We all want our projects to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. We work hard on the work we produce and we want to make sure that our product is usable, appealing, and inclusive, but frequently an unintended bias or underlying assumption may turn an innocuous oversight into an inconvenience or even a barrier for the people we’re trying to reach. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to increase your product’s appeal.
On Monday evening, Durham resident Seth Vidal, 36, was cycling in his neighborhood when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Seth was a long-time member of the Durham cycling community, and a well-respected and prominent figure in the open source community (he was the lead developer of yum). As someone who regularly bicycle commutes to work, and as a contributor to the free and open source community, this hits too close to home. Here at DesignHammer it's been deeply upsetting to myself and my co-worker Robert, who also bikes to work.
DesignHammer is pleased to sponsor the fourth annual NCTech4Good Conference, scheduled Friday June 7, 2013, at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC.
DesignHammer will continue its sponsorship of the Raleigh-Durham BarCamp for 2013. This marks the seventh year for BarCampRDU and the fourth year of sponsorship from DesignHammer.
David and I had the pleasure of presenting a session on SEO in Drupal 6 and Drupal 7 at DrupalCamp Atlanta 2012. It is always a pleasure to share our passion for Drupal with other Drupalers. We had previously presented this talk at DrupalCamp Charlotte, DrupalCamp Asheville, and TriDUG.
DesignHammer's David Minton will be participating in United Way of the Greater Triangle's CEO Sleepout, on September 6–7, to draw attention to those who live in poverty in our community.
DesignHammer sponsored the third annual NCTech4Good Conference, held Friday, May 4, 2012, at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. The conference provides an opportunity for people from across North Carolina to come together and share knowledge about technologies that can advance the mission of nonprofit organizations.