GitHub Universe 2019
design lead - managing a team of 4
11 months of development
237 renders
38 presentations
14 unique sponsor activations
3 simultaneous live-streaming stages
1 protest
How do you celebrate a global online community that collaborates together, but has never met IRL?
How do you merge an online profile with a real identity and make it as unique as they are?
Entry Tunnel-
Representing real time pull request data from the GitHub platform, each time an action occurred on the GitHub platform, a corresponding light would move through the tunnel, creating a live connection to the work being done by GitHub users, both at the conference and around the globe.
Mona Generator-
At the center of a sculpture garden—held by giant tentacles coming of out the ground—GitHub’s online octocat generator screens encouraged attendees to personalize their Mona-like avatar, representing themselves through the brand mascot. As an added bonus, the personalized octocats could be printed as stickers onsite and taken home, in addition to the digital version.
General Session Stage-
LED Tube surround expanding the content screens, representing pull request data on the platform.
Accessibility-
Brought to life through parents and wellness rooms, quiet workspaces, areas dedicated to bringing people together, self learning, group learning, ADA compatibility, live closed captioning, gender neutral restrooms, catering to fit all dietary needs and more.
Can sponsors get the same access to design resources to benefit the entirety of the show?
