Hello there, fellow digital publishers and educators 👋🏼

Welcome to HibbittsDesign.org – where over two decades of experience in software interaction design, higher education, and founding one of Vancouver's earliest human-centered design consultancies converge.

Whether you're a digitally savvy or curious open publisher, educator, or creator, HibbittsDesign.org offers open-source software to help you fully harness the platform-independent nature of Markdown while enhancing the experience for both authors and their audiences. For those seeking personalized guidance, Paul Hibbitts also offers additional professional services & support.

You can also explore materials on Markdown publishing and UX design, building open-source projects & online learning insights that Paul has curated and authored.

Fostering positive experiences in open-source

Can people love working with open-source projects the way they love a favourite song? That emotional connection — for users and contributors alike — drives how Paul views and creates software, informed by his extensive experience in interaction design and higher education.

Paul leads with outcomes over features, and strives to make tools both enjoyable and valuable in every open-source project. Explore 8 practical guidelines of this approach →


Open-Source Software to Empower Digitally Curious Open Publishers, Educators, and Creators

Three hand-drawn abstract icons on a flowing, multi-coloured background suggesting digital waves. The first icon represents 'open', the second icon represents 'empowered', and the third icon represents 'publishing.’

Docsify-This Open Source Web App & Project

Docsify-This helps a broad range of publishers, educators, and creators quickly leverage standard Markdown text files for rapid open publishing and content sharing, with a point-and-click interface and no website setup required — making open publishing more accessible and enjoyable. It was named a finalist in the Open Infrastructure category for the 2024 Open Education Awards for Excellence.

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A screenshot of the Web Page Builder user interface of Docsify-This.

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Check out a Preview of Docsify-This v2 at preview-v2.docsify-this.net

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Docsify Open Source Projects

**Docsify.js.org** (which has over 28K GitHub ★s) is a unique documentation-style site generator that automatically generates a Website directly from Markdown with no build process required.