This is brilliant on the fetishisation of the Welsh language and challenges it faces. "A culture cannot survive on affection alone. And a language cannot live if it is only ever encountered as a feeling."

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Parental dilemma: Do I *actually* read the 88-page PDF "Parental Guide to school admissions 2026-27" or just wing the application and hope for the best?

Did you know that there's a Slack community for digital folks in Wales? It's called Cymru Ddigidol and you can join us here: join.slack.com/t/cymruddigi... Ymunwch a ni! Join us!

We're recruiting for a Bilingual Content Designer (Welsh and English) on our team, please spread the word to anyone who might be interested! www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigit...

Short 🧵 At long last, wee have a physical copy of the book we've spent all summer writing! The 2026 election in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 will bring a bigger Senedd, a fresh mandate, and – if we choose it – a chance to break free from decades of short-term fixes and broken promises.

Teachers against libraries. What a time to be alive

If you need your day brightening up, just sit back and enjoy the way former Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies says the word "midges". You're welcome.

A lesson in why content design is absolutely essential for public services.

Buzzing from today's service patterns workshop. This is the energy, enthusiasm and passion Cymru's public sector needs! 🙌 Diolch i Liam, @adrianortega.bsky.social a @cdps.bsky.social am ddiwrnod grêt!

We still have some tickets left for tomorrow's Content Club pep talk. @imhuyorks.bsky.social and Calvin Lau will be showing how they plan to instil good content practices and upskill team members. 5pm UK time, online, free! 🌟 Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/weare...

Excited to say I'll be presenting a talk on "How to do Welsh language user research when things aren’t perfect" at #ServicesWeek next Thursday with my colleague, Tom Brame. Link to sign up in the comments if you fancy joining us 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👇

SO good to see this role in a UK Gov department. On a proper salary. Doing proper bi-lingual content design, not translation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I’m working on a project about service patterns for the Welsh public sector, building on the great work of others. I’d love to speak with someone who worked on this FutureGov project: patterns.wearefuturegov.com Any chance someone could point me in the right direction? Thank you! 😬

Mae Jack Garfinkel yn cyflwyno gweminar ar gyfer @cdps.bsky.social ar 21 Ionawr. Mae 'Anabledd, Iaith, a Dylunio' yn archwilio'r model cymdeithasol o anabledd a sut y gall eich helpu i greu cynnyrch a gwasanaethau gwell a mwy cynhwysol. digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/courses-and-...

Jack Garfinkel is presenting a webinar for @cdps.bsky.social on 21 January. 'Disability, language, and design' explores the social model of disability and how it can help you create better, more inclusive products and services. More info ⬇️ digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/courses-and-...

Proud to work with a team at Justice Digital that sees Welsh as more than a legal requirement. We've put a lot of work into the Welsh version of a new digital service. Until more people care and put the work in, users will continue to use English versions because of bad experiences.

Published some weeknotes! This time: * involving translators closer to work * accessible numbers and designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy * developing alignment through intentional conversations * National Theatre's Nye * andalusi music Have a great weekend! bit.ly/4e0z2Tb

The Welsh Revenue Authority is looking for an experienced Product Manager. It is a small, exceptionally friendly organisation doing interesting work with devolved taxation. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

An interest look at how HM Revenue & Customs approached designing a #Bilingual #Service for #Wales in this write up by Abbie Foxton. designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/05/h...