Less static documents, more dynamic websites that evolve and show learnings. Love this from @gilestur.bsky.social

Weeellllllll, if I can't repost now...

Welcome to the new Section 28. Unofficially implemented by Reform. So angry I could scream right now. As a reminder, Kent County Council, despite Section 28 being taken off legislative books in 2003, as voted for by parliament, maintained their own version until 2010. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For anyone interested in respectful form design, this is superb:

I've just deleted a webpage that was annually using the equivalant amount of: - kWh of energy used to charge a smartphone 658 times - CO2 produced boiling 473 cups of tea - kWh of electricity used to drive an electric car 51km The internet uses more electricity than the UK. Delete digital waste.

Have you come across any good proposition statements other than this from GOV.UK? Looking for examples for a proposition workshop to show what good looks like ☺️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

There's been recent focus on hiring designers from big-name tech companies (lnkd.in/eEjxq8EQ). Their skills are impressive, no doubt. But in today’s climate of cost-saving, organisations need designers with the hard-earned experience of a transformation. www.katherinewastell.com/blog/designi...

"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search" This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!! www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Thanks for including this @amymcnichol.bsky.social @allconsuming.bsky.social ❤️ My first love was Oasis. If you didn't like Oasis, this essay is also about nostalgia and optimism, and hopefully you can substitute [oasis] with [your first band]. If you did like Oasis, press play on 'Whatever'.

This beautiful essay gives The Kinks Big Sky vibes: open.spotify.com/track/6OAAMw...

Friends! We only have a handful of books left. They include good words, 162 pages of munken pure rough 120gsm paper, lots of white space and cute illos. TL;DR: they look and feel nice, and therefore make gorgey Christmas presents. www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/shop

🤩 @mollywj.bsky.social, in her 'middle-age mum era', has written about fandom as grown up. "It feels special to be on the inside of something as remarkable as what she’s created, but also objective enough not to buy into every last element of it." Publishing today, on Taylor Swift's 35th birthday

Do you know what a pouch of Douglas is? If you don't, find out in my short advent blog. It could come in useful one day... www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-pouch-of-douglas #endometriosis

Yep I know it is ironic staking claim to an anonymous essay I wrote about shutting up but I've wanted to write for @allconsuming.bsky.social since @amymcnichol.bsky.social started it and after @jo-scho.bsky.social managed to make this readable I am quite proud of it!

A life witnessed through the lens of the most delightful-sounding garb. Forever a joy to read @hardyps.bsky.social

This one is written by my GCSE English teacher. A self-proclaimed feminist, he pushed us to challenge patriarchal values and gender binaries in class discussions in the early 00s. He and his classes have had a profound influence on the values I hold today. His essay is terrifying.

In 2024, I thought a lot about Gladiators www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/in-2024...

It’s the 1st of December. @amymcnichol.bsky.social is kicking off her annual advent of essays. Every year I wondered what I might write about. This year I figured it out. This one’s from me.

Chuffed to bits that an essay I wrote is included in this beautiful book. Each year, @amymcnichol.bsky.social lovingly and expertly curates a virtual advent calendar of things people have thought about during the year. Now marking 5 years with this peak handsome book. Thank you, I'm proud as punch

100 followers and we promise to start planning the next Content Teatime...

This:

I'm in awe of the amount of care, thought and love that goes into curating these virtual advent calendars every year. Now a beautifully designed book for our real-life Christmas stockings.

We’ve created a book! It includes 24 essays that we’ve published between 2020 and 2024 as part of the 'I Thought About That A Lot' essay advent calendars. You’ll be able to pre-order it next week for a December delivery 🎄 🎁

Loads of appreciation for this blog post - how awkwardness can be a strength.