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{{user info
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| full name = Brandon Harris
| full name = Brandon Harris
| image name = Brandon Harris 023 - Wikimedia Foundation Oct11.jpg
| image name = Brandon Harris courage.jpg
| hover text = Brandon Harris, Senior Designer
| hover text = Brandon Harris, Senior Designer
| job title = Senior Designer
| job title = Senior Designer
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| about me = I am made of steel wool and whiskey.
| 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====
* [[wm2014:Main Page|Wikimania 2014]], Keynote Speaker

====Past====
* 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 =
| about my 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: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.
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| contact me =
| contact me =
* E-mail: bharris{{@}}wikimedia.org
* E-mail: bharris{{@}}wikimedia.org
* On irc.freenode.net (as 'jorm') in the channels #mediawiki, #wikimedia-dev and #wikipedia-en
* On irc.freenode.net (as '<tt>jorm</tt>') in the channels #mediawiki, #wikimedia-dev and #wikipedia-en
* On Mediawiki as [[m:User:Jorm (WMF)|Jorm (WMF)]]
* On MediaWiki.org as [[mw:User:Jorm (WMF)|Jorm (WMF)]]
* On the English Wikipedia as [[w:en:User:Jorm|Jorm]] as a volunteer
* On the English Wikipedia as [[w:en:User:Jorm|Jorm]] as a volunteer
* [https://www.facebook.com/jormosaurusrex Facebook]
* [https://www.facebook.com/jormosaurusrex Facebook]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brandon-harris/13/444/829 LinkedIn Profile
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brandon-harris/13/444/829 LinkedIn Profile]
* [//twitter.com/jorm jorm] on Twitter
* [//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