https://designbeyondbarriers.com Nice Accessibility Guide made by Anton&Irene

HEY friends, a new post for you!! Microsoft finally dropped the 'moonshot' metaphor it's used for its climate goals since 2020. What the hell happened? And how it is still managing to skew its climate story using accounting tricks? Have a read!! -->> ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...

I had an absolute blast designing the titles and festival identity for @beyondtellerrand.com! I digged deep into my love and early inspirations of web 1.0 / 00's design aesthetics. I channeled David Carson, DesignisKinky, k10k, Designers Republic and more to make a fun, visuallyOTT set of designs!

Fascinating to see so many self-proclaimed "AI experts" when the tools and technology have been publicly available for less than 3 years. Meanwhile, after more than 17 years of web design, I still have imposter syndrome.

When someone warns you of a potential danger and they're right, as Tristan Harris was years ago about social media, and the same person starts warning you of another potential danger, like AI, it's wise to listen. www.ted.com/talks/trista...

today’s joker moment: the app store promoting earth day above an ad for temu

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"Generative AI reminds me of single-use plastic: no one asked for it, everyone lives fine without it."

What if, instead of investing billions in AI, we built a European train network? Here is Starline, a vision by the think tank 21st Europe Isn't that what we all need, rather than robots writing copy for LinkedIn? Isn't this an truly exciting vision of our future?

Durable technology is such an important issue. I still have my iPhone SE, which I bought in 2016. I want to keep it forever. I have no need for new features. What I have is enough.

In a world of generic templates and AI-generated designs, visual design is a superpower. With new tools, anyone can create. But when everyone uses the same tools, it’s vision and craft that make the difference. The demand for work that feels distinct, thoughtful, and human has never been higher.

Great to see https://wetheknot.com that I've designed and built showcased on siteinspire 🤩

Better than the Super Bowl Halftime Show: The American Sign Language Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Before: A squarespace website, carbon rating D, basic design. 😑 After: Organic and intuitive design, carbon rating A, powered by @getkirby.com with custom TicketTailor integration. 😀 🦋 omvedgardens.com P.S: Actively looking for new projects to take in 👋

"To own our minds individually, we must own cloud capital collectively." 'Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism" - Yanis Varoufakis One of the most important books of our time. We need public service cloud solutions or we will all become digital serfs, if we are not already.

SolarAid's website cover is a clever design. But the image size could be reduced by 96% to speed up loading and reduce carbon footprint. This is one of the most common oversight I notice when assessing website impact.

Adding eco-mode and accessibility widgets on top of a website is like using a paper straw on a plane. Useless. I was really sad to see that extra layer on a great French publication website, because it also makes their design look bad. Such a shame for a publication about graphic design..

AI or not AI? 🤖 Can an AI tool ever be aligned with an ethical and sustainable web? I've talked with exactly.ai, a genAI tool going in an interesting direction because it aligns with my values about what the web should be. exactly.ai/community/us...

The fact that, following the DeepSeek ascendancy, uranium stocks fell 11% (on the 'fears' that the vast expansion of data centres may be unnecessary, rendering nuclear power less attractive), reveals how deeply in the void of madness crazy the stock market had fallen...

Succinct.

The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control. Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Tim Cook hanging out at Trump's inauguration feels like a bad sign

We tend not to consider or prioritize durability and resiliency in digital design/development work. I think we should. bradfrost.com/blog/post/du...

I've been using @getkirby.com for 5 years now and I am still deeply in love with it. I've found a tool that also brings me joy in the process of building websites because it's simple, elegant, versatile, durable and powerful. More on @heylow.world last article: heylow.world/blog/kirby-m...

CSS is a web standard so the CSS you wrote today or even ten years ago, will Just Work™️

The 2024 Web Almanac is out with a big chapter on Web Sustainability - which haven't had time to read it fully yet. Are there any sustainable/low-carbon web designers and developers out there in the vastness of this blue sky? 👋

The web doesn't have to be a monoculture of tools built solely by the big tech corps in Silicon Valley, bowing down to the Donald, Elon and their crypto Bros. There is another way. A web that is also made in Europe 🇪🇺. Filled with small and independent businesses. european-alternatives.eu