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Lucas Cherkewski designs and thinks in tea-serving establishments all over Waterloo. He’s presented at two WordCamps previously, in Toronto last year and in Ottawa last May, both on the subject of working with developers as a client.<\/p>\n
Lucas is a full-time high school student, a job which is sometimes more demanding than the freelance gig he pulls during evenings and weekends. He\u00a0believes that humans are people, too, and that we move so quickly we forget that nowadays. Public speaking is one of his favourite activities. You can follow Lucas on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n Designing Creativity<\/a>\u00a0in the Designer<\/a> track<\/p>\n We can (hopefully) all agree that design is a fundamental process of creating websites. We\u2019ll talk about how design doesn\u2019t have to be some scary \u201ccreative\u201d thing, about how it\u2019s a skill like any other. We\u2019ll even practice it a bit.<\/p>\n I want people to learn that design isn\u2019t frightening, that it\u2019s just problem solving with a different set of tools.<\/p>\n Topically, I think it\u2019s important to dispel myths surrounding creativity and its supposedly mystic nature. I also want to encourage people to try design who might not otherwise.<\/p>\n Its ease of use and its strong sense of community.<\/p>\n Underscores<\/a> can\u2019t really be beat as a learn-by-example project. Not only is it a great starting point, but it\u2019s well maintained and a good example of how an open source project can be run.<\/p>\n Meeting new people and reacquainting myself with some familiar faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lucas Cherkewski designs and thinks in tea-serving establishments all over Waterloo. He’s presented at two WordCamps previously, in Toronto last year and in Ottawa last May, both on the subject of working with developers as a client. Lucas is a full-time high school student, a job which is sometimes more demanding than the freelance gig … Continue reading Lucas Cherkewski<\/span> Speaking Session<\/h2>\n
About Your Presentation<\/h2>\n
What do you want people to learn from your presentation?<\/h2>\n
Why did you decide to speak?<\/h2>\n
What attracted you to WordPress in the first place?<\/h2>\n
What’s your favourite plugin or theme, and why?<\/h2>\n
What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?<\/h2>\n