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<div style="background-color:#dfdfdf; border-left:2px solid #800; border-bottom:2px solid #800;padding:5px; margin:0px">'''Brandon Harris'''</div>
| full name = Brandon Harris
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[[File:Brandon Harris at Wikimania 2010.jpg|right|200px]]
| hover text = Brandon Harris, Senior Designer
I am an employee of the [[w:en:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]]. My title is "Senior Designer."
| job title = Senior Designer
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| short quote = ''"More Kirk; Less Spock."''
| about me = I am made of steel wool and whiskey.


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


===Speaking Engagements===
I can be found on irc.freenode.net in the channels #mediawiki, #wikimedia-dev and #wikimedia
====Upcoming====
* [[wm2014:Main Page|Wikimania 2014]], Keynote Speaker


====Past====
I can be emailed at bharris@wikimedia.org
* 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: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


| about my work =
This is my staff account and is considered separate from my personal account, [[w:en:User:Jorm|Jorm]].

===Work===
Here is a partial list of the things I am or have worked on:
Here is a partial list of the things I am or have worked on:


* [[mw:Winter|Winter]] - a [[mw:Beta Features|Beta Feature]] that applies several changes to the default interface (Vector), including a sticky header and modified interactiosn
** [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: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: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: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: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:Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] - a simple change to make viewing references easier
** [[mw:Timestamp Position Modification|Timestamp Position Modifications]] - trying to make the documents appear more alive
** [[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: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:Feedback Dashboard/design|Feedback Dashboard]] - a tool to view and respond to new user feedback (sent via MoodBar)
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* [[mw:Extension:TradeTrack|TradeTrack]] - a tool for WMF trademark management
* [[mw:Extension:TradeTrack|TradeTrack]] - a tool for WMF trademark management


| contact me =

* E-mail: bharris{{@}}wikimedia.org

* On irc.freenode.net (as '<tt>jorm</tt>') in the channels #mediawiki, #wikimedia-dev and #wikipedia-en
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* On MediaWiki.org as [[mw:User:Jorm (WMF)|Jorm (WMF)]]
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* On the English Wikipedia as [[w:en:User:Jorm|Jorm]] as a volunteer
* [https://www.facebook.com/jormosaurusrex Facebook]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brandon-harris/13/444/829 LinkedIn Profile]
* [//twitter.com/jorm jorm] on Twitter
* [[commons:Category:Brandon Harris|My category on commons]]
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Brandon Harris
Brandon Harris, Senior Designer
Brandon Harris
Senior Designer, Wikimedia Foundation
"More Kirk; Less Spock."

About me

I am made of steel wool and whiskey.

I am easy to find and am willing to help you in whatever way I can.

Speaking Engagements

Upcoming

Past

My work

Here is a partial list of the things I am or have worked on:

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me