There is a current a call for submissions for designs to help kick off the WordPress.org pattern directory. This is meant to help populate the directory with a bunch of cool patterns that will be available to users immediately upon launch. Here’s the latest update on how the curation process for this initial set is working.
I love that designer Shaun Andrews approached the UX/UI work that went into creating the pattern directory with lofty ideas about democratizing design on the open web. He writes, “This is a big opportunity for designers to contribute to the overall WordPress ecosystem without having to know how to code a plugin or a theme.”
Here are the patterns I submitted for consideration: