisions in Gutenberg](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/2165). No mockups yet, but added some questions: [@joshuawold](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshuawold/) * Community Outreach with Processing team: [@mapk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * WP_CLI, design elements for docs: [@mapk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * Docs team feedback: [@mapk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * WP Translation Day data visualisation: [@mapk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * Speaking at WC Montreal this weekend!: [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * Page on front: [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * Attending and speaking at WC Brighton this weekend: [@karmatosed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) * Gutenberg: [@karmatosed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) ### Need help with: [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) pointed out several tickets that need help and progress – a chance for others to get involved.: * This ticket: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23328](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23328) * This ticket: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41582](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41582): recommending looking at some Gutenberg tickets for progress bar design. * [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41614](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41614): is good for some people with CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. experience * This one: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41613](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41613) * Finally, this one needs input: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41611](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41611) [Full update post here](https://make.wordpress.org/design/2017/08/07/weekly-design-updates-3/). +make.wordpress.org/core +make.wordpress.org/design ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=bluesky) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=x) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=facebook) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2017%2F08%2F14%2Fdesign-team-weekly-update-14th-august%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/design-team-weekly-update-14th-august/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fupdates%2F2017%2F08%2F14%2Fdesign-team-weekly-update-14th-august%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← WordPress.tv Moderator Update August 11, 2017](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/12/wordpress-tv-moderator-update-august-11-2017/) [Theme Review update for August 14, 2017 →](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2017/08/14/theme-review-update-for-august-14-2017/)