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From May 2010 until November 2014, I was an employee of the [[w:en:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]]. My title was "Senior Designer." My user account (now locked) was [[User:Jorm (WMF)|Jorm (WMF)]].


I am still easily findable and am still willing to help you in whatever way I can.
==About Me==
*Brandon Harris
*Lives in San Francisco
*Employee of the Wikimedia Foundation
*[http://www.gaijin.com/ gaijin.com]
*[http://www.twitter.com/jorm/ twitter]
*[http://www.facebook.com/jormosaurusrex facebook]
*[http://www.last.fm/user/jormosaurusrex last.fm]


I can be emailed at brandon{{@}}kingofnovember.com
== Project Contribution ==


==Foundation Works==
;Unless otherwise stated, any edit to this wiki by me is an act of a regular member of the community and administrator, not a legal or official action of an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation.
While at the Foundation, I worked on:

===Speaking Engagements===

* Wikimania 2014: [[wm2014:State of the Wiki|State of the Wiki]], featured speaker
* Wikimania 2014: [[wm2014:Submissions/The Athena Project: Where are We?|The Athena Project: Where are We?]]
* Wikimania 2014: [[wm2014:Virtual Community Roundtable|Virtual Community Roundtable]], panelist
* Wikimania 2014: [[wm2014:Submissions/The Athena Project: Where are We?|The Athena Project: Where are We?]], speaker
* Wikimania 2013: [[wm2013:Submissions/Flow: The future of collaboration|Flow: The future of collaboration]], speaker
* Wikimania 2013: [[wm2013:Submissions/Presentation clinic|Presentation clinic]], presenter
* Open Source Bridge 2013: [http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/1061 The "Oh Shit" Graph: What We Can Learn From Wikipedia's Editor Decline Trend], speaker
* Wikimania 2012: [[wm2012:Submissions/The Athena Project: Wikipedia in 2015|The Athena Project: Wikipedia in 2015]], speaker
* Wikimania 2012: [[wm2012:Submissions/Blacking out Wikipedia|Blacking out Wikipedia]], panelist
* Wikimania 2012: [[wm2012:Submissions/Engaging editors on Wikipedia: A roadmap of new features|Engaging editors on Wikipedia: A roadmap of new features]], panelist
* Wikimania 2012: [[wm2012:Submissions/Engage or Perish|Engage or Persish]], panelist
* Open Source Bridge 2012: [http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/867 Identity, Reputation and Gratitude: Designing for a Community], speaker
* Wikimania 2011: [[wm2011:Submissions/Identity, Reputation, and Gratitude|Identity, Reputation, and Gratitude]], speaker
* Wikimania 2011: [[wm2011:Submissions/Encouraging Participation in Wikimedia Projects|Encouraging Participation in Wikimedia Projects]], speaker

===Projects===
* [[mw:Winter|Winter]] - a [[mw:Beta Features|Beta Feature]] that applies several changes to the default interface (Vector), including a sticky header and modified interactions
** [http://unicorn.wmflabs.org/winter Prototype] - built a functional, interactive prototype
* [[mw:Flow|Flow]] - a radical re-thinking of discussion and workflow management for MediaWiki sites
** [http://unicorn.wmflabs.org/flow Prototype] - built a functional, interactive prototype
* [[mw:Search|Search]] - improvements and rethinking of MediaWiki search system
* [[mw:SecurePoll Redesign|SecurePoll Redesign]] - making the SecurePoll extension more usable and less error-prone
* [http://tools.wmflabs.org/ Wikimedia Tool Labs] - a redesign of the Tool Labs interface
* Designed the blackout screen for [[meta:English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout|the 2012 English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout]]
* [[meta:Fundraising 2011/List of appeals#Brandon Harris|Served on a banner]] for the 2011 Wikimedia fundraiser, as "Wikipedia Programmer Brandon Harris"
** Also did a [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mr4pf/i_am_wikipedia_programmer_brandon_harris_ama/ Reddit "Ask Me Anything"] as part of this
* [[w:en:User:Jorm (WMF)/Collaborative Systems|An essay about Collaborative Systems]]
* [[mw:Athena|Athena]] - a "universal" skin for Wikipedia, designed to work on mobile, tablet, and desktop resolutions and capabilities.
** [[mw:Glaucus|Glaucus]] - a mobile-focused, intermediate step towards Athena.
* [[mw:Echo (Notifications)|Echo]] - a notifications system.
* [[mw:New Editor Engagement|New Editor Engagement]] (formerly ''-1 to 100'') - a master project working on editor retention.
** [[mw:Article Creation Workflow/Landing System|Article Creation Landing System]] - a modified workflow for article creation
** [[mw:Mark as Helpful|Mark as Helpful]] - working towards 360 degree feedback.
** [[mw:New Page Triage|New Page Triage]] - a tool to make the process of New Page Patrol better
** [[mw:Article creation workflow|Article Creation Workflow]] - various fixes to make article creation better and saner
** [[mw:Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] - a simple change to make viewing references easier
** [[mw:Timestamp Position Modification|Timestamp Position Modification]] - trying to make the documents appear more alive
** [[mw:MoodBar/Design|MoodBar]] - a tool designed to encourage new user feedback.
** [[mw:Feedback Dashboard/design|Feedback Dashboard]] - a tool to view and respond to new user feedback (sent via MoodBar)
** [[mw:WikiLove/Design|WikiLove]] - a small tool for awarding "WikiLove"
** [[mw:QuickComments/design|Quick Comments]] - a small feature designed to make it easier to leave messages for users
** [[mw:GlobalProfile/design|Global Profile]]- a system designed to ease difficulty for page patrol, reduce "bite", and encourage identity within the projects
* [[mw:Extension:Interlanguage/WMF_Design_Pass|Interlanguage Design Pass]]
* [[mw:Extension:UploadWizard/2011Q2 Design Pass|2011 Q2 UploadWizard Design Pass]]
* [[mw:Extension:LiquidThreads/Redesign|LiquidThreads redesign]] - a rethinking on collaborative systems
* [[mw:Personal image filter|Personal Image Filter proposal]] - a board proposal concerning controversial content
* [[mw:Style guide|MediaWiki Style Guide]] - A discontinued work regarding MediaWiki interface consistency (replaced by [[mw:Agora|Agora]])
* [[mw:Article feedback/Public Policy Pilot/Design|Article Feedback Tool, Phase 1]] - Phase one of the Article Feedback Tool
* [[mw:Article feedback/Public Policy Pilot/Design Phase 2|Article Feedback Tool, Phase 2]] - Phase 2 of the Article Feedback Tool. (Design was modified heavily during implementation).
* [[mw:Requests for comment/Account creation|Account Creation workflows]] (includes some visual design)
* [[mw:Pending Changes enwiki trial/NovemberReleaseDesignChanges|Pending Changes Design Modifications]] - Some usability enhancements for Pending Changes (not all were implemented)
* The MediaWiki installer
* [[mw:Extension:TradeTrack|TradeTrack]] - a tool for WMF trademark management
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 12 July 2023

Brandon Harris

From May 2010 until November 2014, I was an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation. My title was "Senior Designer." My user account (now locked) was Jorm (WMF).

I am still easily findable and am still willing to help you in whatever way I can.

I can be emailed at brandon@kingofnovember.com

Foundation Works

While at the Foundation, I worked on:

Speaking Engagements

Projects

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