Wikimedia Foundation

You don't need to see the logo to know you’re on Wikipedia. The blue link, white page, and puzzle globe are beautifully simple, yet easily recognizable. Over the past 25 years, Wikipedia has built a visual identity that is unique and unlike any other corner of the internet. From a 25-year-old interface to puzzle-globe and community-made designs, Wikipedia has built a visual identity that is unique and unlike any other corner of the internet. Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has largely resisted the visual trends of the internet and attention economy. The free encyclopedia has remained minimal, data-first, and accessible. Even its latest major redesign, Vector 2022, was deliberately subtle, prioritizing consistency and trust. It's Nice That explores over two decades of Wikipedia's visual evolution, from its familiar interface to the creative ways our global community of contributors has shaped the looks. Behind the simplicity is a quarter-century of experimentation, community creativity, and a design language shaped by free knowledge. Go beyond Baby Globe and the Wikipede ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dpB8jW7P

Wikipedia is one of the best examples of what people can do when they work together towards a common mission. For more than 25 years, hundreds of thousands of volunteer editors have built one of the internet’s largest bodies of human-created knowledge. Now, as AI changes how people access and consume that knowledge, Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, is helping shape what comes next. Selena's work increasingly focuses on ensuring that AI is grounded in collective human knowledge, rather than shaped by a small number of powerful actors. Her team is exploring new ways to protect what makes Wikipedia human while strengthening the systems that allow people to share knowledge at a global scale. For this work, Selena has been recognized as one of TIME 's 2026 Executives of the Year. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dZBmMNzS

What does it take to build a Wikimedia community? In Aruba, it started with a shared goal: helping more people contribute knowledge about the island, including in the Papiamento language. The Wikipedia on Aruba pilot project engaged more than 300 participants and helped create a foundation for continued community growth. Reflect on the pilot project ➡️ https://w.wiki/STYR

Wikipedia has spent 25 years building a reputation as one of the most trusted sources on the web. Now, as answer engines rewrite how people find information online, that reputation faces a threat familiar to many publishers: ubiquity without credit. In this week's On Background, Mark Stenberg speaks with Zack McCune, the global head of brand marketing at the Wikimedia Foundation, about how the organization is responding to these threats.

Knowledge equity takes the global stage. The 81st United Nations General Assembly opens its high-level General Debate on 22 September, bringing world leaders and decision-makers together in New York. As advocates for knowledge equity, the Wikimedia Foundation will be part of the conversation, bringing the perspective of open knowledge to discussions about our shared future. Throughout the General Assembly, we’ll connect with policymakers and leaders to highlight why access to reliable, freely available knowledge – built and maintained by humans – matters now more than ever. From informed participation to equitable representation, access to knowledge helps people understand the issues shaping their lives and have a voice in the conversations around them. Follow along as the Wikimedia Foundation Policy team brings the case for knowledge equity to the halls of the United Nations.

Peace goes beyond a concept. It comes alive through communities working together to build a more equitable world. Starting on 21 September, the Wiki Loves Peace international photo campaign invites you to document peace-related heritage, monuments, museums, public art, and peacebuilding initiatives in your neighborhood. By joining the competition, you can also help strengthen the free knowledge movement and Wikimedia Commons. Organized by the Wikimedian-in-Residence at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) under the Wiki4Disarmament project, the campaign will go on until 30 October, the end of UN Disarmament Week. Join in the next steps for peacebuilding ➡️ https://w.wiki/Nboa

Some Wikimedia journeys begin with simple curiosity, but grow into a lifelong commitment to our movement. Juan “BugWarp” Kulichevsky began his journey in an unusual way. Inspired after a donation to Wikipedia, Juan decided the “coolest thing” he could do was to create an account of his own at only 10 years old. “Little did I know that this would be the start of something great”. Today, much of his work focuses on sports photography and improving the visual representation of athletes across Wikimedia projects. Beyond editing, photography, and contacting athletes to share photos from the Olympics, Juan has also played an active role within Wikimedia Argentina, serving as a board member. The joy of contributing to the free knowledge movement continues to inspire him: “I love going out on the streets with my camera and taking pictures for things that normally I wouldn’t have appreciated or even paid attention to”. Celebrate User:BugWarp ➡️ https://w.wiki/UXCV

You don't have to become a Wikipedia expert on day one. Wikipedia's maintenance page is organized by experience level, so you can choose a place to start that matches your skills and confidence. Whether you're making your first typo fix, improving citations, tackling article cleanup, or taking on more advanced maintenance, there's an entry point for you. Find the maintenance path that's right for you ➡️ https://w.wiki/4Lvc