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shauna @shauna.codes · 07/05/2025

LAST thing this industry needs right now is yet another "no code" tool that creates an absolute garbage experience for large segments of users

shauna @shauna.codes · 07/05/2025

Rumors swirling that Figma is going to release a website builder/publishing feature. Manifesting they show its ROBUST accessibility features and semantic code generation 🫣 guess we will find out in 90 min or so....

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shauna @shauna.codes · 01/04/2025

My side quests go absolutely crazy ⛸️

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jenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 01/04/2025

thinking about all my trans friends and their community today, every day. you all deserve peace on this bitch of a planet

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I also have no idea how I did 🫣 I hope you hear soon and that you pass!!

You'll get an email. But also fwiw it looks like the system is new it's like Salesforce or something and I have noticed so far things are a bit slower than the last test I took a couple of years ago. Sounds like you were the session before this one. I get why you're annoyed!

What I definitely am not paying for is for my state programs that actively benefit me and my community to be defunded so we can make billionaires more comfortable. ts pmo

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NY is a high taxation state, but it's not really bothered me because it comes back in human services, infrastructure, etc. You get what you pay for.

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The really fucked up part about federal funding to NY State agencies is um.. That's our money??? We give more money to the federal gov than we take back in funding for programs...

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I was in this test session too, I think there is 0 chance if us hearing until the testing for this round is done (I want to say that's april 9?). The last time I took an IAAP exam it was over a month before I heard anything after taking it.

Blake Watson @blakewatson.com · 28/03/2025

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I hate it when I check the blame on some questionable code and git is like “You, 4 days ago.” social.lol/@bw/114240786740183367

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Memento mori

A roller coaster of people marked "Figma users" is being terrorized by a roller coaster going the opposite ways full of skeletons marked Sketch users, Invision users, Photoshop users, and Quark Xpress users

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Blake Watson @blakewatson.com · 05/03/2025

Actually, there is a point. Don’t forget that there was a time you were a beginner. When people earnestly ask for your help, remember the people who helped you and pay it forward. social.lol/@bw/114112011526068134

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shauna @shauna.codes · 06/03/2025

I'm just glad the creator still has the page up about it so I can verify with myself i did not hallucinate its existence!! It was not marketed at being used to convert web pages into sketch files but for some reason it did that?? and it was so handy derailer.org/paparazzi/

derailer.org

Paparazzi!

A full-webpage screenshot utility for macOS.

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shauna @shauna.codes · 06/03/2025

The highest point was this free app called Paparazzi that let me put a web page in its browser window thing, and it would let me drag and drop the browser page output into a sketch file and it would convert it into shapes and textboxes and it would be like 90% correct and just need a few tweaks.

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shauna @shauna.codes · 06/03/2025

listen Figma is great and all but their plugin/developer community will never match what Sketch had at its peak. It was anarchy low key but there was a plugin for anything you could imagine, really.

shauna @shauna.codes · 03/03/2025

I'm hosting a portfolio review for emerging design & creative talent in the Hudson Valley in a couple of weeks! Looking for volunteers to be reviewers. More info and signup on the link: npz-web.github.io/portfolio-re...

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Hudson Valley Designers Portfolio Review 2025

A community event for emerging designers to get feedback on their portfolios, resumes, etc. as they prepare to apply to their first ever full time role in the design industry.

Every week they make it more and more embarrassing to be the American Cousin 🙄

probably a very good time to say if any displaced federal workers are looking to catch a referral where I work hmu, esp if you are open to hybrid work in Hartford CT, St Paul MN, or Hunt Valley MD 👍👍👍

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If you REALLY care about government efficency and spending, you don't want them gone. Their work was SAVING us money 🤦

It's called federal SERVICE for a reason. These folks were taking less than they were worth to do work in support of our country. Because they CARE.

The narrative that federal workers are untalented is delusional. As someone who recently shifted from civic tech to the private sector, I would liken it to finishing 9th grade and going back to 4th grade. It's just a different level of competence and efficiency.

Adam Silver @adamsilverhq.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Can we talk about how unleashing the people good enough to be hired at USDS and 18F on this job market is DIABOLICAL?? guys... That's our top talent in the country. Those positions are PRESTIGIOUS. You don't want to have to compete with them for jobs.

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Yesterday I listened Katie Langerman’s breakdown of focus states on the Complimentary podcast. I agree with every single thing she said: 1. Don’t turn off focus states (that’s bad for UX) 2. Browser default focus states suck (not obvious) 3. Custom focus states are an opportunity to do better...

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VERY glad we have it. Addresses so many things that would be such massive issues. Far from perfect but we can't even fully quantify how much $$$ it saves the company

am noticing with prep for the EAA where we have to get anything in 🇮🇪 to 2.1 AA for June, that the recommendation I'm making the most is "rebuild your frontend using the design system" which has lots of company specific support and guidance rather than having to rebuild a whole frontend with nothing

umbrella company design system is in use across 200+ systems in production. huge company. Over 100 years old. probably have another 200+ legacy applications not using it (I actually have no idea). It is still worth it to our customers to ensure consistency. That 200+ is mostly customer facing.

I didn't do it once and then started getting barraged with spam so that was what lead me to obfuscation. If you don't have it now and aren't having issues, you're probably fine. I also find [anecdotally] that if you aren't indexing to search engines it happens less?

"I had a wonderful job, until i didn't" is so real 💀✋

shauna @shauna.codes · 16/02/2025

Respect to anyone who works at a studio making custom websites, it clearly was taking me to the brink 😅 I wrote a post in 2017 for my company's blog that rlly captures the unhinged energy in me. 2017 is a blur of client requests and people asking me if Squarespace was going to "take my job".

I filled in a column layout to look really unbalanced and the content of the columns is silly with things like "I am a genius and this column is so long" and "I can have one short column, yes?"

shauna @shauna.codes · 14/02/2025

Which is also why all this narrative around accessibility being a waste of time or add on is so bizarre to me. Like... OK so are we just building things that don't work? Like on purpose? 🤨

shauna @shauna.codes · 14/02/2025

Like we are at a point now where not understanding semantics or believing human centered design stops counting if the user doesn't align to your expectations of them, that you actually have a lot to learn to achieve your full potential as a practioner

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shauna @shauna.codes · 14/02/2025

My very very hot take that I really need to find a kinder way to say is if you do UX or front end, call yourself "senior" and accessibility/inclusive design is an "area for growth"... You're not actually senior level. That is a core skill for your field, I fear.

Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 05/02/2025

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serifs are great, like what if the whole squad got matching hats and boots

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shauna @shauna.codes · 05/02/2025

You can make that TWO time Empire State Winter Games Adult Beginner Free Skate Champion 😤🥇🥇

Me holding up my gold medal in my figure skating outfit at the Lake Placid Olympic Center

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shauna @shauna.codes · 26/01/2025

Wait this one is better

shauna @shauna.codes · 26/01/2025

How much Empire State Winter Games aura did I gain from carrying the torch at the front of the parade. Defending my Adult Beginner Free Skate in Lake Placid next week 😤

Me with my figure skating club holding our banner

Sara @delessuno.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

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He got people feet

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Literally WHAT you are on a very different part of this app than me 😆

Push out top talent, make shitty websites, Fall Behind. The rest of the world gives a damn better than we do, which is why the US is going to have to do crazy work to catch up at the other side of this.

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This is because they couldn't find a web developer with the base level competency to not make rookie ass mistakes 🙄 when the top tech talent in your own country don't want to work for you.... You make a shitty website. Accessibility isn't just a trend or being "woke"... It's a Core Skill I fear

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And that's on ✨girlhood✨

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