Tammie Lister

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My background includes psychology, design, development and user experience. I speak and run workshops about product, design systems, open source, community and WordPress.

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Speaking archive

2012—2026

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Across the years

Speaking archive

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2026

  1. WordCamp US 2026The Handshake Is The Roadmap: Product, Partnerships, and the Loop Between Them
  2. WordCamp Europe 2026Human in the loop means something

2025

  1. WordCamp US 2025The System is the Strategy

2024

  1. WordPress Developer HoursDeveloper Hours: Building WordPress themes with the Create Block Theme plugin
  2. WordCamp Europe 2024The art of product
  3. WordCamp Asia 2024The elements of WordPress

2023

  1. WordCamp Whitley Bay 2023Embracing Gutenberg as a Product
  2. WordCamp Germany 2023Exploring the power of generative styling
  3. WordCamp US 2023So, You Pledged to Contribute to WordPress: What Next?
  4. Hallway HangoutHallway Hangout: Community themes initiative

2022

  1. WordCamp Europe 2022Growing the WordPress design system
  2. WordFestDesigning remote (online)

2021

  1. WordCamp US 2021Tammie Lister: Let themes be themes

2020

  1. WordPress.tvTammie Lister: Custom CSS in the Editor
  2. WordCamp Glasgow 2020Tammie Lister: Dropped stitches and tangled yarn: a call to simplify WordPress
  3. WPBlockTalk April 2020Global styles: what’s in the works

2019

  1. WordCamp US 2019Tammie Lister: Thinking remotely through games
  2. WordCamp Bristol 2019Tammie Lister: Thinking in Patterns
  3. Joint FuturesLessons from growing design in the open
  4. Being BraveJavaScript for WordPress conference (online)
  5. DesignOps Conference UKLessons from growing design in the open
  6. The UX Conf, LondonThe opportunity of open source

2018

  1. WordCamp Manchester 2018Tammie Lister: Design Matters In Open Source
  2. WordCamp Belfast 2018Tammie Lister: Building for Stress Cases
  3. WordCamp Brighton 2018Panel: The Future of WordPress
  4. WordCamp Boston 2018The Gutenberg Journey
  5. WordCamp US 2018Tammie Lister: Product Design Through Stories
  6. WordCamp London 2018Tammie Lister: Anatomy of a block: Gutenberg design patterns
  7. WordCamp Tokyo 2018Tammie Lister: Gutenberg design matters: creating open source
  8. WordCamp Europe 2018The Gutenberg Team: Roundtable with the Gutenberg team (Part 2)
  9. WordCamp Europe 2018The Gutenberg Team: Roundtable with the Gutenberg team (Part 1)
  10. WordCamp Europe 2018Tammie Lister: Anatomy of a block: Gutenberg design patterns
  11. DIBI ConferenceThe user is the casualty of our design process
  12. Learn JavaScript Deeply conferenceThe experience bridge (remote)
  13. VIP workshop, NapaDiving into Gutenberg
  14. Cambridge WordPress meetupDiving into Gutenberg
  15. Brighton WordPress meetupDiving into Gutenberg

2017

  1. WordCamp Milano 2017Tammie Lister: A tale of Gutenberg usability testing
  2. WordCamp Bristol 2017Tammie Lister: People source
  3. WordCamp US 2017Kira Song & Tammie Lister: Media Matters
  4. WordCamp Dublin 2017Tammie Lister: Getting to know Gutenberg
  5. WordPress.tvGutenberg Editor Basic Features
  6. WordCamp London 2017Tammie Lister: Know Your Users
  7. WordCamp Torino 2017Tammie Lister: Know Your Users
  8. BigWP, LondonDiving into Gutenberg
  9. Webdev LDNGetting to know Gutenberg
  10. Montreal WordPress meetupKnow your users
  11. UX Scotland, EdinburghRemote UX, open source UX

2016

  1. WordCamp US 2016Tammie Lister: Design For Humans Not Robots
  2. WordPress Community Interview SeriesWordPress Community Interview With Tammie Lister
  3. WordCamp Europe 2016Tammie Lister: Emotional Interfaces
  4. WordCamp London 2016Panel Discussion: Core QandA
  5. WordCamp London 2016Tammie Lister: Design Patterns
  6. FrontEndNorth, SheffieldDesign for humans not robots
  7. Digital CroydonThinking in patterns
  8. COSCUP, TaipeiDesigning inclusive open source communities
  9. Front Trends, WarsawPixel bonding
  10. UX in the City OxfordEmotional interfaces
  11. WordUp BrightonGet involved in speaking workshop
  12. UXCamp BrightonA tale of user testing themes
  13. London SassThinking in patterns

2015

  1. BuddyCamp Brighton 2015Panel: BuddyCamp Ask Us Anything
  2. BuddyCamp Brighton 2015Panel: BuddyPress Themes Interviews
  3. BuddyCamp Brighton 2015Paul Gibbs and Tammie Lister: Fireside Chat with Paul Gibbs (part 1 of 2)
  4. BuddyCamp Brighton 2015Paul Gibbs and Tammie Lister: Fireside Chat with Paul Gibbs (part 2 of 2)
  5. WordCamp Europe 2015Tammie Lister: Mighty Morphing Design
  6. WordCamp London 2015Lance Willett, Tiago Noronha, Ben Gillbanks, Tammie Lister: State of Themes Panel
  7. WordCamp London 2015Tammie Lister: Colour Theory and Psychology
  8. WordCamp Maui 2015Tammie Lister: Theme, Don’t Be My Everything
  9. CSS Conf EU, BerlinEmotion through CSS
  10. Reasons to be Creative, BrightonStructure for creativity with pattern libraries
  11. ThemeConf, KeswickThinking in patterns
  12. Brighton WordUpContributing to WordPress

2014

  1. WordCamp San Francisco 2014Tammie Lister: Theme Review Team
  2. WordCamp Manchester 2014Tammie Lister: A Journey into Underscores
  3. WordCamp Hamburg 2014Tammie Lister: The Theme Is In The Details
  4. London SassA tale of Sass in open source
  5. Brighton WordUpBuddyPress 101
  6. MontrealGet involved in speaking workshop
  7. WP SessionsBuddyPress theme development (remote)

2013

  1. WordCamp Europe 2013Tammie Lister: The Life of a Theme
  2. WordSeshPanel Discussion: BuddyPress QandA Panel
  3. WordCamp San Francisco 2013Tammie Lister: Beyond the Default: Explorations and Experiments in BuddyPress
  4. WordCamp Norway 2013Tammie Lister: Herding Humans
  5. Digital BarnsleyHerding humans
  6. Future of Web DesignBeyond the noise of social networks

2012

  1. WordCamp Netherlands 2012Tammie Lister: Design for humans with BuddyPress
  2. WordCamp NYC 2012Tammie Lister: Express Yourself with BuddyPress Themes
  3. Inspire ConferenceDesigning for humans not robots
  4. London WordPress meetupDesigning for humans with WordPress

Audio conversations

Podcasts

Episodes where the publisher page, podcast feed or platform listing identifies me as a guest, host or participant.

2026

  1. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 130 — WordPress 7.0, Gutenberg 22.9 and 23.0

2025

  1. CrosswordPerspectives with Tammie Lister
  2. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 113 — WordPress 6.8 and Gutenberg 19.9–20.1
  3. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 119 — WordPress 6.8.2 and 6.9, Gutenberg 21.1–21.3
  4. Open Channels FMA Recap of PressConf 2025
  5. Open Channels FMFrom Founding to Funding, an Entrepreneurial Journey
  6. Open Channels FMThe Evolving Landscape of Core Contribution and Company Sponsorship
  7. WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #329
  8. WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #335
  9. WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #340
  10. WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #341
  11. WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #349
  12. WP Tavern Jukebox#153 — Tammie Lister on Modern Theme Development and Artistic Exploration

2024

  1. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 96 — Gutenberg 17.6 and 17.7, Interactivity API and WordPress 6.5
  2. Open Channels FMAI Transparency, Trust, and Ecommerce Impacts
  3. Open Channels FMBuilding Community and Driving Innovation with WordPress
  4. Open Channels FMEnterprise Strategies and Insights with Open SaaS
  5. Open Channels FMFrom a Full Stack Developer to a WordPress Product Developer
  6. Open Channels FMFrom Code to Community, Open Source Contributions Matter
  7. Open Channels FMLooking Back at WordPress Rome Core Days 2024
  8. Open Channels FMWordPress Gutenberg, the Beginning to the Present
  9. Open Channels FMWPDay at CloudFest 2024
  10. Women in WP095 — Navigating the Changing Landscape of WordPress with Tammie Lister
  11. WP Tavern Jukebox#114 — Tammie Lister on the Journey Through Design and Theming

2023

  1. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 85 — Gutenberg 16.1 and WordPress 6.3
  2. Gutenberg ChangelogEpisode 90 — FSE Testing, Gutenberg 16.7 and WordPress 6.4
  3. Open Channels FMWhy Storytelling Matters in WordPress Product Development
  4. Open Channels FMWordPress Community Uncovered: Passion, Contributions and Growth
  5. Peaceful GrowthHow to Begin with WordPress Contribution
  6. Underrepresented in TechSpeaking and the WordPress Women/Non-Binary Release Squad
  7. WP Tavern JukeboxWordPress 20th Anniversary — Episode 2
  8. WPAIDesigning the Future: AI, Art and Open Source with Tammie Lister

2022

  1. Post Status CommentsThe First Annual WordPress News Draft — European Edition

2021

  1. Hallway ChatsEpisode 156 — A Chat With Tammie Lister

2020

  1. The Open Sourcery PodcastWP HackerCast Episode 24 — The Future of Digital Experiences

2018

  1. ShopTalk ShowEpisode 298 — Gutenberg with Tammie Lister and Matias Ventura
  2. WP BuildsEpisode 80 — Gutenberg’s Design Lead, Tammie Lister, Explains What It’s All About