A set of links and resources covering the history of the Gutenberg project, how it got started, sources of inspiration, and initial thinking.

Inspiration

A community Editor Experience Survey was conducted in early 2017, which reinforced the need for a new editing experience in WordPress.

This is a list of historical articles and products that influenced the Gutenberg project and the creation of the Block Editor.

• Parrot: an integrated site builder and editor concept for WordPress
• LivingDocs
• Apple Keynote
• Slack
• Google Sites v2

Gutenberg updates and feature overviews

• Themes of the Future, Eileen Violini (January 2021)
• Status Check: Site Editing & Customization, Matías Ventura Bausero (December 2020)
• State of the Word 2020 FSE Demo, Matt Mullenweg (December 2020)
• Embrace the Modularity, Riad Benguella (January 2020)
• State of the Word 2019 Gutenberg Demo, Matt Mullenweg (December 2019)
• Growing JavaScript Skills with WordPress at JavaScript for WordPress conference (July 2019)
• Beyond Gutenberg, Matías Ventura Bausero (July 2018)
• Anatomy of a block: Gutenberg design patterns, Tammie Lister (July 2018)
• The Language of Gutenberg, Miguel Fonseca (April 2018)
• State of the Word 2017 Gutenberg Demo, Matt Mullenweg with demo by Matías Ventura Bausero (December 2017)
• Gutenberg, or the Ship of Theseus, Matías Ventura Bausero (October 2017)
• We Called It Gutenberg for a Reason, Matt Mullenweg (August 2017)
• How Gutenberg is Changing WordPress Development, Riad Benguella (October 2017)
• Revised suggested roadmap for Gutenberg and Customization, Tammie Lister (August 2017)
• Discovering Gutenberg and next steps, Tammie Lister (August 2017)
• How Gutenberg Will Shape the Future of WordPress, Morten Rand-Henrikson (August 2017)

You can also view this Index of Gutenberg related posts for more resources.