Some great advice from kind people in this thread on how to stay positive in winter ❄️

Like many neurodivergent people, I struggle at this time of year when it gets dark and cold. Does anyone have stuff that helps them they recommend? I try to trick my brain by finding joy in blankets, candles, books and cozy things. It sort of helps but my mental health still declines every winter.

AS IF I snuck this episode of Systems of Harm out yesterday without posting about it - but 90% of the design systems community was at Converge. This week’s guest is none other than @bradfrost.com (‼️) talking about design systems and ADHD. Apple: apple.co/4qQfR50 RSS: bit.ly/43gtLkB

Props to @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and the @zeroheight.com crew for such a fun Converge. Highlight was Natalya Shelburne's uplifting talk and relatable aesthetic 🔮

Spring Geri always leaves Autumn Geri something in her big coat pocket to find and delight in. This morning I received £5 and a stale chocolate from an Indian restaurant #winning

Watching this has improved my day by about 100% @lurkmoophy.bsky.social

This week felt like chaos, found the common denominator.

This remains one of my all time favourite pieces of writing.

My favourite talk this year, the way @katiefenn.bsky.social breaks down the explainer is just masterclass (plus you get to dance to Daft Punk at the end). More please!

Life advice that never gets old, the lovely @scott.is at @webdevconf.com ❤️

Loving the vibes @webdevconf.com today, the legendary @loftio.co.uk is smashing it with design for developers 🙌

I'm really interested to hear devs' thoughts on this – When interviewing, do you prefer Live Coding or Take Home tests? I've made a poll on Reddit, which would be great if you could respond to, but I'd love to hear any thoughts on here too! www.reddit.com/r/webdev/com...

It's always a joy to catch up with @amyhupe.bsky.social. Along with design systems accessibility, expect our usual cutting-edge thought leadership on AI, Doctor Who and how to become a baroness 👑

I liked State of the Browser this year so much that I decided to sponsor next year's edition! It's a wonderful event and I highly recommend you attend and buy your ticket soon! @londonwebstandards.org 2026.stateofthebrowser.com

Working on tokenised design systems I got to a point where it was quicker to spec out components in text. Making your design specs machine-readable means you can query them. I've recently started to annotate accessibility semantics like this. @nathanacurtis.bsky.social is ahead of the game as usual!

Brilliant lineup at WDC this year, looking forward to catching up with y’all.

Just received a box of sweet swag from the @zeroheight.com crew. Thank you lovely people! I get excited by nice socks.

Just ordered Crocs with fur in them. Somewhere in the space-time continuum, I feel 20-year-old Geri silently judging me.

Just a reminder that Side Quest is happening NEXT WEEK! Make sure you bag a free ticket! www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest...

This course is a great investment. @scott.is cuts through all the corporate bullshit to teach design that matters for the real humans who use your products.

Accessibility Nutrition Labels are coming to the App Store. I ran through an app audit and wrote up the process: gerireid.com/blog/how-to-...

I’m giving myself a challenge: one blog post a month for a year. Mostly on accessibility. If you’re into that, here’s my RSS feed: gerireid.com/blog/im-not-...

Grab a super early bird to SoTB 👇

This is the most useful article I've ever read on publishing and self publishing: kk.org/thetechnium/...

Never considered taking the bins out could be so perilous.

Just hire Amy. She is ANNOYINGLY GOOD at content design and design system strategy #designSystems

Check out the spike in views my Medium article got from being included in @sturobson.com's Design Systems News email. If you want eyes on something in the DS space you should sponsor this.

Pre-orders for JavaScript for Everyone are available now. Get a pre-order copy for £149, saving £100 off the full price of £249 for two weeks only. Pre-orders close again after August 26, 2025. piccalilli.link/js4e-pre-ord...

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...

If you like white noise @matteason.me's app is fab. My fall asleep mix is rain on glass + thunder.

WCAG can be overwhelming, this is a nice common sense grouping in plain terms #accessibility #a11y

I currently have availability for new clients starting at the beginning of August, 2026. If you’d like to discuss a potential collaboration, please get in touch: arielsalminen.com ✌🏻

Here for an Aldi Middle Aisle tattoo

Enjoyed nerding out over this piece for the @zeroheight.com blog on the EAA and what it means for your design system: zeroheight.com/blog/europea... #accessibility #a11y

If you don’t subscribe to Mr Bingo’s newsletter, you should - it is the most joyous and heartwarming mailing to receive ❤️

Delighted to be on the jury for the 2025 @zeroheight.com Design Systems Awards. Entries close 22 August. Go on, show off! awards.zeroheight.com

We're looking for folks who are interested in contributing to the zeroheight blog (paid of course). Looking for folks who want to write about the future of design systems, how to navigate design systems in the enterprise world, and how-tos on everything DS. Let me know if you're interested!

Made myself a new website with Astro: gerireid.com I’m a designer and not all that technical but it’s been surprisingly friendly to build with. Loads still to do, but it’s nice to finally have a simple site live where I wrote the CSS from scratch.

Looks like Mrs Invalid Handle here repointed her DNS and forgot about BlueSky 😢

Fame at last through the medium of WDClippy. Buy a ticket, this Bristol conference always has the friendliest people and the best vibe.

Enthusiasm for arm curls is low, despite only having one ‘arm’

So many good people in this thread. Thanks for being so retro @bell.bz ❤️

I wrote a piece for the Just Eat tech blog on the livestream we ran with digital accessibility coach Adi Latif. Adi tested our apps with a screen reader, offering valuable insights to help us design more effectively for our blind customers: medium.com/justeattakea... #accessibility #a11y

On my way back to London after #PixelPioneers - Going through my photos and remembering how great the warm-up event at Just Eat was. Really insightful and fun talks by @gerireid.com & @ashn.uk and @whitep4nth3r.com! Thank you 🧡

Thank you for sharing such helpful resources @stephaniewalter.bsky.social ❤️ These are also great job interview questions 👇

This is a useful accessibility application. The lifts at my local station are regularly out of service, knowing in advance is helpful.

Arthur’s pool party has started early 🐾

Only @heydonworks.com could elegantly explain WCAG’s Headings and Labels criterion through the medium of Rick Astley #a11y

We're always trying to make things better for our readers on @piccalil.li and we have some exciting new ideas. We want to get a temperature check from our readers first though. If you've got a couple of minutes spare, we'd really appreciate your thoughts. piccalil.li/blog/wed-lov...

Tested positive for Covid - how retro 🦠