I was inspired after seeing the header of the WordPress Foundation: a new charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project.

This particular one was created using the tags from my delicious bookmarks.

I really liked this when I first came across it. I could spend hours erm… wordling i guess. Try it for yourselves and submit one and submit it to their gallery.

The plan outlines the scope of the desired UI development for 2010 and offers a nice insight into how to conduct open-source User Interface design.

WordPress saw much success in the past with community developed UI (icon contest, graphic design component for Trac tickets, header refresh contest, etc.) However this year they are raising the bar and to my mind setting a standard by outlining and putting into motion their intentions of broadening participation, fostering communication and subsequently improving development.

• Monthly Challenges.
  Wordpress intend to run monthly challenges for UI contributors, such as Screen Layout Challenges.
• Distributed Usability Testing
  To be handled by a growing ‘UI/UX contributor team’
• Dedicated Channels of Communication
  To help foster the ‘UI/UX contributor team’ various channels of communication are being set in motion:
  • Dedicated Mailing List
  • IRC Chat: #wordpress-ui on irc.freenode.net is to provide ‘Watercooler’ Chat for UI/UX participants
  • Dedicated Blog. To be launched in due course…

http://www.mqmconsulting.co.uk

Mallett Quality Management Ltd. operates nationally, offering a broad range of food safety, quality management system, health & safety and training solutions for every type of business.

They offer consulting services to all sectors of the food industry including catering operations, food manufacturing, packaging manufacturing, storage and distribution services and analytical laboratories. ISO 9001:2008 certificated and quality driven.

I was asked to develop a new online presence for MQM which would allow the company to engage with current and prospective clients using the latest web technologies to provide a richer online portal. The company was keen to embrace blogging and engage with the industry on the latest developments and thinking.

Using WordPress as a publishing platform and Google Apps for additional services such as Email and Calendar services, MQM now boasts a complete online portal which allows the company to increase value-added service.

The new Portal now features:

• New Improved logo & branding
• Bespoke WordPress Theme Design.
• Significantly Enhanced SEO.
• Blog.
• Online Shop.
• Optional Company Extranet Facility for Clients.

Screenshots

http://www.emilyhiller.com

Emily Hiller is a London Based textile designer, specialising in the traditional technique of Macrame.

After Studying BA Multi Media Textiles at Loughborough University she went on to study MA Fashion at Central St Martins School of Art.

She has since worked in on a range of different projects ranging from designing garments for London Fashion Week to designing the window display in Topshop.

Recently she was commissioned to design and create knotted hangings and work in frames for Topshop stores in the UK.

A site was required to showcase her recent work and act as a portfolio. A WordPress site was created with an adaptation of the Viewport theme by Paul Bennett was implemented. The site focuses on the photography of her work allowing it to speak for itself.

Technology:

(X)HTML

The website renders as XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets are used to manage the styling.

WordPress

The entire site is developed in and managed using WordPress.

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