Bethink worked collaboratively with the Tract Association of Friends, a Quaker organization that has been active for 200+ years, to design and build a future-proof website on a tight budget with updated functionality. Explore this build and more from our portfolio at bethink.studio/work.

"The path to excellence lies in the following maturity path: Trust → Federated innovation →  Concrete tasks → Implementation metrics → Build for change."

In case you'd like to draw something. And then listen to it.

In an era of AI summaries, what's happening to search? @humanmade.com breaks it down.

Bethink founder @bethsoderberg.bsky.social was on the @seriouslybud.bsky.social podcast! She opened up about her #WordPress journey and how mentorship and empathy shape the way she works. Tune in!

"One thing I’ve learned the hard way is that seniority can create blind spots." This quick piece has a lot of insight to offer — on expanding your circle of competence, turning every experience into a learning opportunity, and making growth part of your web dev practice.

Have you built anything with Cedar?

Honesty, sincerity, integrity, and intelligence. Need I say more about today's unexpected conversation with @bethsoderberg.bsky.social? She inspires me to be a better me. seriouslybud.com/episode/beth...

"Images are a powerful way to clarify complex ideas, reinforce content, and make the web more engaging. But if they aren’t accessible, some people will miss part of the story." Enter: These practical, WCAG-compliant techniques for making SVGs more inclusive, from @a11y-collective.com.

"It’s interesting how templatized things become when you do them for the 1000th time. You start operating on autopilot and lose the creative touch." Take the 180 approach this week and do it differently. TY, @hvpandya.bsky.social!

The last PNG spec was released over 20 years ago — and never updated. Until now!

Accessible, plain-language seminars. One-on-one expert support. Guided co-building sessions. Curated resources. Join us for the Bethink Build-a-Long to launch your site in eight weeks — with our help every step of the way. Sign up at bethink.studio/learn.

This one is for everyone else who is still making a list, checking it twice, then adding things to it that you forgot earlier that day, then realizing one item should have broken up into five, and still waking up and doing it all over again the next day.

It's the weekend. It's time to let loose and make a split flap sign for your website.

Going to #WCUS is always lots of fun — but taking it on as a team is even better! ✨

"The question is no longer 'Do we have to do accessibility?' or 'Can we afford to do accessibility?' The real question is 'Can we afford *not* to?'" Accessibility is core to our business. That's grounded in our values — but it's also good business.

Bethink founder @bethsoderberg.bsky.social's talk from @wcmontclair.bsky.social on building custom, full-site editing WP themes is live on #WordPress TV! Tune in 📺

Registration is open for our Fall 2025 Build-a-Long! Join us for this eight-week course to build your own website from scratch— with the guidance of Bethink experts and the support of a small cohort of fellow beginners. Learn more and save your spot: bethink.studio/learn

We're SO excited for #WCUS this week! Who all is going? Which sessions should we make sure we see? And if you see someone with a stack of bright pink postcards in hand — say hi!

This eye-opening review of restaurant websites demonstrates how users with screen readers and keyboard navigators oftentimes can't even get to the good stuff (i.e., the menu!) on websites that aren't accessible.

"Any time you see a pixel light up, you are witnessing actual witchcraft before your eyes - light bending through electric crystals just so you can read a tweet in bed."

The Wizard of Oz Method can help UX designers collect user insight and craft human-centered experiences — all without a finished product. Here's how it works.

"The idea that limitations actually expand possibilities appears contradictory at first. Yet, it reveals itself as a fundamental truth in design." Some food for thought from @arun.is 🎨

“Comic Sans is one of the most accessible fonts out there, but it’s probably not the look you’d want for, say, a disability advocacy organisation working in policy and research.” Enter Inclusive Sans.

This week's must-read: Josh W. Comeau's deep dive into SVGs.

If you’re responsible for a state online service, a city website, a school district’s online forms, or digital services at a public library, a new rule about digital accessibility standards affects you. Here's what you need to know.

"I hope that you can now ap­pre­ci­ate a bit more the care and craft involved in making a typeface appear visually correct – which is a different way of saying beautiful." This week's must-read: on ancient greek architecture, typography, and optical illusions.

In case you needed to feel seen today: Welcome to the #ADHD experience.

"We're falling into the template trap — the mistaken belief that downloading the latest framework or checklist will solve all our design challenges." The Nielsen Norman Group laid out why that's a liability for the UX field — and how to move beyond it. www.nngroup.com/articles/tem...

Make your visuals accessible to all with this helpful guide to creating WCAG-compliant infographics from @a11y-collective.com 🖼️

A small team of developers are updating and extending accessibility documentation for WordPress.

"Reinvent for insight. Reuse for impact." In which Matthias Endler encourages developers to reinvent the wheel after all.

Tune in to this webinar from @1password.bsky.social on August 6 to learn about scaling security management for your business — without getting bogged down in the admin of it all! 1password.com/webinars/enf...

Google has confirmed that it includes AI Mode data in performance reports.

Color Moods lets you generate color pairs based on stimulation value — from sleep coma to hyper excitement. If you need us this weekend, we'll be picking pairs and thinking about our mood rings from 1996: colormoods.co

You've got questions about #digital #accessibility. This guide has the answers. designbeyondbarriers.com

@pennmanor.bsky.social‬ is one of the largest school districts in Lancaster County, PA. We collaborated with them to build a modern, responsive theme for the district and its high school. Explore the build and other Bethink projects at bethink.studio/work.

Yes, please.

"I've learned that building quality requires three elements working together: The belief that quality matters fundamentally, the skill and taste to recognize it, and the willingness to care deeply about the user’s experience."

"Great design isn’t defined by who knows your name, but by how well your work serves human needs." A must-read for #designers 👏

Extremely relevant to our interests.

"One way or another, we urgently need an actual digital boundary between real users and algorithmic agents, between humans and machines." (And those "find the photos of cars" puzzles just aren't cutting it.)

We see your #ChatGPT and we raise you #BrickGPT.

TOMORROW! Learn how to use #Joomla! Command Line Interface *and* how to develop a console plugin that can add commands to it. Register for virtual access as part of #JoomlaDay2025: www.jdayusa.com/sessions/dev...

Bethink founder @bethsoderberg.bsky.social is giving a talk at #WordCampMontclair 🎉 If you're going to be there, don't miss her her session on building custom #WordPress themes!

One more #CSS hack to add to your toolbox: margin-trim.

We're used to designing for success. But it's also up to us to design for impact. @uxcollective.bsky.social shared ideas for how to visualize the ripple effect of your next project: uxdesign.cc/the-ux-butte...

"Consistency is making room for delight." We're loving this meditation on why consistency matters in #webdesign — for the product and the process.

Our first @Wordpress.org plugin is live! 🥳 Restore Block Content will allow you, by default, to add restrictions to core/group and core/row blocks in block and full-site editors with Restrict Content or Restrict Content Pro. 👩‍💻 Download it here: wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-block-content/

Today's obsession: this collection of open-source tools for designers and creatives. Explore with us at everywhere.tools 👀