A couple of table top game designers came together to build an open-source colour identification system that is colorblind friendly. It uses symbols and color theory. For example: the symbol for green is a mix of the one for yellow and blue. colorsym.com/#

“Putting an early-career researcher on a low [research]-adoption product is not a development opportunity. It is a setup for burnout that leadership will eventually misread as a performance problem.” 1/2 #UserResearch #UX #design #DesignSky www.nngroup.com/articles/ras...

WOW!!! Tuesday night was absolutely incredible at our London Launch Party We were completely packed out with standing room only, and it was hotter than the sun but what an amazing evening with such good vibes all round.

The Recommendation-Adoption Score for tracking the adoption of user research recommendations: www.nngroup.com/articles/rec... #UserResearch #UX #design #DesignSky

Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks

‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios

The craziest thing you need to know about Mel Brooks is that in 1974, he released two of the funniest and most iconic films of all time. Even wilder (no relation to Gene, who's in both flicks), Mel Brooks began shooting Young Frankenstein less than two weeks after Blazing Saddles opened.

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

Happy 100th birthday, Mel Brooks! I wrote about the GOAT: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Still blazing after all these years: Mel Brooks at 100

It’s HEREEEEE!! Bad Services ships tomorrow but here’s a sneak peak of the long awaited sequel to Good Services. good.services/writing/bad-services-has-landed

Bad Services is out today and I'd like to take this opportunity to announce my unwavering support for services that don't work. So much so that I've launched a new sister company - The Bad Services Corporation Welcome to your Bad Services Corporation staff induction. badservicescorp.com

“We hope stakeholders will act. We hope they will prioritize the right things. We hope the evidence will be enough. But if you are relying on hope, you are setting yourself up to be fooled.” #UserResearch #DesignResearch #UXDesign #design #DesignSky www.nngroup.com/articles/res...

This is way too accurate. Promo for Lou Downe's new book, Bad Services: www.youtube.com/watch?v=padh... #ServiceDesign #CustomerExperience #CXDesign #design

We'll be seeing your for the Bad Services Corporation induction June 25th 2026 badservicescorp.com

Well, that was a fucking ride.

"You think you know what a bald eagle sounds like...but you've been LIED TO" lol

I’m in this, and I don’t like it.

Risonya the cat is the mascot for Resona Bank. He appears calm and intelligent, but he can be clumsy and surprisingly prone to tears. He tends to get absorbed in his own world and often finds himself alone. Thus, he is single and inexperienced in romance.

If you are considering the Kagi search engine, there are aspects you should be aware of from an ethics perspective. Russian ties (Yandex) and support of Grok (yes, the Twitter LLM that promotes fascism): khevans.com/2025/08/21/k...

It’s going great.

I just backed @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy 's new book "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" on Kickstarter. #AI www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...

This might be one of the best sites I’ve come across on the internet. Frinkiac lets you search for any quote from #TheSimpsons and create custom comics and GIFs from the scenes. frinkiac.com

Users often can’t find chatbots, they don’t know what they’re for, and the chatbots are less efficient than browsing, searching, and filtering: #AI #UI #UX www.nngroup.com/articles/sit...

“In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and large language models. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem.” www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

‘If your instinct is to use AI, you shouldn’t be a writer.’ ‘Hand drawn animation’ ‘No AI touched this film’ I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SETH ROGEN 😭🥳 www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/...

“But then Balajadia tells me two surprising things. The first is that some sad wives of #AI don’t want to talk to her about their husbands. Why? “I’ve already worked through this with my chat,” they say. By which they mean … ChatGPT.” 1/5 www.wired.com/story/meet-t...

Microcopy matters, folks. #microcopy #ContentDesign #UX #ErrorMessage

Finally, an AI-free site builder for genius founders 🧠✨ Fraude lets me ship bad design and gaslight people into thinking this crappy gradient is innovation. No more wasting time on accessibility, and generating irredeemable amounts of technical debt? Mediocrity has never been so easy! fraude.design/

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

We’re recruiting a Senior User Researcher at Public Health Wales. This is an opportunity to help embed user research as a core part of how we design and deliver healthcare services, not an afterthought. Reach out if you'd like to know more about the role www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardi...

May the 4th be with you #StarWarsDay youtu.be/ljiVRV5B5i8...

"You hear theyre using chickens as camera gimbals now?" "What?" "Chickens. Strap a camera onto their head. No shake. Chicken camera gimbals"

When the internet peaked

Tired of accessibility pushbacks like “We have no disabled users”? Yeah, me too. Here’s how to reframe them. This article is a text version of my axe-con 2026 talk (organised by @deque.com) Full article: stephaniewalter.design/blog/9-acces...

I am convinced that many mature applications have grown so ridiculously complicated that users are no longer willing to be "delighted" by new features the way they were when the applications were new and less ... featureful.

I do think tech companies are underestimating the amount of - new account fatigue - new app fatigue - useless upgrade fatigue - terms of service fatigue

Excellent explanation of and argument for universal design #UniversalDesign #InclusiveDesign #accessibility #design youtube.com/shorts/xxfco...

Am I the only one noticing a trend of "rediscovering the wheel via the AI prism?" This week alone, I read three things that made me pause. First: an article about how you need to define a data model before asking AI to generate Figma screens. Otherwise AI gets things wrong.

Either governments regulate AI slop or ordinary people will. We already are by inventing the word slop. Brands have picked up on this already www.wsj.com/cmo-today/br...

I went and saw Project Hail Mary. A guy came in with his service dog and the dog sat there the whole time just concentrating on the movie. Afterwards I told the guy I was amazed your dog watched the movie like that. He replied, me too especially because he hated the book.

I bring a certain "deadlines are something you just made up, this is all fake" vibe to the workplace that people don't really appreciate

We’ve got a new podcast! Bad Services is out on the 20th of May, but if you can't wait to get stuck in, we’ve just launched a podcast so you can dive into the book early, and listen along as we talk about each chapter over the next few months. good.services/badservicesp...

The 2026 WebAIM Accessibility Report is out, and honestly, it makes me a bit sad. After years of slow but steady improvement, accessibility on the web is getting worse again. Full report: webaim.org/projects/mil...

“The threat to the open web is far more profound than just some platforms that are under siege. The most egregious harm is the way that the generosity and grace of the people who keep the web open is being abused and exploited.” Endgame for the #OpenWeb - Anil Dash anildash.com/2026/03/27/e...

The MyMove site, which was created by a private company for USPS, is full of #DarkPatterns. #UX #design www.wired.com/story/the-go...

#Artemis II liftoff

Lou Downe is coming out with a sequel to the excellent Good Services book, Bad Services: How to Fix Services That Don't Work. #ServiceDesign #design good.services/writing/intr...

Not a surprise. Per a new study from Careerminds, two out of three employers that reduced headcount “because of AI” are already rehiring laid-off staff. www.hcamag.com/us/specializ...