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Gloria Antonelli fits the current definition of a UX Unicorn \u2013 a web designer\/developer with UX chops. Gloria attended her first UX workshop \u201cElements of User Experience\u201d in 2004. Now an advocate of Lean UX, Gloria infuses her skills in rapid prototyping, front end development, user testing, and ideation within the WordPress design process. Her expertise also spans CSS, IA, Content and Documentation Strategies.<\/p>\n
Gloria started presenting about the web in 1998 at local and national conferences and workshops. She began working with WordPress in 2006 and has been delighted to share her knowledge at WordCamps in Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee. Happiness for Gloria besides researching UX trends, Mobile and App development is scuba diving in exotic locations.<\/p>\n
Gloria will be presenting\u00a0Be a Lean UX Team Machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Years ago when I was teaching web development to Chicago creative professionals, I found myself saying \u201cyou can do this with WordPress faster by downloading a theme or adding a plugin.\u201d WordPress was easier that building from scratch. It has really grown and continues to create better web solutions.<\/p>\n I first learned about WordPress during Peter Merholz’s (credited with coining the word \u201cblog\u201d) 2-day \u201cDesigning the Complete User Experience\u201d workshop in 2006. I was building web sites since 1998, but started adding WordPress blogs to client sites in 2007. I also added WordPress to my training curriculum that same year. Ah, those were the \u201cpre-child theme\u201d days of hacking away at themes and hard-coding navigation.<\/p>\n A new WordPress user today has so many learning options compared to when I was first started. My most important tip is to keep yourself open to continuous learning from many sources and to look into complimentary web design skills. Don\u2019t have tunnel vision. User experience is also so important!<\/p>\n Build a collaborative team, learn from the start-up community and most importantly build something that people actually want.<\/p>\n As I have spoken at a number of WordCamps since 2011, first I would say I like sharing my knowledge about web development in the context of the WordPress environment. Second, I love learning from other WordCamp presenters. There is always more to learn!<\/p>\n Twitter: @GloriaAntonelli<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gloria Antonelli fits the current definition of a UX Unicorn \u2013 a web designer\/developer with UX chops. Gloria attended her first UX workshop \u201cElements of User Experience\u201d in 2004. Now an advocate of Lean UX, Gloria infuses her skills in rapid prototyping, front end development, user testing, and ideation within the WordPress design process. Her … Continue reading Gloria Antonelli Speaker Interview<\/span> Interview<\/h2>\n
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What advice would you give someone who\u2019s building a business around WordPress design or development?<\/h3>\n
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