"If you’ve ever felt restricted by a design system [...], you may be up against common psychological phenomena that limit your thinking." Check out @donnie.damato.design's article "Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do" on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/design-...

Are you aware of the secret battle behind your browser? Watch this lightning talk from Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025, in which Thomas Beverley, co-founder of the indie browser Wavebox.io, discusses browser choice: bit.ly/4olb5ey Huge thanks again to @browserchoicealliance.org for the support!

Rebrands have a reputation for chaos, but it doesn't have to be this way. Here, Charlotte Macinnes suggests several ways to make your design system the hero of your next rebrand: zeroheight.com/blog/from-to... (And yes, this is another article I commissioned for the @zeroheight.com blog.)

Yes, AI can write components and generate documentation. But is either of those actually a good use case for LLMs in design systems? In this article, @elyseholladay.bsky.social suggests three practical ways LLMs can provide real value for design systems right now. zeroheight.com/blog/3-pract...

With ARIA, you can set and augment accessibility meta information. But with great power comes great responsibility, as Hidde explains in this talk: 👇👇👇

Design tokens promised to simplify design systems, but for many teams, they've become the biggest source of complexity instead. Check out "When design tokens become technical debt" by @murphytrueman.bsky.social, now on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/when-de...

Another article I commissioned for @zeroheight.com has gone live!

Front-end devs, non-human traffic is on the rise. Find out what AI means for the sites you build!

Yay, Systems of Harm is back! And what a fantastic guest to start with! 🤩

An extremely well-organised event with an amazing atmosphere! And just look at the lineup for this edition: @bradfrost.com, @thisisjofrank.bsky.social, @nerdy.dev, @ohhelloana.blog, @sachajudd.com, etc. 🤩 Tickets are super affordable as well, so get yourself over to Berlin! 🇩🇪

I'm so excited about the content I have lined up for the @zeroheight.com blog. The community's willingness to share both knowledge and thoughts is incredible. It's going to be a real Who's Who of design systems! Here's just one example: zeroheight.com/blog/from-gr... (by @morganepeng.bsky.social)

So inspiring *and* practical. And Chris even created this animation for the conference!

How do you build the right foundations from nothing? Start by building trust. 👇👇👇

🏆🏆 THE SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE! 🏆🏆 We've finally announced the finalists and opened up public voting for the Design System Awards. Check it out here: zeroheight.com/blog/design-...

What does refactoring CSS have in common with redecorating a new home? 🎥 Watch @ohhelloana.blog's fantastic talk on maintaining and modernising legacy CSS to find out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9JU...

Such a great talk, equally fun and insightful. 👇👇👇

"The pre-mortem was exactly what the [design system] team needed to move forward. It allowed them to voice their concerns in a psychologically safe and supportive environment." I invited @guysegal.com to share a simple yet powerful tool to plan for success: zeroheight.com/blog/the-pre...

"A grid-aware website responds to the cleanliness or dirtiness of a user’s electricity grid, i.e. whether it's currently using more renewable energy or fossil fuels." For more on this, also check out issue 9 of Branch magazine (by the Green Web Foundation): branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...

A wee reminder that I am looking for my next client. I’m a design systems and content design consultant, specialising in design systems management, documentation, general content design, and consultancy. I’ve worked with the BBC, GOV.UK, Springer Nature, NHS, The Wellcome Trust, BT and more 1/2

What an amazing way to kick off this year's conference! 😊

"As web developers, to have an impact on reducing the energy being used by the network we need to lower that baseline traffic volume. That's not something an individual developer can achieve on their own. It takes all of us." This is a really insightful read.

I invited @morganepeng.bsky.social to write a guest post for the @zeroheight.com blog, and she's written about how AI is disrupting design systems! 🤖 It's a great read, check it out here: zeroheight.com/blog/from-gr...

It was such a pleasure to work with Guy on this article! Really looking forward to hearing more about this (and to meeting you in person, Guy!) at Converge in Bristol!

The first article I commissioned and edited on behalf of @zeroheight.com is now live! And what a start: In this post, the one and only @gerireid.com explains (in simple terms!) how the European Accessibility Act impacts your design system:

I've started to support @zeroheight.com on the content side, and you'd be working with me. 😃

Issue 9 of Branch magazine (which I worked on as copy editor) is out now! branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue... Published by the Green Web Foundation, Branch is an online mag written by and for people who dream of a sustainable and just internet for all. Highly recommended reading!

Und hier ist der zweite @tailwindcss.com-Artikel von @florencemaurice.bsky.social: Tailwind bei WordPress einsetzen – von der händischen Einbindung in ein Theme bis hin zu einem Plugin, das die Tailwind-Klassen im WordPress-Editor verfügbar macht. www.hosteurope.de/blog/tailwin...

If you haven't seen them yet, the photos from @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2025 are on the PP site at pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...! I've written a big thank you post over at LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/oliver... The videos of all the talks will follow very soon!

Currently whizzing across the country to attend @frontendnorth.bsky.social! 🙌 Where can I watch the Lionesses in Sheffield? ⚽

See you there! 🙌

Jamie attended @pixelpioneers.co conference on front-end development. He felt inspired to write about his favourite talks covering accessibility, AI, legacy code, and ARIA. Highly recommended - have it on your radar for 2026! Read Jamie's highlights from 2025 here: www.studio24.net/blog/pixel-p...

This pic from @pixelpioneers.co Bristol just asks for a caption competition! What are @jackf.io and @whitep4nth3r.com talking about?

For his @pixelpioneers.co Bristol talk on animating in 2D and 3D, @chrisgannon.bsky.social created this beautiful animation. Thanks for doing this, Chris! 😍

This is a great opportunity: Apply for a diversity ticket to attend @frontendnorth.bsky.social on 10 July! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Wie erstellt man eine erfolgreiche WordPress-Homepage? 🤔 8 Mythen im Reality-Check: www.hosteurope.de/blog/wie-ers...

Less than a week since @pixelpioneers.co, and I've already got withdrawal symptoms. So I decided to go to @frontendnorth.bsky.social! 🎉 Really looking forward to it, the lineup looks great, and I've never been to Sheffield! frontendnorth.com

1 week ago already! Massive thanks to @ashn.uk, @gerireid.com, and @whitep4nth3r.com for getting us into the mood for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol. And to Just Eat for hosting the warm-up in their lovely air-conditioned office and providing refreshments! 😊

Many, many thanks to everyone who played a part in making last Friday's @pixelpioneers.co Bristol such a wonderful day: all the speakers, sponsors and supporters, attendees, volunteers, and MC @philhawksworth.dev of course! Stay tuned for the full photo gallery and the videos of the talks!

Thanks to all the speakers, attendees, and volunteers at #pixelpioneers. I’m tempted to say that was the best edition yet! Congrats @oliverlindberg.com! Hosting was a treat. You’re all lovely. (Even accounting for unread email counts)

Already on my way to Bristol again to see Zamrock legends WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc)! 😃

Well, that went alright, didn't it? 😊

I've just started setting up in the Arnolfini, and wow, the new @pixelpioneers.co venue is lush! 😍

Okay, time to kick some ass! On my way to Bristol for @pixelpioneers.co! 🎉😀🙌

Both accounts are free! 👇👇👇

This reminds me of the very first @pixelpioneers.co when we ran a web agency bootcamp in a room that basically turned into a greenhouse! 🥵🤣 The folks from Shopify popped out to get bags of ice! 🧊 CC @keirwhitaker.bsky.social

It's a scorcher tomorrow! The @pixelpioneers.co venue is fully air-conditioned but bring suncream for the breaks and afterwards!

Got carried away with the @pixelpioneers.co playlist again. 🤦‍♂️🎶

"We want users to have a fair choice about what browser they use, so independent vendors like us are free to build experiences that users want and love." The final speaker spotlight featuring Thomas Beverley of wavebox.io and @browserchoicealliance.org is now live: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

We'll be in a new venue on Friday! Can't wait to run the conference at @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social! 🤩

I interviewed all the @pixelpioneers.co speakers, here's the full list: @hidde.blog @tink.uk @chrisgannon.bsky.social @ohhelloana.blog @jackf.io @nearestnabors.com Rachel Ilan Simpson Rabeb Othmani Thomas Beverley 👉 Find the links to the Q&As in the schedule: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...