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Laura Yarrow

@laurayarrow.bsky.social

1.1K followers 1.1K following 211 posts

Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS. Ex HM Land Registry. Public speaker. Observer of humans. Crisp connoisseur. Yarn hoarder. Northerner.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thanks Spotify unwrapped 😂 ⚰️ ☠️

Screenshot of Spotify unwrapped that says “your listening age: 100”

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

See also: people misusing the cry laughing emoji in serious situations. Luckily in this example both parties misunderstood the emoji so no harm, but I’ve seen plenty where it really caused offence!

A text message thread where a person talks about their mother passing away and uses the crying laughing emoji erroneously thinking it represents sadness and crying.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I love that the Bluesky starter pack for local authorities has a wheelie bin as its icon! Always the hottest topic 🚮🗑️

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Weekend reading turned up today! Yay! @richardpope.org

The book titled “platformland, an anatomy of next generation public services” by Richard Pope, there are coloured geometric shapes on the cover.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

How exciting to have the afternoon off AND have Senet magazine drop through my door at the same time?! 🤩 @senetmagazine.bsky.social #boardgame #boardgaming

The front cover of Senet magazine autumn 2024 edition. It’s a light green cover with an illustrated smiling face on the front, with pictures floating around their head.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

I live near the beach, so out of the 8413 photos I have of sand and sea, this is the one I have selected 😂

Laura Yarrow stood on the beach, her hair has covered her face after a gust of wind blew it around.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

A huge well done to Cancer Research charity shop for this inclusive measure for those that are non-verbal. I’ve not seen this before, but I like it 😊 #cancerresearch #inclusivedesign

A charity shop counter with card payment machine and a notebook next to it titled “writing pad: please use this pad if you need to communicate with us non-verbally. Thank you”.

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