Wikimedia Product Design Team. Designing for @Wikimedia, @Wikipedia and beyond.

San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2014
In exciting news, the @Wikimedia's Design System team has unveiled the new system Codex in version 1.0 for wide usage. Get the best and latest in design and engineering resources and tools, #a11y compliance, and multilingual & #i18n support. Backed by us in @WikimediaDesign.
Excited to announce Codex 1.0 – the new design system for @Wikimedia. Providing more equitable experiences for all Wikimedians & streamline the design and building of consistent user interfaces. The Design Systems Team is not just making changes – we're setting new standards.
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Have a look at @Wikimedia's draft for its Annual Plan 2023-2024 under lens of inclusion. Technical part: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki… The full plan: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki…
Today, as we celebrate #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, @Wikimedia's vision of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge is perfectly aligned. Join us as we unite forces and break down further barriers. #GAAD #DiversityAndInclusion
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Today, as we celebrate #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, @Wikimedia's vision of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge is perfectly aligned. Join us as we unite forces and break down further barriers. #GAAD #DiversityAndInclusion
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Highlighting among other parts, our community and human-centered design measurements of this multi-year design process…
Design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign buff.ly/3GxYikq
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Exit your comfort zone, learn, and grow. Beta Kots, former product design intern at the WMF, tells about how her internship helped her grow. design.wikimedia.org/blog/20… medium.com/@wikimediadesign/…
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In our latest blog post, Sneha Patel, Lead UX Designer for the Structured Data team, explains how searching has improved on Wikipedia. design.wikimedia.org/blog/20… uxdesign.cc/improving-search…
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Have you already had a look on how @derrellwilliams brought 26 people, 5 continents, 14 countries, 9 time zones together? And how he applied #designthinking to planning of such team offsite… design.wikimedia.org/blog/20…
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We are #hiring. Come join us as Lead User-Experience Designer!
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Hat tip to our former member Alex Hollender!
Design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign alexhollender.com/wikipedia-… h/t @andersnoren #design #uxuidesign #ux #webdesign
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Discover how @WikimediaDesign planned an offsite that united team members from 5 continents, 14 countries, and 9 time zones. Read how it improved collaboration and fostered a culture of creativity in this inspiring read by @derrellwilliams: design.wikimedia.org/blog/20…
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Congratulations to everyone involved in the Design team at @Wikimedia Foundation & to the dedicated @Wikipedia volunteers worldwide who collaborated on this fresh new look. The exciting update was made possible by the strong focus on design research and UX in the entire process.
It is a big day for Wikipedia: We are getting a new look! 🎉 For the first time in 10+ years, and during our 22nd birthday month, a series of updates to English Wikipedia’s desktop will make the site more welcoming and easier to use for everyone! Explore the changes🧵⬇️ (1/9)
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In 2003, Wikipedia held a logo design contest. Here are four of the finalists:
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Discover insights on why we've been creating and how we crafted a richer and enhanced #designsystem: Codex, Design System for Wikimedia. Follow us on the journey to elevate the #design landscape of one of the largest open knowledge communities. diff.wikimedia.org/2022/12/2…
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On using a feminist framework to understand harassment on @Wikipedia and build products that make Wikipedia safer for all genders… design.wikimedia.org/blog/20… by our own Aishwarya Vardhana
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Designing a customized and distraction-free reading experience lead to more #inclusion on Wikipedia. Read why in this article by @ItsJazTanner and me: uxdesign.cc/hey-check-out-th…
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Hey, check out this egg-laying wool-milk-pig — said no one ever. @scblr and @ItsJazTanner just published an article on how designing for customization led to inclusion on Wikipedia, and what an imaginary animal has to do with it. wikimediadesign.medium.com/h…
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Chasing this outcome is usually futile because an ideal outcome never exists. When it comes to product design, however, there are areas where as a team, we aren’t willing to compromise: designing more inclusive products.
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Take a look at the article and read about some of the steps we took to develop a design approach that reflects that ideal. Or at least attempt it…