Big shoutout to @simonmackie.uk, who's bringing his team of content designers from the Avon and Somerset Police to @pixelpioneers.co again! 🙌 ➡️ Wanna join them? Check out the schedule and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

Prioritisation can quickly become less about managing tasks and more about managing trade-offs. Charlotte MacInnes introduces a three-lens framework to guide prioritisation decisions for #designsystems that deliver real customer value. Read it on @zeroheight.com: zeroheight.com/blog/balanci...

🚨 1 month to go! This time, @pixelpioneers.co Bristol will feature @rachelandrew.bsky.social, Christine Vallaure, Nick Lewis, @morganepeng.bsky.social, @heydonworks.com, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social, Candi Williams, Kardo Ayoub, and @debugbear.com's Matt Zeunert. Plus MC @brucel.bsky.social!

5 effective ways to build accessibility documentation into your design system When working with the design system team at the Bank of Montreal, Jennifer Chadwick used built-in @zeroheight.com features to clearly show how people with disabilities interact with components and patterns.

Candi Williams is bringing the words at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026 — with a talk on how language shapes great UX. Because every button label, error message, and tiny bit of copy is doing more work than you think. 👀 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

Christine Vallaure is covering how to bridge the gap between UI design and code at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol this year. A talk for anyone who wants fewer handoff headaches and more shared understanding between designers and devs. 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

It's so great to see who's coming to @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June. We already have attendees from Mozilla, World Pay, Mayden, UWE, AQA, Ecotricity, various gov.uk departments, a bunch of content designers from the police, freelancers, etc. 😃 Join us? pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

Elyse's tactical guide to the 3 areas she thinks you should be focusing your #designsystems efforts on right now is essential reading for anyone in this space: zeroheight.com/blog/ai-in-d... Elyse also covers the same topic in this episode of her On Theme podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2417527/epis...

Fancy attending @pixelpioneers.co (Bristol, 19 June) for free? 😀 The deadline to apply for a diversity scholarship is next Tuesday! Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible. Check out the full details at: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist... Please share! 🫶

Disabled states are everywhere. But they're not accessible. So why are we still using them? 😵‍💫 In this article on @zeroheight.com, Chela Giraldo unpacks her frustration with disabled states and suggests 7 patterns to use instead in your design system to actually help people: #designsystems #a11y

Did somebody say Just Eat? 😀

Get to know the @pixelpioneers.co 2026 speakers! So far I've interviewed @rachelandrew.bsky.social, @morganepeng.bsky.social, @sustainable-dev.bsky.social, @christinevallaure.bsky.social, and @heydonworks.com. Check out the speaker spotlights at pixelpioneers.co/blog There are a few more to come!

"The question isn't whether to use AI to generate a design system – it's how to use it well." In this post, @kevincoyle.bsky.social gives his take on building #designsystems with AI in a way that keeps humans in the loop. Read it on @zeroheight.com:

New @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight! 🙌 In this Q&A, @heydonworks.com shares how writing music directly in HTML has revived their passion for the web, why they're not a fan of tonejs.github.io, and why their 12 principles of web #a11y struck such a chord: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

Our community partner (and 2024 speaker) @scott.is has put together a fantastic free and open-source Mindful Design Toolkit. Scott says, "The files and documents in this toolkit represent the bulk of useful artifacts that I think have a place in a modern, ethical design practice."

In this @zeroheight.com webinar, @pixelpioneers.co speakers @morganepeng.bsky.social and @lurkmoophy.bsky.social, together with @natalyathree.bsky.social, discuss the lack of resources in #designsystems: watch.getcontrast.io/register/zer...

I'm really gutted to be missing this, but you should all go. It's a fantastic event, and the last one, so snap up the remaining tickets and make your way to Leeds!

Meet @christinevallaure.bsky.social and find out what you can expect to take away from her @pixelpioneers.co talk in Bristol on 19 June:

In this talk, @zeroheight.com's @lurkmoophy.bsky.social will argue for de-commodifying #designsystems entirely: 👉 breaking them down into their constituent parts and positioning them as core product infrastructure. Join us: 🗓️ 19 June 📍 Bristol 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

There are just over 2 weeks left to apply for Pixel Pioneers diversity scholarships. Don't miss this chance to attend the conference: 👇👇👇

Happy May Day! This means Pixel Pioneers is now next month! Come and join us?

50 days to go! @pixelpioneers.co is back in Bristol on 19 June, this time covering: 🚀 Browser support 🧑‍💻 UI layouts 🌱 Web sustainability 🤝 Accessibility 𖨆𖨆𖨆 Better collaboration ✍ Content design 🎵 Music with HTML 📈 Web performance 🧩 Design systems Tix: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

How should you think about using Baseline (web.dev/baseline) to inform your browser strategy? 🤔 At @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June, @rachelandrew.bsky.social will answer this question and more. Don't miss it!

Please help us raise awareness of the @pixelpioneers.co diversity scholarships. 👇🏿👇👇🏽

"Teams that take #designsystems best practices seriously treat documentation as infrastructure, not a launch deliverable you forget about." In this post, @murphytrueman.com explores why docs often become a bottleneck and how to build maintenance into the workflow. Read it on @zeroheight.com:

@jesslynnrose.bsky.social Hey Jess, I love the idea of Bad Website Club (congrats on the launch)! I was wondering if you could let your learners know about @pixelpioneers.co and our diversity scholarships in particular? pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...

📢 Speaking at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June are: @rachelandrew.bsky.social @morganepeng.bsky.social @christinevallaure.bsky.social Kardo Ayoub @heydonworks.com Nick Lewis Candi Williams @lurkmoophy.bsky.social @debugbear.com's Matt Zeunert 🎟️ Tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

📣 I'm delighted to welcome a new partner to @pixelpioneers.co: Meet @debugbear.com! 🙌 Founder Matt Zeunert will present a lightning talk on web performance metrics at the conference in Bristol on 19 June. 👉🏼 Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

To mark #EarthDay, I interviewed @sustainable-dev.bsky.social ahead of his @pixelpioneers.co talk! pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker... Nick shares how a glacier trip got him into web sustainability, what his work involves, why green choices can lead to smarter digital design, and more.

If you still don't have a ticket for @beyondtellerrand.com in Düsseldorf, get a move on. It's one of the best tech conferences: always a great schedule, always a great atmosphere. I'm so gutted I'm not able to make it this time. The FOMO has already started. 😭 beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...

What happens when you take art and try to fit it into a smoothly running, well-structured design system? Well, problems, mostly. But don't despair! In this article on @zeroheight.com, Molly Nye shares 8 tips that can help when building an illustration system: zeroheight.com/blog/8-tips-...

📣 I'm very excited to announce that @brucel.bsky.social will MC @pixelpioneers.co Bristol this year! 🙌 A veteran of the browser wars, many a standards skirmish, and an #a11y apocalypse or two, Bruce now leverages synergies for @vivaldi.com. 🎟️ Schedule and tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

What are you waiting for? Get your tickets and save some cash! 😀

Hidde has done it again! 💥 Read this to learn how to build greener components for your #designsystems. Now on the @zeroheight.com blog:

Bring your team or a bunch of friends to @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June! 💷 Save 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets, and save an additional £45 per ticket if you snap them up before this Sunday: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

ICYMI, we added the final core speaker to the lineup for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol (19 June!). Kardo will share how his personal experience changed the way he sees design (literally and figuratively). #a11y #accessibility #inclusivedesign

📣 Here's the final core speaker for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol! Product and experience designer Kardo Ayoub will share his deeply personal story as a designer with a major visual impairment. 👉🏾 Read the talk description & get your tickets (before the price goes up): pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

ICYMI, here are 5 more articles that I commissioned and edited for @zeroheight.com. Let's see what's in this #designsystems digest: 👀 What hiring managers are really looking for in design systems designers (by @nessgrixti.bsky.social): zeroheight.com/blog/what-hi...

I'm excited to welcome another new community sponsor to this year's @pixelpioneers.co Bristol (on 19 June)! 👉 Meet Grandma Knows – conversational web analytics: grandmaknows.com?utm_source=p... Many thanks to Sergei Golubev, who's also behind @theschoolofux.bsky.social, for the support! 🙏

"Combining #designsystems and #a11y teams is like having two oxen pull a plow. Together, they can pull far more than either could alone." Over on the @zeroheight.com blog, Daniel Henderson-Ede suggests 3 strategies that he developed, which have improved how the teams he's worked with collaborate:

Our new community partner @set.studio is behind the consistently great @piccalil.li. Check out their excellent courses: ✅ Complete CSS, by @bell.bz 🧠 Mindful Design, by @scott.is 🙌 JavaScript for Everyone, by @wil.to Each one is currently available at a 20% discount. Go, go, go! piccalil.li

I'm back on the @zeroheight.com blog with a post about improving design systems with linting. It covers the full why, what, and how. We often lint codebases, and many of the benefits transfer to design systems, helping ensure long-term viability. zeroheight.com/blog/how-to-... #DesignSystems

Well, I did not know that. One of Aphex Twin's sisters is the Welsh climate change minister! 😲

Here's another @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight! 🔎 In this Q&A, @christinevallaure.bsky.social gives us her take on how to build a great digital product in 2026, how she approaches vibe coding, what makes up her current tech stack, and more: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

Today is my last day with the Deno team 🦕💖💔 I know they're gonna keep making awesome things. But now *I* need to make awesome things for someone else! If you're looking for a DevRel with a JS focus and extra sparkle, get in touch!

I'm excited to announce that @lurkmoophy.bsky.social of @zeroheight.com will present a lightning talk at @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June! ⚡ They will discuss why #designsystems, as we know them, need to die. 👉 Read the talk description & get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

"Behind every organized grid of components lies a strong business case that impacts engineering velocity, predictability, and even readiness for the next wave of AI-powered product development." Read Charlotte MacInnes's latest #designsystems article on the @zeroheight.com blog:

It's coming together nicely. Nearly there... 👀 pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

Super chuffed to have @set.studio on board as a community sponsor for @pixelpioneers.co this year! If you haven't bookmarked @piccalil.li yet, it's about time. And do check out their excellent courses, by @bell.bz himself, @scott.is (another community partner!), and @wil.to: piccalil.li/courses/

3 months to go! Join us for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June. This time covering: 🚀 Baseline & browser support 🧑‍💻 Web layouts 🌱 Designing & building low-carbon websites 𖨆𖨆𖨆 Better collaboration between devs, designers & PMs ✍ Language as the key to great UX 🎵 Making music with HTML More TBC!