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Oliver Lindberg

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Independent editor and content consultant. Founder and organiser of @pixelpioneers.co. Former editor of .net magazine. 📍 Bath, UK 🌐 pixelpioneers.co

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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 21/08/2026
The gap between design and code has always been a trust-based handoff, but trust doesn't scale. In the final part, TJ explains how a diagnostic layer fixes structural communication without adding more meetings, more documentation, and more process: zeroheight.com/blog/the-fut...
An illustration for TJ Pitre's article "The future of design systems - part 3: The diagnostic layer", featuring illustrated icons of a pencil, a magnifying glass, a code snippet, and more.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 21/08/2026
Every enterprise design system TJ worked with has the same root problem. In part 2, he explains why design systems drift, why teams ignore it, and why that’s now a serious risk. TJ calls it the check engine light. Everyone can see it's on. Nobody wants to pull over zeroheight.com/blog/the-fut...
An illustration for "The future of design systems - part 2: The check engine light is on", featuring a check engine light, a smiling robot head, an exclamation mark, the letter a, and an upside-down thumbs up.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 21/08/2026
Here's some weekend reading for you: Check out TJ Pitre's excellent 3-part series on the future of #designsystems for the @zeroheight.com blog. In part 1, TJ examines the product your design system is actually building: zeroheight.com/blog/the-fut...
A promo illustration for "The future of design systems — part 1: The product your design system is actually building" on the zeroheight blog, featuring a hand balancing a button, a robot face, an 'a', and an icon of a person sitting at a laptop.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 24/06/2026
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the amazing day that was @pixelpioneers.co Bristol last Friday. ❤️ If there's one photo that sums it all up, it's this one. 😀 Special thanks to @heydonworks.com, and their dancers @letorey.co.uk and @brucel.bsky.social, for such a memorable closing talk. 🕺
Dave Letorey, wearing an owl mask, laughing and dancing to Heydon Pickering's music during their Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 talk, with Heydon standing at the lectern smiling.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 22/06/2026
So this happened on Friday... 😀 @pixelpioneers.co @heydonworks.com @letorey.co.uk @brucel.bsky.social
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 11/06/2026
Closing out @pixelpioneers.co Bristol next week (Friday, 19 June) will be @heydonworks.com! In Making HTML Make Music (a brand-new talk!), Heydon will share their deep research into web audio and how to design sound hypertextually. 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Heydon Pickering wearing a cap, alongside the title of the talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Making HTML Make Music
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 08/06/2026
Meet the speakers of next week's (!) @pixelpioneers.co Bristol! @rachelandrew.co.uk @morganepeng.bsky.social Christine Vallaure Kardo Ayoub @heydonworks.com Nick Lewis Candi Williams @lurkmoophy.bsky.social @debugbear.com 's Matt Zeunert 👉 Read my interviews on the blog: pixelpioneers.co/blog
Headshots of all the Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 speakers
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 04/06/2026
A while ago, I invited Candi Williams (don’t miss her talk at @pixelpioneers.co on 19 June!) to write an article on practical techniques to make content inclusive, comprehensible, and emotionally engaging. Read it in this free-to-download ebook on customer onboarding: thecxlead.com/wp-content/u...
A screenshot of two pages from Candi Williams's chapter covering checking for readability and testing for comprehension, not just clicks
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 02/06/2026
Here are the topics of this year's @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June: 🚀 Browser support 🧑‍💻 UI layouts 🌱 Web sustainability 🤝 Accessibility 𖨆𖨆𖨆 Better collaboration ✍ Content design 🎵 Music with HTML 📈 Web performance 🧩 Design systems Schedule & tix: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo illustration for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026, featuring headshots from 3 speakers: Christine Vallaure, Rachel Andrew, and Morgane Peng.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 01/06/2026
It's June, which means @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is back this month! 🎉 So here's another speaker spotlight. In this Q&A, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social shares the most depressing finding from this year’s #DesignSystems Report, and more: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker... 📍 Bristol, UK 📅 June 19
A photo of Luke Murphy, alongside the title of the lightning talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Design Systems are Dead. Long Live Design Systems.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 26/05/2026
24 days to go! And here's a promise: You'll leave @pixelpioneers.co Bristol with ideas you can actually use. Whether you're a developer or a designer, you'll learn practical approaches that will help you build better websites and apps: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist... Just a few examples:
A screenshot of the Pixel Pioneers schedule showing four talks: 'A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support' by Rachel Andrew, 'Dev x Design x PM: A Trio in Transition' by Morgane Peng, 'Designing and Building for the Low-Carbon Web' by Nick Lewis, and 'Where Do Your Web Performance Metrics Come From?' by Matt Zeunert.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 24/05/2026
This heatwave is another stark reminder of climate change. If you've been wondering how you can help reduce the environmental impact of the digital products you build and/or design, Nick Lewis' talk has you covered. Oh, and we'll also have air conditioning. 🙌 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19
A black and white photo of Nick Lewis, smiling, alongside the title of the talk he will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Designing and Building for the Low-Carbon Web.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 22/05/2026
4 weeks to go! 🎉 This time, @rachelandrew.bsky.social will kick off @pixelpioneers.co. She'll present an extended version of her pragmatic guide to browser support, covering web.dev/baseline and new web platform features! 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A photo of Rachel Andrew speaking at a conference, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 21/05/2026
In this article, Ben Martin explains how leadership choices make or break #designsystems. He covers three failure modes... ⚠️ Unclear ownership and accountability ⚠️ Misaligned incentives ⚠️ and weak or inconsistent sponsorship Read it on @zeroheight.com: zeroheight.com/blog/why-mos...
A promo illustration for Ben Martin's post, "Why most design systems fail at the leadership layer", on the zeroheight blog.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 20/05/2026
Prioritisation can quickly become less about managing tasks and more about managing trade-offs. Charlotte MacInnes introduces a three-lens framework to guide prioritisation decisions for #designsystems that deliver real customer value. Read it on @zeroheight.com: zeroheight.com/blog/balanci...
A promo pic for Charlotte MacInnes's blog post, Prioritizing the right thing: Balancing feasibility, desirability, and viability in design systems.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 18/05/2026
Candi Williams is bringing the words at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026 — with a talk on how language shapes great UX. Because every button label, error message, and tiny bit of copy is doing more work than you think. 👀 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A photo of Candi Williams speaking at an event, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Language - The Secret Sauce of Great UX
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 15/05/2026
Christine Vallaure is covering how to bridge the gap between UI design and code at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol this year. A talk for anyone who wants fewer handoff headaches and more shared understanding between designers and devs. 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A photo of Christine Vallaure, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 14/05/2026
It's so great to see who's coming to @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June. We already have attendees from Mozilla, World Pay, Mayden, UWE, AQA, Ecotricity, various gov.uk departments, a bunch of content designers from the police, freelancers, etc. 😃 Join us? pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo illustration for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026, featuring headshots from 3 speakers: Christine Vallaure, Rachel Andrew, and Morgane Peng.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 13/05/2026
Fancy attending @pixelpioneers.co (Bristol, 19 June) for free? 😀 The deadline to apply for a diversity scholarship is next Tuesday! Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible. Check out the full details at: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist... Please share! 🫶
A screenshot from the Pixel Pioneers website showing a photo from the page about the diversity and inclusion initiative, featuring a bunch of diverse Pixel Pioneers attendees during a workshop
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 11/05/2026
Get to know the @pixelpioneers.co 2026 speakers! So far I've interviewed @rachelandrew.bsky.social, @morganepeng.bsky.social, @sustainable-dev.bsky.social, @christinevallaure.bsky.social, and @heydonworks.com. Check out the speaker spotlights at pixelpioneers.co/blog There are a few more to come!
A photo of Christine Vallaure, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code. A headshot of Heydon Pickering wearing a cap, alongside the title of the talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Making HTML Make MusicA headshot of Morgane Peng, alongside the title of the talk she will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Dev x Design x PM: A Trio in TransitionA photo of Rachel Andrew speaking at a conference, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 07/05/2026
New @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight! 🙌 In this Q&A, @heydonworks.com shares how writing music directly in HTML has revived their passion for the web, why they're not a fan of tonejs.github.io, and why their 12 principles of web #a11y struck such a chord: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
A headshot of Heydon Pickering wearing a cap, alongside the title of the talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Making HTML Make Music
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 30/04/2026
50 days to go! @pixelpioneers.co is back in Bristol on 19 June, this time covering: 🚀 Browser support 🧑‍💻 UI layouts 🌱 Web sustainability 🤝 Accessibility 𖨆𖨆𖨆 Better collaboration ✍ Content design 🎵 Music with HTML 📈 Web performance 🧩 Design systems Tix: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 27/04/2026
And @brucel.bsky.social is your MC! 🎤
A headshot of Bruce Lawson, alongside the text "Conference MC & Web Standards Legend", the Pixel Pioneers logo, the date (19 June 2026), and the location (Bristol).
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 27/04/2026
📢 Speaking at @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June are: @rachelandrew.bsky.social @morganepeng.bsky.social @christinevallaure.bsky.social Kardo Ayoub @heydonworks.com Nick Lewis Candi Williams @lurkmoophy.bsky.social @debugbear.com's Matt Zeunert 🎟️ Tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 23/04/2026
📣 I'm delighted to welcome a new partner to @pixelpioneers.co: Meet @debugbear.com! 🙌 Founder Matt Zeunert will present a lightning talk on web performance metrics at the conference in Bristol on 19 June. 👉🏼 Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Matt Zeunert, alongside the title of the lightning talk he will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Where Do Your Web Performance Metrics Come From?
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 22/04/2026
To mark #EarthDay, I interviewed @sustainable-dev.bsky.social ahead of his @pixelpioneers.co talk! pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker... Nick shares how a glacier trip got him into web sustainability, what his work involves, why green choices can lead to smarter digital design, and more.
A black and white photo of Nick Lewis, smiling, alongside the title of the talk he will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Designing and Building for the Low-Carbon Web.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 20/04/2026
📣 I'm very excited to announce that @brucel.bsky.social will MC @pixelpioneers.co Bristol this year! 🙌 A veteran of the browser wars, many a standards skirmish, and an #a11y apocalypse or two, Bruce now leverages synergies for @vivaldi.com. 🎟️ Schedule and tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Bruce Lawson, alongside the text "Conference MC & Web Standards Legend", the Pixel Pioneers logo, the date (19 June 2026), and the location (Bristol).
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 14/04/2026
Bring your team or a bunch of friends to @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June! 💷 Save 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets, and save an additional £45 per ticket if you snap them up before this Sunday: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo illustration for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026 featuring the headshots of three speakers: Candi Williams, Morgane Peng, and Rachel Andrew.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 10/04/2026
📣 Here's the final core speaker for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol! Product and experience designer Kardo Ayoub will share his deeply personal story as a designer with a major visual impairment. 👉🏾 Read the talk description & get your tickets (before the price goes up): pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Kardo Ayoub, alongside the title of the talk he will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Well, I Didn't See That Coming!
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 09/04/2026
🌍 Opinionated vs. global design tokens: Simplifying multi-brand design systems (by Alec Danz): zeroheight.com/blog/opinion... #designtokens
A screenshot of Alec Danz's article on opinionated vs global design tokens on the zeroheight blog, covering how to simplify multi-brand design systems. The hero image on the left shows an illustration of the OK Hand emoji on a mustard yellow background.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 09/04/2026
🔥 Building scalable design systems with Figma: 26 tips for 2026 (by @asedwick.bsky.social): zeroheight.com/blog/buildin...
A screenshot of Adam Sedwick's article on the zeroheight blog next to an illustration of the fire emoji.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 09/04/2026
😵‍💫 Handling breaking changes in a design system without causing chaos (by @shaunbent.co.uk): zeroheight.com/blog/handlin...
A screenshot of Shaun Bent's article on handling breaking changes in a design system without causing chaos on the zeroheight blog, alongside the illustration of a blue triangle with a smiling face and a big thumbs up.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 26/03/2026
Here's another @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight! 🔎 In this Q&A, @christinevallaure.bsky.social gives us her take on how to build a great digital product in 2026, how she approaches vibe coding, what makes up her current tech stack, and more: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
A photo of Christine Vallaure, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 25/03/2026
I'm excited to announce that @lurkmoophy.bsky.social of @zeroheight.com will present a lightning talk at @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June! ⚡ They will discuss why #designsystems, as we know them, need to die. 👉 Read the talk description & get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A photo of Luke Murphy alongside the title of the lightning talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Design Systems are Dead. Long Live Design Systems.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 23/03/2026
It's coming together nicely. Nearly there... 👀 pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo pic for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 20/03/2026
3 months to go! Join us for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 19 June. This time covering: 🚀 Baseline & browser support 🧑‍💻 Web layouts 🌱 Designing & building low-carbon websites 𖨆𖨆𖨆 Better collaboration between devs, designers & PMs ✍ Language as the key to great UX 🎵 Making music with HTML More TBC!
A promo illustration for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026 featuring the headshots of three speakers: Candi Williams, Morgane Peng, and Rachel Andrew.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 11/03/2026
Let the music play! 🎶 In exactly 100 days, we'll meet again for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol. And here's another speaker to join the lineup: @heydonworks.com will share his deep research into web audio and how to design sound hypertextually. Don't miss this talk! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Heydon Pickering wearing a cap, alongside the title of the talk he will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Making HTML Make Music
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 10/03/2026
The next @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight is live! In this Q&A, @rachelandrew.bsky.social tells us about the key CSS features the web platform has gained lately, the role Baseline plays for interoperability, and managing a publishing pipeline in a world of genAI: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
A photo of Rachel Andrew speaking at a conference, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 09/03/2026
Preparing the next @pixelpioneers.co newsletter. And yes, that means I'm getting ready to announce another speaker. 👀 If you haven't subscribed yet: 👇👇👇 pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 05/03/2026
Fancy writing an article for the @zeroheight.com blog? 😀 zeroheight.com/blog/ I'm always on the lookout for new contributors, and the focus is on the future of #designsystems, how to navigate enterprise design systems, and how-tos on everything DS. This is a paid opportunity, of course. 🙌
A screenshot of the zeroheight blog, featuring a bunch of articles with colorful hero images.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 24/02/2026
I'm delighted to welcome @zeroheight.com back as a @pixelpioneers.co supporter! Huge shoutout to @lurkmoophy.bsky.social for making it happen. Stay tuned for details on this year's partnership... 👀 👉 In the meantime, check out the schedule so far and get your tix: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
zeroheight character on a neutral background with floating multicoloured icons
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 19/02/2026
The first speaker spotlight for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is live! In this Q&A, @morganepeng.bsky.social reveals why the biggest AI wins are “boring”, how AI even augments her solopreneur crochet business, and how designers & devs can communicate their work better: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
A headshot of Morgane Peng, alongside the title of the talk she will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Dev x Design x PM: A Trio in Transition
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 16/02/2026
𖨆𖨆𖨆 @morganepeng.bsky.social: Dev x Design x PM – A Trio in Transition Morgane will share concrete examples and practical advice to help the classic Developer x Designer x PM trio work together more smoothly and with less eye-rolling.
A headshot of Morgane Peng, alongside the title of the talk she will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Dev x Design x PM: A Trio in Transition
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 16/02/2026
✍ @candi.bsky.social: Language – The Secret Sauce of Great UX This talk delves into linguistics and examples to highlight why real content is crucial and how UX design and content people can work together to create the most meaningful designs.
A photo of Candi Williams speaking at an event, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Language - The Secret Sauce of Great UX
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 16/02/2026
🧑‍💻 @christinevallaure.bsky.social: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code Christine will look at web layouts from both sides: CSS Grid, Flexbox, and Container Queries from the code side, and @figma.com and @penpot.app from the design side.
A headshot of Christine Vallaure, alongside the title of the talk she will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 16/02/2026
🚀 @rachelandrew.bsky.social: A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support Learn about some of the CSS and JavaScript features that are newly available and some that are still not yet Baseline, but that have a clear path to be included in your development roadmap.
A photo of Rachel Andrew speaking at a conference, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: A Pragmatic Guide to Browser Support.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 16/02/2026
I'll reveal another speaker for @pixelpioneers.co this week, so here's a recap of the schedule so far! 🎟️ The current tier saves you £50 off the final admission price, and there are also student and group saver options. As usual, there's also a limited number of diversity scholarships available.
A promo pic for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026. There's an illustrated icon showing the Clifton Suspension Bridge and a few hot air balloons, alongside the text "an affordable community conference for front-end developers and UX/UI designers".
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 12/02/2026
𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Bring your team to @pixelpioneers.co! Planning to attend the conference (19 June) with your team or a bunch of friends? We added a group ticket option that saves you 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A bunch of Pixel Pioneers attendees chatting to each other
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 10/02/2026
Diversity scholarships are once again available for @pixelpioneers.co (back in Bristol on 19 June). Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible (for a free ticket to the event). Applications close on 19 May, details here: pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc... Please share!
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 05/02/2026
📢 New speaker announcement! @christinevallaure.bsky.social is joining us for @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June! Christine's talk will focus on understanding layout between UI design and code. 🎟️ Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A headshot of Christine Vallaure, alongside the title of the talk she will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code.
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