Creating open-source publishing tools for educators and digital publishers with a focus on outcomes over features / Interaction designer and open-source author Paul Hibbitts / 25 years in UX consulting and higher education / Projects include Docsify Starter Kits and Grav CMS Skeletons / Judgement over algorithms / Creator of Docsify-This.net, lightweight Markdown open publishing tool 🚀 #ux #systemsthinking #workflows #highered
Always learning, always designing, always building 🌱
| Web | https://hibbittsdesign.org |
| https://ca.linkedin.com/in/paulhibbitts/ | |
| GitHub | https://github.com/hibbitts-design |
| Docsify-This Project | https://docsify-this.net |
Hey fellow #GravCMS fans 👋🏻
I've just put together a small plugin called Admin Helios Refresh that gives the Grav Admin Panel theme a bit more of a modern feel — zinc dark nav, accessible blues, rounded corners, subtle shadows, and focus rings. It's Helios-inspired but works with any Grav site.
Repo is at https://github.com/hibbitts-design/grav-plugin-admin-helios-refresh — README has install instructions.
⛵️ Not sure you can travel?
OEGlobal 2026 is:
✔ In-person
✔ Hybrid
✔ Fully online
✔ 5-minute asynchronous lightning talks
There are many ways to participate.
Submission deadline: April 7 –> https://twp.ai/ImxN0y
#OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #PublicGood #HowTo #Hybrid #OER #OpenAccess #AcademicMastodon
Working on Helios-inspired Grav Admin Panel styling for the upcoming Helios Course Hub project. Coordinating zinc colours across nav, surfaces, links and badges to match the Helios theme, plus rounded corners, hover transitions, and improved type sizing - all accessible at WCAG AA. Togglable with a single setting in the plugin.👇🏼
The Grav CMS continues to impress me after all these years.
Working on a new blog topic pack:
📐 Systems-Oriented Design in Practice Pack – for when the real question isn't "what should I build?" but "where does this complexity actually belong?"
Coming soon.
NEW PREVIEW BLOG POST: The Architecture Beneath the User Experience: Design Lessons from the Grav Helios Course Hub
This is a big one, nine design principles, each circling back to the same question: where does this complexity actually belong?
ICYMI: It's happening... maybe... first pass at a possible 2026 Open Education Conference session proposal🚀
From Markdown to Open Web: Publishing and Sharing OER with https://Docsify-This.net
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgb-a8s9cBgFTaC-d2KOpYJlcsw5Mssb9RbtEDnv4kk/edit?usp=sharing
Doc open for comments/suggestions? Thinking an interactive 20 minute live session 🤔
It's happening... maybe... first pass at a possible 2026 Open Education Conference session proposal🚀
From Markdown to Open Web: Publishing and Sharing OER with https://Docsify-This.net
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgb-a8s9cBgFTaC-d2KOpYJlcsw5Mssb9RbtEDnv4kk/edit?usp=sharing
Doc open for comments/suggestions? Thinking an interactive 20 minute live session 🤔
And here are all of my Docsify projects using the Docsify v5 RC👇🏼
Docsify-This v2
https://preview-v2.docsify-this.net
Open Course Starter Kit v2, default theme
https://hibbitts-design.github.io/preview-docsify-open-course-starter-kit-v2
Open Course Starter Kit v2, new Docsify core theme
https://hibbitts-design.github.io/preview-demo-docsify-open-course-starter-kit-v2-docsify-v5-theme
Open Publishing Starter Kit v2, default theme
https://hibbitts-design.github.io/preview-docsify-open-publishing-starter-kit-v2
Open Publishing Starter Kit v2, new Docsify core theme
https://hibbitts-design.github.io/preview-demo-docsify-open-publishing-starter-kit-v2-docsify-v5-theme
Blog Starter Kit v2, default theme
https://hibbitts-design.github.io/preview-demo-docsify-open-blog-starter-kit-v2-docsify-v5-theme
🚀 Docsify v5, the no-build documentation site generator, is getting close! The newest release candidate is now available:
✅ Accessibility enhancements for sidebar toggle
✅ Fallback default language support
✅ TypeScript type definitions + ESM support
✅ Fragment identifier improvements for file embeds
✅ Better word breaking in code blocks
✅ h6 headings now included in heading selection
✅ HTML tags stripped from page titles
And much more!
Check out the RC now: https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.4
The rumours are true, course card images will be supported in the upcoming Grav Helios Course Hub 👇🏼
https://preview.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-skeleton-helios-course-hub/
GitHub repo:
https://github.com/hibbitts-design/grav-skeleton-helios-course-hub
Open Education Global
