Had a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with @bell.bz and @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social in the latest episode of Unfinished Business. We talked about indie publishing; pivoting to side-hustles; music & vinyl; and tried to answer how one becomes a web designer nowadays. unfinished.bz/episodes#ep-...

You should come to @londonwebstandards.org #sotb2026 Early bird tickets are £70 And if you can’t afford it apply for a diversity ticket 2026.stateofthebrowser.com

Thanks for link @bell.bz! piccalil.li/the-index/123/

Don't forget Service Design Breakfast at @clearleft.com on Thursday! Free, friendly chatting about all things service design. servicedesignbreakfast.com #Brighton #serviceDesign

Don't forget Service Design Breakfast at @clearleft.com on Thursday! Free, friendly chatting about all things service design. servicedesignbreakfast.com #Brighton #serviceDesign

At @clearleft.com we've just bought tickets for the brilliant #TalkUX conference for a day of fantastic #ux speakers in #Brighton. It's organised by LadiesThatUX as an inclusive event, so be assured that everyone - including men - is very welcome! Use FRIENDOFLTUX10 at talk-ux.com#ticket

I made a commitment, required of me by NHS gender identity clinics, that I was to live full-time in my acquired gender for the rest of my life. I honour that commitment 100%, and refuse to comply with a court that has no expertise in trans healthcare and chose not to hear any experts.

In other news, 11 days after they broke it, Virgin Media finally fixed our TV and internet connection.

Sad to hear tech pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley has passed away. If you've never heard her story it's remarkable: open.spotify.com/episode/37sZ...

The kids are bereft. Cast asunder. In the process of connecting next door Virgin Media have knackered our TV and internet. No engineer until Tuesday, and that’s after me kicking off about them saying Thursday.

I bloody well hope so... this anti-trans dogma is vile and dehumanising, and has real world consequences on a great many people.

If you see a site that is age-blocked because of the UK Online Safety Act, and you think it shouldn't be, you can report it here to build a body of evidence for reform. (eg. DMing here on Bluesky is blocked) www.blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks

I can’t imagine there’s anyone who hasn’t bought this wonderful EP, but just in case, now would be a patricularly good day to do it

My MP (Clive Betts, Labour, Sheffield South East) wrote to me on Friday to tell me he is preparing to write to the Minister for Women and Equalities. I sent him this update on everything that’s happened since we spoke earlier this year.

Got me a new stylus and now I'm treating it to some old school drum n' bass. Lovely. www.discogs.com/release/1588... #vinyl

This cracks me up the more times it repeats. @bevan7.bsky.social is a slapping genius! #bass #mariokart

No context needed for this I reckon

Margarita time is now 8.30pm on a Sunday.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Ah just heading up to London to find I've missed Film and Comic Con 25 by a couple of days. Anything else good on this week? Writing/movie convention wise?

This morning England were 88-5. They are now 388-5. Years of watching England bat by peeking through my fingers* says this is not how it's supposed to be. Not that I'm complaining. Still 200 behind India, mind you. #ENGvIND #cricket * who knew there's an emoji for that? 🫣

Love me a bit of Whitelands. #music #shoegaze

Remember folks, it's Service Design Breakfast at @Clearleft's place tomorrow morning, and we've got a great new speaker. Come along for free and friendly chat. servicedesignbreakfast.com #brighton #serviceDesign

Remember folks, it's Service Design Breakfast at @Clearleft's place tomorrow morning, and we've got a great new speaker. Come along for free and friendly chat. servicedesignbreakfast.com #brighton #serviceDesign

One of my favourite critical questions to come out of the @leadingdesign.bsky.social event in New York is: *Who are you leaving behind?* GenAI could potentially ease the entry of junior designers into the profession, but at what cost? leadingdesign.com/new-york-202... #AI

Don't forget Service Design Breakfast Club next week, and we've got another great speaker. Sign up for free and join us on Thursday at @clearleft.com 's studio. servicedesignbreakfast.com #servicedesign #brighton

Currently preparing to interview an actual celebrity on unfinished.bz! (And I don't mean @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social)

Earlier this year we convened forty design leaders in New York to shape a shared vision for the future of design leadership in a world of AI. We came up with a series of critical questions to ask of ourselves and our organisations. These are my thoughts... clagnut.com/blog/2444

Ooh look (listen) it's episode 2: Accidental specialisms – @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social and I talk about the pros and cons of specialising. unfinished.bz/episodes

Now we have text-box in CSS, understanding font metrics is even more important so you know what you’re trimming. This is a very handy little website that allows you to upload a font that you plan on using, along with a Google font picker. vertical-metrics.netlify.app

Reading this from @genmon.fyi and nodding all the way through, including the update at the end... www.interconnected.org/home/2025/01...

Brilliant band - can’t wait to see them live again.

Another weekend at the K2 in sunny Crawley

Test ride e-bikes and cargo bikes in Hove Park next Friday... 🚲

My good friend @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social and me have decided to host a podcast. To be more precise, Andy is resurrecting the Unfinished Business podcast and I’m joining him. It'll be about design, business and agency life. Better than that, though, is our plan for splendid guests.

At @clearleft.com we design UX London to provide the best training for *our* staff, so I'm pretty confident it'll work for you and your teams too! BUT ticket prices go up at midnight TONIGHT, so grab them while you can. 2025.uxlondon.com Use discount code JOINRICH for 20% OFF! 👈 #ux #uxdesign

At @clearleft.com we mean it when we say "accessibility isn't an add-on; it's built-in, it's a fundamental aspect of our design philosophy." Neither are we perfect – there's always new things to learn – but that's also why we love what we do. clearleft.com/thinking/glo... #a11y

Alright, we're actually doing this open working thing. We're going to work on projects, for real clients who are set up to make people's lives tangibly better. We can only do that if it works financially though because we've got mortgages etc. Your support will make this happen.

"you can stand out as a designer by learning to code. I’m not talking about writing production code with developers here. [...] I’m talking getting a good understanding of How Things Work" Wisdom (as ever) from @bell.bz piccalil.li/blog/the-tim...

These regulations are well-intentioned but bad law as they stand. I'm glad someone is challenging the problematic bits to make this work as intended, i.e hold the likes of Meta to some kind of account for the abusive behaviours it enables.

Ooh look, it's the closing talks for @uxlondon.bsky.social . You’re in for a treat with Paula Zuccotti, Sarah Hyndman @typetasting.bsky.social , and @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social! Use my special code JOINRICH to get 20% off. Join me for 1–3 days of practical learning. uxlondon.com

Remember it's Service Design Breakfast Club at @clearleft.com's place tomorrow. We've got a fun activity planned with @fmacneill.bsky.social – more details on the day! servicedesignbreakfast.com #servicedesign #brighton

NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Read Katie’s experience, then get to work drafting that email 👇

One day to go! (although DM me if you need to more time)

Don't think I'm ever going to get used to ‘compute’ being a noun. But stranger things have happened, probably just this week.

My friend Mikey Allan invented and beautifully designed these beautiful flick games (think Subbuteo and then some). Having gone through 2 years of Kickstarter, bootstrapping, ups and downs, they are now for sale and looking fantastic! kugo.games/product/kugo... #design #games

Calling all designers! This week use FLASH20 to get 20% off all tickets for UX London. So if you want 1, 2 or 3 days of inspiration and hands-on practical UX design workshops from the best experts around, you know where to head before midnight on Friday 2 May: uxlondon.com #uxdesign #design #ux

This morning @greenparty.org.uk has called for the EHRC’s harsh and ill-considered guidance on single-sex spaces to be withdrawn. As it stands the guidance puts trans people at risk of discrimination & violence, and clearly hasn’t been drawn up with trans people’s input. I’ll be pushing for better.

Had a fantastic time at #uxcamp #brighton yesterday. Thanks to everyone who makes it happen! www.uxcampbrighton.org