RE: https://front-end.social/@rem/116964217800671791
Can't recommend this enough... #ffconf is one of the most excellent, friendly, informative, and well-curated frontend confs out there and there's a good reason people keep going year on year.
Playing with Green PT - an AI with sustainability and privacy, plus European data sovereignty and a remarkably screen reader accessible website too:
https://greenpt.com/
Smart Interface Design Patterns
• Vitaly Friedman
How To Reduce AI Drifting In Design
What's the real source of truth in your design system — the components in Figma, or the code in Storybook? In theory, they should both be the same thing. In practice, they almost never stay that way for long, and AI in the loop tends to widen that gap rather than close it.
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Me and my good friend Norm had a great time at ‘HQ’ in Nottingham, building our brand ‘PLYFLD’, screenprinting our own t-shirts up! Stay tuned to www.plyfld.com for more info!
Nicht zu früh freuen. Der respahnt bestimmt.
I really feel for my English friends. I still remember Euro ‘96, when “Three Lions” came out. Thirty years of hurt already felt like a lot. But now … it’s 60?!? 😳
Looks like I’m officially “I-order-USB-C-instead-of-Lightning-adapters” old. 😅 #AMA
Smart Interface Design Patterns
• Vitaly Friedman
How To Share NDA-Protected UX Work
When you work in B2B or Enterprise, typically you can't freely speak about a project you've spent years on — not the client, not the findings, not a single screenshot. But how do we show it in a portfolio or use it as a case study in a job interview?
It depends on the specif...
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• Léonie Watson
Accessibility is resistance!
Hello, my name is Léonie, and I 💜 AI. Well, that isn't entirely true, but I do use AI, quite a bit actually, and I'd like to tell you why.
Mbappé doing Messi things. #FRAMAR
Now: are the French squad numbers gold or bleu? 🤔 #FRAMAR
Already looking forward to the Michael Moore documentary about this World Cup which will probably be called
Infantino and the Infantile
You know what we need more of on the Web?
Progressive Enchantment.
Smart Interface Design Patterns
• Vitaly Friedman
When They Send AI To Interview You
Every other week I hear from colleagues that they've just had their first job interview run entirely by AI. Sometimes disclosed ahead of time, often ambushed in a call, and at times not even mentioned during the conversation — with AI pretending to be human, and failing mise...
Make America‘s Red Cards Go Away Again.
Ridiculous.
The 11th @webaim Screen Reader Users Survey is open until 31 August:
https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey11/
If you use a screen reader, it'll take about 10 minutes to contribute to the body of knowledge around the screen readers in use, how they're used, and more.
The day will come when Jürgen Klopp fails spectacularly as coach of the German national team, too. And there will be a name for it.
The Kloppocalypse.
In case you’re into #audio (#plugins): Universal Audio's LUNA Pro DAW is €25.66 at Plugin Boutique atm. 🤯
It includes loads of extensions and plugins like
– 1176, LA-2A, Fairchild, API 2500 compressors
– Pultec EQs
– API Vision Channel Strip & summing
– Studer & Ampex tape recorders
– NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite
– two synths, a piano, their Waterfall B3 Organ
– guitar amps
and a lot more.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/23-DAW/15966-LUNA-Pro-Mk-2
I am now officially “I fell asleep right *before* the France vs Sweden match” old … 😂
Also, now that 🇩🇪‘s out: Allez les Bleus ! 🇫🇷