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Conferences, workshops, and advice for a better web. Organised by @oliverlindberg.com. We'll return to Bristol in June 2027 for our 10-year anniversary! pixelpioneers.co

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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 11/09/2026
Write music, not JavaScript. Watch @heydonworks.com's talk from our June event: youtu.be/lmlE9oI8_2A?... Warning: Includes dancing by @brucel.bsky.social and @letorey.co.uk.🕺 👉 Also check out hyperblam.how, Heydon's system for sampling, processing, and sequencing sound and music directly in HTML.
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Making HTML Make Music – Heydon Pickering | Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 09/09/2026
Why does language matter (beyond just the words) for user experiences? How do you work with content people in your teams? And what do you do if you don't have any? 👉 Watch Candi Williams's talk from our June event and find out: youtu.be/Suzd-6kVWoc?...
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Language: The Secret Sauce of Great UX – Candi Williams | Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 07/09/2026
Another video from our June event is live! 🙌 👉 Watch @christinevallaure.bsky.social's talk on understanding web layout between UI design and code: youtu.be/ieZwHvpJawI Enjoy!
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Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code – Christine Vallaure | Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 02/09/2026
Are #designsystems dead? 💀 Well, at least design systems as we know them. In this talk from our June event, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social argues for positioning them as core product infrastructure rather than a separate, magical discipline. 👉 You can watch it now, for free: youtu.be/sa_IJRjPtJw
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Design Systems are Dead. Long Live Design Systems – Luke Murphy | Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 01/09/2026
We regularly cover #webperformance, and at the PP 2026 edition, @debugbear.com's Matt Zeunert gave a brief intro to page speed, then dived into different network throttling methods in Lighthouse, DevTools, and other tools. 👉 Watch the video of the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO02...
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Where Do Your Web Performance Metrics Come From? - Matt Zeunert - Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 28/08/2026
Another video from PP Bristol 2026 is now free to watch on YouTube! 🍿 Kardo Ayoub presented an incredibly personal talk about becoming a visually impaired designer. It's an essential watch about accessibility and inclusive design: youtu.be/aP89uEMDGUI
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Well, I Didn’t See That Coming! - Kardo Ayoub - Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 19/08/2026
Another video from Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 has gone live! 🍿 youtu.be/dJcN1bGiPZQ In his talk on digital sustainability, @sustainable-dev.bsky.social explains how designers and developers can reduce the footprint of the products and services they create for clients. Watch it here: 👇
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How to Design and Build More Sustainable Websites - Nick Lewis - Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 18/08/2026
And here's the next video! 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5R... In this talk, @morganepeng.bsky.social examines the Developer x Designer x PM trio. She covers how teams can spend less time translating each other, with or without AI, and more time working together effectively. 👇
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Building Better Product Teams With & Without AI - Morgane Peng - Pixel Pioneers 2026
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 17/08/2026
This first video of Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 is live! 🙌 Rachel's talk was such a great way to kick off this year's event:
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Large Heydon Collider @heydonworks.com · 29/06/2026
Last week, I launched hyperblam.how HYPERBLAM lets you design sounds and create music declaratively. It's devoid of AI, hosted on git.gay, and the most fun you'll ever have with HTML.
On stage at Pixel Pioneers in Bristol. I'm waving my arms while Bruce and Dave dance in front of the screen wearing owl masks.
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ckiyme @mickeymarse.social.gfsc.studio.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026
It was so great attending @pixelpioneers yesterday, it was the first conference in a while were people were actually talking about web design and development rather than agentic this and that!!! Lovely people. The MC was actually able to work the crowd. Reasonable stance on AI. And we alsp had […]
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tightropeofthemind.bsky.social @tightropeofthemind.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Finally managed to gather my thoughts after attending @pixelpioneers.co last week! You can read about them in my new blog post! jamiecurran.tech/blog/pixel-p...
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Jamie Curran - Leicestershire-based Web Developer | Pixel Pioneers 2026
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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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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Exclusive footage of "Disco Dave" and me doing interpretive dance to live music made by "DJ Hyperblam Heydon"'s and his Web Components. We are available for bookings in Ibiza, Berlin and worldwide.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 19/06/2026
Good morning, Bristol! 🌞 Looking forward to seeing you all very soon! 😃
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 17/06/2026
Designing for deaf people goes much further than captions. Our latest guide explores practical ways to design more inclusive products and services. tetralogical.com/blog/2026/06... #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #UXDesign #DigitalAccessibility
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 17/06/2026
A couple of people are no longer able to attend Pixel Pioneers on Friday and would like to gift their ticket to someone who would otherwise not be able to join us. 👉 First come, first served: Reply here, or email us, and tell us why you need to be at Pixel Pioneers!
A promo pic for Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026 featuring headshots of three speakers: Candi Williams, Morgane Peng, and Rachel Andrew.
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Large Heydon Collider @heydonworks.com · 16/06/2026
At #PixelPioneers this week, I’ll show you how to scratch up an audio sample using HTML custom elements. The sample used here is the vocal from Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday. Code sample at the end.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 15/06/2026
It's the week we've all been waiting for: the end of the GCSE exam period. Oh, and it's @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on Friday! 😀
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 12/06/2026
We have 2 talks at Pixel Pioneers next week that will help you improve team collaboration: 1) Understanding Layout Between UI Design and Code: @christinevallaure.bsky.social will discuss the different mental models designers and developers often approach layout with. 📍 Arnolfini, Bristol 📅 June 19
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 · 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 · 09/06/2026
I wrote a post about accessibility at @pixelpioneers.co. The main points: 👉 fully wheelchair accessible venue 👉 live captioning & induction loop system 👉 quiet spaces 👉 diversity scholarships 👉 reduced ticket price for unemployed & laid-off people, apprentices, charities, etc. 📍 Bristol 📅 June 19
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Accessibility is not a side note at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 — it's part of how we want people to experience the event. The auditorium at Arnolfini Arts is fully wheelchair accessible and fitt...
Accessibility is not a side note at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 — it's part of how we want people to experience the event. The auditorium at Arnolfini Arts is fully wheelchair accessible and fitted w...
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Dave Letorey @letorey.co.uk · 10/06/2026
If you are going to @pixelpioneers.co and travel via GWR you can get a discount on your train ticket You just have to call them to get the ticket Details - www.gwr.com/your-tickets... London - Bristol £54 standard or £109 first class
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 10/06/2026
📢 Announcing the third and final speaker for the PP warmup on 18 June! In his talk, Building a Design System: Things I Wish I’d Known Three Years Ago, Jamie Maguire will share lessons from building and maintaining JustEatTakeaway.com's PIE Web Component System. 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo pic for the Pixel Pioneers Bristol warm-up on 18 June 2026 featuring the Just Eat Takeaway.com logo
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 09/06/2026
Check out this video from our partner @debugbear.com. 👇 And to learn where your web performance metrics come from, join us at Pixel Pioneers Bristol next week (19 June), where DebugBear founder Matt Zeunert will present a lightning talk about exactly that: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 08/06/2026
We're back at Bristol's harbourside next week!!! 😀 If you're considering attending Pixel Pioneers but haven't been (to our new venue) before, this video will give you a good idea of what to expect. 👉🏽 If it's piqued your interest, there's still time to join us: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 05/06/2026
Here's another speaker spotlight! 💥 In this Q&A, web performance expert Matt Zeunert, founder of @debugbear.com, digs into the tools, metrics, and organizational challenges behind keeping sites fast – and the one thing you should pay more attention to when testing: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
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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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 05/06/2026
All of our features have been developed with you in mind. And we know (and appreciate) that everyone's different, so if you don't want to use them, you can just disable them. This is who we are, and we won't ask you to pay for that. But if our approach makes you want to support us, you can:
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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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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 03/06/2026
9 good reasons to attend Pixel Pioneers Bristol! 🙌
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 02/06/2026
📢 The second lightning talk speaker to join us for the Pixel Pioneers warmup on 18 June is Molly Nye! Molly will share how she systemises and implements creative assets, such as illustrations and animations, into a design system. 📍 Just Eat, Bristol 📅 June 18 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A promo pic for the Pixel Pioneers Bristol warm-up on 18 June 2026 featuring the Just Eat Takeaway.com logo
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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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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 29/05/2026
3 great reasons for buying Scott's Mindful Design course. And it's by Scott. There you go, that's 4 great reasons.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 28/05/2026
3 weeks to go! Drawing from her experience with aphantasia and enterprise B2B design work, Marwa will explore practical ways to design without relying on mental imagery or a fully formed vision.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 27/05/2026
💰️ Save 25% on group tickets before 1 June! We cover both front-end development and UX/UI design, so team up with your designers, your devs, your PMs, or just your industry friends. Learning together is better – and more fun! 😀 📍 Bristol, UK 📅 June 19 🎟️ pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A row of Pixel Pioneers attendees (including Geri Reid) sitting back, smiling, and enjoying the conference.
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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 · 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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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 21/05/2026
Our partner Vivaldi just dropped the latest version of their browser!
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 20/05/2026
Our partner @debugbear.com analysed 25 government sites from around the world to find out which one is the fastest. Spoiler alert: The team for GOV.UK at GDS is doing extremely well. 😀 🔜 Meet DebugBear's founder Matt Zeunert at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 20/05/2026
We can still fit in more diversity scholarship applicants. So we're extending the deadline! If you want to attend on 19 June and think you're eligible, please send us an email!
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 19/05/2026
How did that happen? 😀
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 18/05/2026
1 month to go! 💥
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 15/05/2026
Just 4 days left! Get your applications ready this weekend!
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 13/05/2026
"In a world saturated with staid, corporate web development, it’s been liberating to find weird, fun, and sometimes ill-advised things to do with web technologies again." Meet @heydonworks.com!
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 12/05/2026
Things are starting to arrive... 👀 Many thanks to @gs-jj.com for producing the lanyards and sponsoring the stickers for Pixel Pioneers Bristol again this year! 🙌
An open box full of Pixel Pioneers lanyards. On top, there are 200 stickers of the Pixel Pioneers Bristol icon featuring the Bristol Suspension Bridge and a few hot air balloons.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 11/05/2026
🍽️ We're once again teaming up with our friends from Just Eat to co-host a free meetup on the evening before Pixel Pioneers Bristol! There will be a few lightning talks, details on those soon. In the meantime, please register to reserve your spot (space is limited!): ti.to/pixel-pionee...
A promo pic for the Pixel Pioneers Bristol warm-up on 18 June 2026 featuring the Just Eat Takeaway.com logo
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 08/05/2026
Meet @christinevallaure.bsky.social and find out what you can expect to take away from her talk in Bristol on 19 June:
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 07/05/2026
Grandma Knows is now Grandmalytics! It's a conversational web analytics tool that answers your questions rather than confusing you with jargon and endless filters: grandmalytics.com?utm_source=p...
A screenshot of an example conversation in Grandmalytics, a conversational web analytics tool.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 06/05/2026
Our community partner (and 2024 speaker) @scott.is has put together a fantastic free and open-source Mindful Design Toolkit. Scott says, "The files and documents in this toolkit represent the bulk of useful artifacts that I think have a place in a modern, ethical design practice."
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