Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social She/her
Design systems and content design consultant. Reckless shitposter.
amyhupe.co.uk
wearefrankly.co
#DesignSystems #ContentDesign #WriteTheDocs
Nick Finck @nickf.bsky.social User experience & product design coach, advisor, mentor, + speaker. Founder of Craft & Rigor. Co-creator of Progressive Enhancement Strategy. Loves pizza & D&D. Past: Meta, AWS, Deloitte, Ubermind. He/him.
Kate Tarling @kateldn.bsky.social Supporting orgs to be more service-oriented through advisory, training and coaching. Author of The Service Organization book and running The Service Org Group. Also trail running. Sheffield.
John Cutler @johncutle.fish I like the beautiful mess of product development.| newsletter: https://cutlefish.substack.com
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social Superb user research consultant; author of Doorbells, Danger and Dead Batteries & Interviewing Users (http://portigal.com/books), Host
Dollars To Donuts podcast
Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS. Ex HM Land Registry. Public speaker. Observer of humans. Crisp connoisseur. Yarn hoarder. Northerner.
Per Axbom @axbom.com Old-school computer geek with a close eye on human rights, compassion and ethics in a networked world. I publish essays, guides, and graphics to help recognize, minimize and prevent harms… read more: hey.axbom.com
Jesmond Allen @jesmonda.bsky.social Human-Centred Designer. Mum. Sporadic knitter. Co-author 'Smashing UX Design' book. Not a suburb of Newcastle.
Cathy Dutton @cathydutton.co.uk Service Design & Delivery at the Department for Education. CSS enthusiast, Intrinsic Design fan.
www.cathydutton.co.uk
Jeremy Keith @adactio.com Mediocre middle-aged white man from Ireland living in Brighton, England working with Clearleft.
I play traditional Irish music on mandolin and I play slide bouzouki in the band Salter Cane.
https://adactio.com
Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social Forms and survey specialist.
Always keen to try to answer your questions about making better forms (and if you must, maybe even those about surveys).
Effortmark.co.uk
Brad Frost @bradfrost.com I make things and help people. Web designer & developer, teacher, consultant, speaker, writer, musician, & artist. Host of Wake Up Excited! Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
Geri Reid @gerireid.com Everyone’s fave goth Mom.
Lead Accessibility Specialist at Just Eat. Design systems and nerdery. Be kind ❤️
gerireid.com
rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com Smart enough to know he's not smart enough.
🌮
📍Brighton, UK
Scott Jenson @jenson.org UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, & Apple HI guidelines. UX Director Symbian, managed Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design SF. Head of Product for two startups. Google Physical Web + Android UX research. Semi-retired
Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com designer, writer, roommate to two kittens. here’s my website: https://ethanmarcotte.com/
I think you deserve a union, and I wrote a book about that: https://youdeserveatechunion.com/
hi friend
(headshot by @elaina.bsky.social)
Mark Boulton @markboulton.co.uk Head of product design @checkout.com. Typographer. Cyclist. Likes tea.
Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social I paint. I used to do other things. I might do them again. He/him. Protect trans kids!
“One of our generation's most moving writers.” —some Bsky rando
Andy Budd @andybudd.bsky.social Design Founder, speaker, start-up advisor & coach. Seedcamp Venture Partner. Formerly Clearleft, LDConf & UXLondon. Ex shark-wrangler. Pilot. He/Him — https://stacklist.app/andybudd
Piccalilli @piccalil.li Level up your front-end skills. Stay for the approachable, friendly content and go away with transferable skills you can use day to day.
https://piccalil.li
Andy Bell @bell.bz Founder at: @set.studio and @piccalil.li
Complete CSS Course: https://complete-css.com
Studio: https://set.studio
CSS Book: https://every-layout.dev
Newsletter: https://piccalil.li/the-index/
🔗 https://bell.bz/links/
🌐 https://bell.bz
🌍 Cheltenham, UK
Jared Spool @jmspool.bsky.social Always focused on eliminating all the poorly-designed products and services from our world. People’s lives are complicated enough. We don’t have to make it worse for them.
You can find me at CenterCentre.com and in the Leaders of Awesomeness community.
Laura Klein @lauraklein.bsky.social Designer, researcher, author.
Treat motivated.
Martin Jordan @martinjordan.com Making services work better for all people—Head of Design & User Research at the German govt’s Digital Service, previously Head of #ServiceDesign at the UK’s Government Digital Service, int’l #GovDesign community co-lead, 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 ally
martinjordan.com
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Ben Unsworth @benunsworth.co.uk User centred design in government. parkrun tourist A4418. Director of Digital and Tech for Kingston and Sutton councils.
Ben Terrett @benterrett.bsky.social CEO of Public Digital. Former Deputy Chair of UAL. .
/benterrett everywhere else.
www.benterrett.com
Cennydd Bowles @cennydd.com Philosopher · Thinking and writing about ethics, technology, design, the future, sport · See also @cennyddchess.bsky.social.
William Roissetter @rossi0.bsky.social Helping build services, mostly public, mostly health
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
James Chudley @chuddersux.bsky.social Independent designer | researcher | strategist | author
On a mission to decarbonise user journeys
cxpartners / Amaze / E3 / Env Agency / Leeds Uni
UXBristol co-founder
Sophie Dennis @sophiedennis.bsky.social Head of User-Centred Design & Product @MadeTech. ex @ukhsa @nhsdigital @cxpartners @dwpdigital. Devon exile in Yorkshire. #sophiesthatux she/her
lara mendonça 🇵🇸 @lara.fyi head of design, something new. led design @tumblr @twitter @bumble. master of arts @ual.
Public Digital @publicdigital.bsky.social We're a specialist digital transformation consultancy. We help governments, businesses and companies change their ways of working and thrive in the digital era.
https://public.digital/
Matt Stibbs @mattstibbs.bsky.social Technical product person. Love data, interop, tech plumbing ❤️. Organiser of @nhshackday and @ukhealthcamp
Also at @mattstibbs@mastodon.social and @mattstibbs@x.com
Richard Payne @itstr1cky.bsky.social Gov Design
Tero Väänänen @teropsv.bsky.social Head of Design at NHS England, photographer, artist, school governor, martial artist, writer of speculative fiction. He/him- P Phil Strain @philstrain.bsky.social #accessibility #ios #startups
Matt Eason @matteason.me Designer & developer working in digital government
ambiph.one / govukvue.org / matteason.co.uk/scotbeats / stationlifts.org.uk
He/him
Ben Holliday @benholliday.com Design and digital transformation | Chief Design Officer at TPXimpact | UK Lake District
LocalGov Drupal @localgovdrupal.bsky.social The publishing platform created by councils, for councils.
Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org Independent research & campaigning charity 📣 Our mission? To break the link between financial difficulty & mental health problems 💜
Founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com in 2016. Led by @helenundy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org
James Higgott @jiggott.bsky.social Head of Product for NHS App at NHS England. Expect digital health + culture + cricket + games + low-res puns.
Sam Espensen @samespensen.bsky.social Ex hack/flack, now booze maker, film lover, book nerd in Bristol. Espensenspirit.com
Simon Taggart @sitaggart.bsky.social
Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social Chaotic Neutral Game Dev | Co-Director of Award-Winning GA_Conf | BAFTA Member | Micro-brew beer slinger | Museum Docent | be accessible, do crime
Frank Elavsky (he/him) ⌁ @frank.computer Assistant Professor of Data Science @ Cal Poly SLO
Phd in accessibility, tool-making, visualization 📊 @hcii.cmu.edu. Prev: Adobe, Highsoft, Apple, Visa.
Move slo and repair things.
Disabled & making a ttrpg.
www.frank.computer
shadcn @shadcn.com design + code - shadcn.com
Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
www.marianamazzucato.com
roberta rocca @rockberta.bsky.social assistant professor @ interacting minds centre, aarhus university 🇩🇰 || nlp, cognition, datasci 🗣️ 🧠 🤖 || previously: postdoc @ UT Austin 🤘 & data fellow @ UN humdata 🇺🇳
Nick Shank @nickshank.bsky.social Staff Product Designer @ Obama Foundation
Tom Gilbert Scott @tomgscott.bsky.social Product design and strategy, meaning seeker, dad of twins, living in Bristol, Designer @waitrose, @cxpartners alumni.
UX How @uxhow.bsky.social UX How is UX & Product Design “How To” insights, resources, and blueprints for Design, UX and AI. Former Disney, ESPN & Alaska Airlines design leader.
Markel Vigo @markelvigo.bsky.social Usable decision-making on data-intensive user interfaces: physical activity tracking and interactive dashboards.
HCI, AI, digital health and accessibility.
Reader in Computer Science @ The University of Manchester (UK)
http://www.markelvigo.info
Matt Brems (he/him) @mattbrems.bsky.social Chief Data Scientist, Break Through Tech @ Cornell University. Chair & Board Member @ Statistics Without Borders. ML/AI Educator. Passionate about democracy. 🏳️🌈
CJ @jonesish.bsky.social 💼 head of design, genAI @canva
🎙️ co-host of the Enemies to Lovers podcast
🔬 fascinated by daily life
🗣️ so many interests, not enough time
Frankie Roberto @frankieroberto.com Freelance interaction designer. X-GOVUK contributor. London dad. Car-free cities. Working for NHS England.
https://www.frankieroberto.com
Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social Design leadership and human-centred stuff in general. Previously lead designer at NHS Digital and lots of other things. He/Him.
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk Head of Creative and Design at The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), GDS. He/him. Views his own, not his employers.
Dominic @rantdomly.bsky.social Design Leader. Passionate about technology, movies and game design. Back in Germany.
Drew Shimomura @shimomura.bsky.social Staff Product/UX Designer at Google. opinions my own.
@rory-sutherland.bsky.social @rory-sutherland.bsky.social
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social Mapper. I like ducks, they're fowl but not through choice.
Maxim Leyzerovich @round.is design at flora.ai
brooklyn
Laura Parker @accessiblenumbers.bsky.social Senior content designer in UK government. Creator of accessiblenumbers.com. Dyscalculia Network adult advisor. Writes and talks about living with #dyscalculia and maths anxiety.
Work with me. lauraparker.design
Jon Gibbins @dotjay.bsky.social Just trying to do some good in the digital world. Sometimes political. Increasingly sweary. Always authentic. (he/him)
Work: @DigitalShouldBe.bsky.social
#accessibility #sustainability #a11y #s12y
Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social Accessibility is political✊ Working for the web, anywhere and everywhere 🖖🏽
Denis Boudreau @dboudreau.bsky.social Guiding leaders who are no longer willing to overlook #disabilityInclusion and are ready to lead in a way that is not just 'inclusive-ish', but truly inclusive. Follow for more recipes & tips on how to become a more inclusive leader! www.inklusiv.ca
Hector Minto @hminto.bsky.social Kerbcut Founder. Strategic AI/Innovation Strategic Advocate for BASE. Ex Microsoft Accessibility lead. Former UK govt disability and access ambassador for the tech sector. Long time working in assistive technology. Sourdough/Kombucha/Pickling officionado.
Erik Kroes 👀 @erikkroes.bsky.social 💡 Boundless maker: 3D printing, 3D modeling, Lego, photography, code, DIY, anything.
☀️ Nature lover.
🫶 Accessibility and Design Systems professional
👤 he/him
www.erikkroes.nl
Paul J. Adam @pauljadam.bsky.social Native #iOSdev Accessibility Specialist, Web/Mobile #a11y Consultant. #SwiftUI, JavaScript/ARIA, HTML/CSS, #WCAG / ADA/508. ATX #F150Lightning / #FordRaptor Meetup Organizer.
www.pauljadam.com
https://mastodon.social/@pauljadam
Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social One hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.
Active at toot.cafe/@aardrian.
Alexa Heinrich (she/her) @alexaheinrich.bsky.social Social media strategist and accessibility advocate. Creator of Accessible Social. Wealthy dragonfruit farmer in the Sims.
TheRealAlexa.com/hello
https://accessible-social.com/
Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social Web standards a11y lovegod who leverages synergies at Vivaldi browser. More posts & conversation at @brucelawson@vivaldi.net. This is broadcast-only, as I've been disappointed by non-Fediverse platforms before. Musician. He/ him. Personal views. RT≠+1.
Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk Principal Accessibility Specialist at TetraLogical. Former Head of Accessibility at DWP. Writer. Speaker. Coder. Wildlife Photographer. Cat botherer. ADHD. Autistic. He/They. https://www.craigabbott.co.uk
Richard Morton @accessibleweb.bsky.social Christian, Head of Accessiblity and Digital Inclusion at Government Digital Service, part of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Terrible puns. Music wot I wrote at https://soundcloud.com/user-480796149
David A. Kennedy @davidakennedy.com Designer and accessibility advocate. Curator of the Accessibility Weekly newsletter (https://a11yweekly.com/). Trust the process. https://davidakennedy.com
Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com Bog hag, platform & systems designer chasing tech that’s actually good for people. Proudly antifascist + neurodivergent 💙
Posts self-destruct.
Website: https://annaecook.com/
Newsletter: https://annaecook.com/newsletter
Scott O'Hara @scottohara.me i work on things related to web accessibility. i'm probably reviewing your github issue/pr right now. i'll have thoughts.
Eric Eggert @yatil.net Accessibility Specialist. Find me on Mastodon: @yatil@yatil.social
Rob Dodson @robdodson.me Mostly here to press the like button
Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk Director of Accessibility / co-founder at Nomensa. Co-editor of WCAG. Other interests: UX, Web & Security. Not the spin-doctor.
Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com Eclectic! Keynote speaker and accessibility trainer. But this platform is mostly for chatting about anything and everything. And amateur bird and wildlife photography! All photos my own. Birds ethically photographed. Copyright me. He/Him/His
David Swallow @davidofyork.bsky.social Principal UX Consultant at Vispero • Former HCI researcher • Not that kind of doctor
Ian Pouncey @ianpouncey.bsky.social Web developer. Accessibility advocate. Pragmatic standardista. Geek. Socialist. Company Director @TetraLogical. Pronouns: he / him / they / them.
Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social Accessibility Old Timer, ex-BBC Head of UX/Accessibility, Web/Mobile/Games/Fonts/Design Systems.
Has #Dyslexia and #ADHD.
Director of Ab11y.com and A11yQuest.com #a11y #UXDesign #accessibility
Mike Gifford, CPWA @ox.ca Open Standards & Practices lead at @CivicActions.com | #Drupal #Accessibility | Digital Services Coalition Board | @w3c Invited Expert #SustainableWeb #ARRM | http://ox.ca | #SolarPunk #Quaker #Feminist #Canadian #WebAlmanac #IAAPCPWA
#UNOpenSourceWeek
Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website #accessibility / #a11y advocate, post enjoyer.
🌐 https://ericwbailey.website/
✉️ https://ericwbailey.website/newsletter/
Patrick H. Lauke #TrumpIsAFascistCunt #ElonMuskNaziTwat @patrickhlauke.bsky.social Joined the Jack Dorsey circle-jerk (now apparently funded by crypto vulture capitalists) to just reserve a place, but am actually over on https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke
no ethical consumption under LLM/GEN-AI
Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com 🇱🇧 Frontend web / UI engineer, speaker, author, and educator specializing in web accessibility • Creator of the Practical Accessibility course https://practical-accessibility.today
🕸️ https://sarasoueidan.com
📤 https://www.sarasoueidan.com/newsletter
Carie Fisher @cariefisher.bsky.social 😻 Accessibility @ GitHub
🎮 XR + AI
💻 Recovering frontend dev
✨ Star Wars fan (obviously)
💁♀️ she/her
Large Heydon Collider @heydonworks.com Doing things with web technologies and writing/talking about it. Author of Inclusive Components (https://book.inclusive-components.design/) and producer of Webbed Briefs (https://briefs.video/). Agender. (Avatar by Cole Henley)
Mark Steadman @steady5063.bsky.social Squad Leader, Accessibility Squad
at Fidelity Investments
Accessibility automation, Mobile iOS/Android A11y
Check out my articles: http://dev.to/steady5063
Meryl K. Evans, CPACC @meryl.bsky.social Speaker, trainer, and operational problem‑solver.
Communication, workflows, access, and user experience.
CPACC‑certified.
💌 Speaking: info@meryl.net
Benjy Stanton @benjystanton.co.uk Contract interaction and service designer. User-centred design in gov. Accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
Rob Whiting 📓 @whitingx.bsky.social #Research & #Design at @merlan.bsky.social ⟹ Narrow of purpose, wide of vision. ツ