One week since my surgery and I’m so happy. The nerve pain was gone the second I woke up. Today I took an 8 minute walk, no pain, for the first time in 6 months. The hardest part now is restraining myself so I can recover properly!
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RE: @anarodrigues@front-end.social
I hate how I nodded along to the familiarity of all this.
I worked out a bunch of practical uses for math(s) functions in @penpot@fosstodon.org design tokens. It made my brain hurt a lot but you might find it useful! (Includes a template with all the demos.)
https://penpot.app/blog/practical-uses-for-math-functions-in-design-tokens/
RE: @piccalilli@front-end.social
Excellent news and classic, wonderful @Wilto@front-end.social writing.
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Mega thanks to @aral@mastodon.ar.al for getting the site up and running for me. It uses Kitten! Small Technology Foundation are now the publishers of Accessibility For Everyone, and you can support our teeny tiny not-for-profit organisation at https://small-tech.org/fund-us
I am so sorry to say that I can't make the Accessibility Ireland event next week, as I'm not able to travel right now. Hopefully we'll be able to postpone it for later in the year!
In related news, after months of back pain, it turns out I have a badly bulging disc with a generous side portion of sciatica.
If anybody needs me, I'll be lying on the floor.
Anyone here had a lumbar discectomy? I’m having the surgery in 6 days and I’m a bit nervous! Not so much about the surgery itself or general anaesthetic, but the stay in hospital and what the recovery will involve. I’d appreciate any insight or advice from people with experience!
Finally updated the @penpot@fosstodon.org tour (in under 5 minutes) video. I’ve tried to pack in all the practical info you need to get started, no filler. #penpot
At the end of the month I’ll be speaking at Accessibility Ireland about teaching inclusive design from day one. It’ll be all about how I’m trying to integrate inclusive design into the UI Design with @penpot@fosstodon.org course. I’m looking forward to starting a discussion on inclusivity in design and picking the brains of the experts there!
Join us! Thursday 30th April in Dublin…
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/teaching-inclusive-design-from-day-one-tickets-1986634651722
In case you missed it, I shared the demo files from last week’s hands-on to the Penpot community. Rounding numbers, breakpoints, responsive layouts, all using design tokens: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-tokens-studio-hands-on-demo-feb-25th/10341/2
Editing my transcripts. Yep, still a humbling experience.
I wrote about the design tokens JSON format (particularly how it works with @penpot@fosstodon.org)
Originally inspired by someone on the Penpot community trying to import a JSON-formatted colour palette into Penpot. But then of course I had to get thorough about it!
https://penpot.app/blog/a-practical-guide-to-the-design-tokens-json-format/
@ericg@beige.party I’m so excited for that part!
@SarraceniaWilds@sunny.garden yeah. Thanks, that’s reassuring to hear!
@SarraceniaWilds@sunny.garden just pulling out the part that’s pressing on the nerve.
Live in one hour! I’ll be tackling typography design tokens in #Penpot.
Join me live for the inevitable chaos and any questions you have about design tokens and @penpot@fosstodon.org.
Peertube: https://peertube.kaleidos.net/w/svTNVRadRAECLGw44tZ7CB
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@anarodrigues@front-end.social thank you for this horribly relatable post. I really appreciate you sharing your experiences in such detail ❤️
RE: @laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com
This livestream is starting in 10 minutes! Come to say hi! Stay for design token nerdery…
I was a guest on Layshi Curbelo’s fabulous Command Z podcast and the episode is out now!
We recorded this in-person during Penpot Fest. Layshi is the best host and it was a very cathartic experience 💜
https://open.spotify.com/episode/42zeo4MxwcCNIZdteuuc0S?si=r0IPPA6uSvymqp3147f4gA
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@hacknorris@mstdn.social do you mean split the chapters so each heading is across a different page or something else?
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@hacknorris@mstdn.social I’ll have a look into how I might make this work. It’s tricky because the content was designed for a book-based reading experience rather than the web!
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And there’ll be a live chat for any of your questions!
Join us live at 3PM UTC tomorrow: https://peertube.kaleidos.net/w/o8RXX8T6PGQbZpCkvoJvAX
@blaise@fosstodon.org it was two weeks ago. You can find the video at https://peertube.kaleidos.net/w/svTNVRadRAECLGw44tZ7CB @penpot@fosstodon.org
@oldirty@jorts.horse amazing, thank you!
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@badrihippo@fosstodon.org I know, so sad right?! I’ve just updated the book site so the homepage has links to all the other ABA books from the Authors’ Collective that are available in some form. Most of them are free and online too.