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Kim Goodwin

@kimgoodwin.bsky.social
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Author: Designing for the Digital Age. Consultant. Design & product exec. Researcher. Speaker & teacher. Wildlife photographer. 📷/🧵 Kim.Goodwin

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Hype is eating the future, and leaving us the bones.” Sun-ha Hong of UNC-Chapel Hill says the Silicon Valley hype machine systematically “borrows credibility from the future to purchase legitimacy in the present.” The cost, he argues, is a planetary-scale drain on our alternatives.
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Tech Hype is Cannibalizing the Future
Every day, we are told that we live in the future—but hype is eating the future and leaving us the bones," writes Sun-ha Hong.
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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Inclusive Design 24 is a free 24-hour accessibility conference running all day. No sign-up. No registration. All sessions are streamed live and publicly on the Inclusive Design 24 YouTube channel h/t Elena Dosil inclusivedesign24.org/2026/
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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Every design element needs a reason to exist. I still can’t think of any reason for glass bathroom walls in business hotel rooms.
Hotel bathroom with view of 
beds through a glass partition, which also has blinds
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Cats just sit on the keyboard
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hmmm. I don’t think it’s age—plenty of GenXers are in love with novel tech. Systems thinking could be part of it. It’s always struck me as more of a values or motivation thing than skill
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I’m thinking about a couple of recent comments, but I think there have always been certain corners of the industry celebrating creativity over impact
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A designer complaining that their job is full of “solved problems” is like a doctor saying they only want to treat novel diseases. The job is mostly not finding new cures. It’s helping teams adopt what’s likely to help in their context.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The complexity of the meeting room’s a/v setup is inversely correlated with the likelihood of everything working.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A SaaS company that decides to 10x my subscription cost vastly overestimates their importance in my life.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A disorienting year, altogether
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The state of enterprise software in 2026
Cursor hovering over a red software form button that says “please wait…”
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Always dainty
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
You might enjoy this exhibit sonomabg.org/visit/spirit...
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Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles – Sonoma Botanical Garden
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You’re right, I totally don’t remember that
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
hey, this is a fairly nerdy news item, but you should absolutely know about it. (looks like there are links in other posts in the thread.) the Post Office is really contemplating not delivering ballots unless states expose their voters' data to DOJ. I hate saying read that again but, read it again
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Automated testing for contrast, screen reader access, etc is a win. But I hope we can stop calling these things “usability tests” because the real thing isn’t just about data. It’s about exposing team members to real, messy humans whose needs are worth caring about.
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Erica Joy Astrella @ericajoy.astrel.la · 01/06/2026
california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...
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Still Need to Mail Your Primary Ballot? Don’t Rely on USPS, Officials Say | KQED
State officials are warning that some ballots mailed too close to Election Day might not be counted. Here are other recommended ways to submit your ballot instead.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Good design requires people to value their fellow humans. I think we have some work to do.
White House terminal-look website with green Courier (or similar font) on black. Text equates undocumented immigrants with space aliens, jokes about government conducting “alien abductions,” referring to aliens as “it,” & asking people to report “suspicious aliens”
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The 16 types are astrology for sure. But the 4 concepts can be useful for reflection & discussion (and ONLY that). E-I & S-N do correlate strongly with extroversion & openness in the Big 5 (a respected measure).
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Image of Battlestar Galactica’s Admiral Adams rejecting a modern computer network (a decision which later saves the ship)
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I’m all for examining the systems! This is one hiring managers can often circumvent. Getting senior designers involved in screening spreads the load & is a good skill builder
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
So much. I think design-flavored UX has lost too much of the value of human-factors-flavored UX. Does it reduce errors? Prevent injury? Show THAT in your portfolio
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Exactly
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I think some designers confuse overtly “delightful” behavior with delight as an end result. Also: sometimes it’s much better to inspire calm or confidence. A defibrillator or cockpit is just…not meant to be delightful.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Naming a company after (fictitious) ancient evil already says something about their judgment, no?
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Looking forward to how you frame this one
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Enabling micromanagement at scale
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The designer’s role will always be evolving, but it’s obviously still needed. 🙈
Touchscreen on a gas station pump asking for a zip code, using the “on screen keypad” which appears just above a second touchscreen keypad.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Your best-ever chicken!
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
hallo, I am hiring again! - SF Digital Services is looking for a new Engineering Director careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374... This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
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Engineering Director - Digital Services (0932)
The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco.   The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Visio...
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
What sort of coffee would you match to “simmering rage & grief over the state of society,” I wonder?
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
That film was kind of perfect in its weirdness
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Laura Kalbag @laurakalbag.com · 27/01/2026
My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website. accessibilityforeveryone.site The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
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Accessibility For Everyone by Laura Kalbag
Read the book online for free.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
My wi-fi light switch app is now offering me exercise & pet care advice. I can just imagine the meeting where the PM got their marching orders
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Constituent here—THANK YOU for refusing to fund the horrors. Please encourage your colleagues to do the same!
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The scrolljacking is not only pointless—it’s headache-inducing
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Someone must have told their PMs to AI-all-the-things, because my remote light switches now offer hearty winter soup recipes and evening exercise routines.
A chatbot UI asks “How can I help?” It offers suggestions to try out AI notes on the go or to savor a hearty winter soup.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Why did the Google Maps team make audible driving directions less usable recently? “Go past Irrelevant Road, then take your second left onto Correct Street toward Another Irrelevant Road.” Let me guess—LLM creep? Increasing driver cognitive load is a safety issue.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Do these people not hear themselves
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
User research exists, in large part, because exposure to other humans who aren’t like us is what prevents us from being monsters. Being insulated from someone else’s reality makes it far easier to exploit or harm them for profit. Research “automation” is insulation.
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
A chicken self portrait Frida Kahlo style
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
He will be a beautiful butterfly
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Don’t forget trash pandas
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Rupert’s look 🤌🏻
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Managing all the different apps where everyone wants to share their AI meeting notes seems more annoying than just…taking notes?
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Raccoons and rats, however, will find you attractive
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This might be an improvement on reality…
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I first read that in grad school & all I could think of was how much I could get done with 8 more hours!
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Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Multiple times a day, even
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