Designing better #UX for a ✏️ #PencilCase.
https://www.core77.com/posts/144879/Sonics-Focus-on-the-UX-of-Pencil-Cases
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Rob Whiting 📓
@whitingx@social.vivaldi.net
mastodon 4.7.3+vivaldimod#Accessibility, #Inclusion, #Research & #Design at Merlan Ltd.
NUX, UXDiscuss & Designer Hangout Organiser.
Narrow of purpose, wide of vision. ツ
“… the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
― David Graeber
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A fascinating deep-dive into the #Ink, #Paper and #Printing methods that led to the æsthetic of vintage #Comics.
https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/blogs/news/origins-of-the-vintage-comics-aesthetic-part-1
On the birthday of #AlfredLordTennyson —one of my favourite #Statues, of him and his #Dog, in the grounds of #Lincoln Cathedral.
📷️ 🏆️ ‘The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street #Photography Awards.’
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/pure-street-photography-awards-2026-contest-winners/
🎮 🎵 MIDIpad
An app for #macOS that turns a #PlayStation controller into a musical instrument, working as both an MPE-compatible #MIDI controller and a standalone #Synth and #DrumMachine.
https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/i-found-my-old-ps4-controller-collecting-dust-in-a-drawer-and-i-had-an-idea-midipad-transforms-your-gamepad-into-a-musical-instrument-and-mpe-controller-and-theres-a-free-version
While I can see some #Accessibility benefits to this, more generally it seems like a #Design approach to treat 👤 humans as 📦️ cargo.
The concept of the journey over the destination lost to those who never take time to enjoy the serendipity of the world.
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/mobility-pods-switch-between-roads-railways-and-cable-cars-with-passengers-inside
🎛️ @mwichary@mastodon.online on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
https://unsung.aresluna.org/the-first-notch-is-magical/#UI#Skeuomorphism
Scottish Enterprise's @davidobrien on giving interactive elements on the #Web meaningful, #Accessible names to support #AssistiveTechnology Users.
https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/whats-in-a-name/
🚂 World #Train Map.
A curated atlas of notable passenger routes - 1247 train routes · 120 countries.
https://worldtrainmap.com
‘The Tragedy of the #Cognitive Commons: How ✨️ A I Could Disrupt the Regeneration of Professional Expertise.’
“Additional empirical evidence documents three pathways through which A I adoption
undermines independent capability. First, practitioners who rely heavily on A I assistance show
measurably reduced independent performance … Second, A I-assisted performance does not transfer to unassisted contexts … Third, workers who retain validation capacity are already failing to exercise it. ”
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.29380
Understanding #WCAG 2.2 as EPUB and PDF.
The official W3C documentation, converted for e-readers and offline reading.
https://doeken.org/wcag-ebook
👆 via @doekenorg@phpc.social#Accessibility
@greggcorp@mastodon.social on creating ‘The #ResearchRepo I Always Wanted’.
“My strongest recommendation then—and now—is to put #Research where people are already working … so folks might luck into finding it in their workspace search results.”
https://gregg.io/repo-dreams#ReOps
🖼️ ⇤ 👕 ‘Conservation #Framing a Signed #DiegoMaradona #Football Shirt.’
https://www.ironbridgeframing.co.uk/blog/signed-diego-maradona-shirt-conservation-framing/
“[A] list of keywords has been compiled from various sources and will help you #DataMine your #Customer #Feedback to find the voice of your #Disabled customers.”
https://www.last-child.com/accessibility-keywords-for-data-mining.html#Accessibility
The TypoCircle 50th Anniversary Celebration.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/typocircle-50th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1998223541403#Typography
9 #Principles of #Prototyping.
https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/29/what-are-the-principles-of-prototyping/
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A prototype answers a question.
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A prototype is only as detailed as we need to answer our question.
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A prototype can be any format.
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A prototype is tested with people who will use the service.
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A prototype is accessible.
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A prototype involves team collaboration.
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A prototype reduces the risk of delivering something that is not needed.
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A prototype should be changed.
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A prototype can be archived.
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@urlyman@mastodon.social - a great live version of a fantastic song - thanks for sharing this. 🙂
(I was introduced to this group via #RadioParadise -https://radioparadise.com/music/artist/5966/Black_Pumas - they have some great tracks.)
