Excellent read. Sad having to smuggle accessibility in through stealthy means but aligning to a business goal makes it easier to get permission: piccalil.li/blog/applyin... #a11y

✍️ How to annotate design system components for accessibility (by @gerireid.com): zeroheight.com/blog/how-to-...

The 5th edition of the Design Systems Report is here 📔 Design systems are now critical infrastructure—but they’re getting harder to sustain. Buy-in is dropping. Teams are stretched. Adoption is still the biggest challenge. Explore the report → hubs.li/Q04774jK0

It’s that time again - I’m on the hunt for new clients from the beginning of April. I’m open to full or part-time contracts outside IR35. I can help you with: - design system consultancy, coaching, management or documentation - content design - UX writing - technical writing 1/2

@oliverturner.cloud amused how we’ve been chatting for about 15 years but didn’t recognise each other until we exchanged profile pictures 🙃

Chatted to @matuzo.at last night and got a receipt! #SotB26

Props to @letorey.co.uk for #SotB26, such an uplifting and inclusive event. What a lovely community you are 🧡

We’ve been testing how machine-readable our design system documentation is. Turns out, AI agents and humans benefit from exactly the same qualities: gerireid.com/blog/ai-is-a...

These are cute 💘

After weeks of rain, London streets are full of loose cobblestones that mercilessly omit 5 litres of foul brown poo poo sewer water into your loafer.

If you work in accessibility, WebAim’s salary survey results are worth a read. UK and EU salaries are the lowest which is unsurprising: webaim.org/projects/sal...

Today I became a Britisher! Here’s me…looking slightly pained, and King Charles, maintaining an appropriate constitutional distance 🇬🇧

Ran a day of design crits for UX undergrads at the University of Reading today. Exhausted, but genuinely hopeful. Young designer thinking is pretty ace.

If you’re generating an image for your article with AI, you didn’t need one in the first place

I mean, what could be more exciting on a Wednesday than reading about the European Accessibility Act?

The @zeroheight.com survey is a useful snapshot of design system trends each year - it gets more valuable as more of us fill it in👇

Lots of new reads for 2026 🥳

✏️ 5 accessibility checks to run on every component zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces... I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components! (note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)

Happy New Year from sunny Perth 🇦🇺

Merry Christmas from Lake Taupo, New Zealand 🎄 Got up early to do the Parkrun round the lake with my big sis.

Delighted to contribute to the HTMLHell advent calendar. I explained how screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen - through the medium of burritos: www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend... Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.

Wrote a piece for the @zeroheight.com blog on annotating design system components for accessibility: zeroheight.com/blog/how-to-... #a11y

Another day in the accessibility trenches, pushing my woke font agenda. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Excellent deep-dive on understanding the dialog element from @sjoy.lol in today's #htmhellAdventCalendar: htmhell.dev/adventcalend...

Sending love to whoever I called a fanny this year. It was probably @amyhupe.bsky.social

@profanity.accountant Mom here is so sweaky clean she wagers it's a zero.

The accessibility insights I’ve learned from this calendar are better than chocolate #a11y

If winter’s feeling a bit much, this podcast is a gentle listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Early morning light and vitamin D seem to be keeping me upright so far ❄️

There’s a big sale on for a week @rosenfeldmedia.com, including on my book “Surveys That Work” If you’ve wondered about buying it, here you go rosenfeldmedia.com/books/survey...

Always admire Set Studio’s integrity and the way Piccalilli pays it forward to the community. Show them some love this Black Friday 💛

If you enjoyed @scott.is's book, this is your next treat. A proper deep dive into designing for real humans. Worth snapping up while there's a discount 🎀

If you’re after accessibility training, this is the one to do. Our engineers ran it as a group session, watching a section each week, then coming together to discuss. Incredible value for the amount of content packed in #a11y

Really enjoyed this post by @gerireid.com It felt accurate for what I've experienced from designers coming to me with specs written by AI. Designers may learn what they should include, but the specs tend to lack the contextual awareness or accuracy required. gerireid.com/blog/can-ai-...

Good use of your training budget 👇

I have spent all afternoon trying to fix some broken animation with reduce motion setting on 🙈

Tickets to the last ever All Day Hey! have been released. This is a lovely cozy conference where you meet great people. Buy early!

I’ve missed @monteiro.bsky.social’s talks 🧡 If you have some downtime this weekend, recommend his thoughtful take on creativity and AI: youtu.be/zH2dFXDMwe4

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 👑