Create Day
Create Day is an IndieWeb event, the second day of participating at an IndieWebCamp, or its own virtual event, where community members gather to share what they’re creating for their site that day, get inspired, collaborate when their projects overlap, and wrapping up with a show & tell demos session.
Upcoming
For the next Create Day event, see the Events page!
How to enjoy Create Day
pick things to make
At the start of the second day of an IndieWebCamp, organizers will encourage participants to share both what they would like to create or make for their personal sites (ideally something they can demonstrate at the demos session at the end of the day), and what they’re available to help others with, such as particular skill like copywriting, design, coding, or particular technologies like CSS, microformats2, Webmention, and other building-blocks.
Participants are encouraged to pick at least one "easy" (for them) project that they can perhaps even complete before lunchtime, and then one or more "medium" or "hard" projects that they still think they can complete before the demos session. Participants write each of their projects (and their name) on sticky notes which they post on a wall, in clusters of similar topics, features, or technologies
what to make
Make or create content or functionality on your personal website that bring you joy to view, share, or use, or maybe something just for the fun of it.
Want a personal website? Make that your first project. Many attendees will also often help beginners build and implement pieces of their own websites.
Begin with a small, incremental project that can be started and finished in one day, or even an hour (or less). Absolutely no one is judged on what they accomplish as everyone is there for fun.
Did you learn or discuss something inspiring during IndieWebCamp Day One? Start with new ideas, perhaps something you saw demonstrated on someone else’s site, or work on things you wanted to accomplish prior to attending.
Everyone has needed help with something at some point, so you’re encouraged to ask for help if you ever feel stuck or you think there must be an obvious answer to a problem or question.
Lastly, attendees are also encouraged to work on projects that will benefit both their personal websites and the broader community, such as blogging what they have learned, wikifying their IndieWeb Examples, fixing bugs in open source libraries their site uses, or even releasing new or updated software and services.
colocate and collaborate
Participants working on similar projects are encouraged to sit together, cluster at the same or nearby tables, to encourage each other, and perhaps even collaborate and test their creations together.
Share your completions and successes as you finish and ship them. Write a short blog post or note linking to your creations.
demos
We set aside an hour at the of day two for attendees to give short 2-5 minute demonstrations or talks about what they accomplished for the day.
Past Create Days
See the list of IndieWebCamps, and: