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Lizzie Bruce

@cakedesignstudio.bsky.social

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Run Cake's #UCDFreelancersDirectory. 22 years in user-centred design. Led global content style usability research project, wrote up into the Readability Guidelines. Nature, art, film. World of Books, Bandcamp. Image: NYC Autumn by me. cakeconsultancy.com 🧁

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 15d

Looking for support with a content project? Check out my services and online training.

Content services from Cake Consultancy Ltd

Explore our content strategy and content design services including reviews, reports and standards.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 10h

This digital guide I made to go together with my new Tree ID pin badge is available for free at canopyrobin.com/uktrees/ as a personal/educational resource.
Enjoy!
#SciArt🌳🧪🌍

Lots of illustrated labelled leaves of British trees

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is planning to hire contractors to run an around-the-clock social media surveillance program to track our every move.

If you think this will just be used for deportations - think again.

This is a violation of every single American’s privacy.

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 13h

Wix going all "use text marquee to add scrolling effect to content you want to highlight", how about, no? This is an accessibility nightmare, there's a reason the HTML marquee tag was removed.
Also, scroll animations, again, please no. Or at least, respect prefers-reduced motion.

Screenshot of a wix tip, with some repeating banner at the top and bottom that are supposed to move, and the text "use text marquee to add scrolling effect to content you want to highlight"

Screenshot of a wix tip, with some page example, and the text "use scroll animations to engage site visitors as they scroll through your site"

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 13h

⏳ 1 week left to share your Wildlife Wonders!

Post your best wildlife photo on Instagram, tag @mongabay + use #MongabayWildlifeWonders. 🏆

Winners featured Oct. 31! Deadline: Oct. 22. Rules in comments 👇

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 13h

Arrived slightly late, but 23 hours and 45 minutes early! It’s tomorrow.

The good news is you’ve still got a chance to book this ace free event.

And I’m on my way to the Barbican. 😊

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 14h

On my way to WITCH!
#computing #computers #HistoryOfIT

The WITCH Simulator

Computer Conservation Society

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Disappointed with Boots Appliances online order user experience.

Apart from the typo (Procdut Description), the form had title and DOB as required fields – also gender, for which they only give Male or Female as options.

Have they never heard of GDPR or the Equality Act 2010?

#Forms #UX

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 1d

Given all that, I wouldn't bet on AI leading to an era of 3-day week for all. Even if it does, the US is the last place I would expect to see it. Still: the dystopian outcome where the rich get richer and the masses are left to subsist on a basic income might also be good for video games companies.

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 1d

(South Korea is interesting because it industrialised later, so working hours have declined more steeply in this era. The Netherlands is interesting because it shows a different balance of work & leisure is possible: they are pretty much moving to a 4-day week by stealth www.ft.com/content/7b61...)

The Dutch are quietly shifting towards a four-day work week

The Netherlands serves as a case study for the advantages and trade-offs of reduced hours in the workplace

www.ft.com

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 1d

On this third: the decline in working hours has slowed massively in most countries in recent decades, and in the US, has completely stopped since the 1970s (in spite of rising productivity since then). Americans don't even take all their (meagre) holiday allowances.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Haha! His brother looks a lot like a cat we used to have, called Sam.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

The one with a white bib looks like they are about to do a piece to camera or be interviewed!! 🎤 🐈

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Alastair Somerville @acuity.design · 1d

Sucrology appears to be a dying hobby. Thus not sure how to dispose of mother in law’s 1950’s German/Dutch sugar packets

Selection of cafe packets and cubes in a cigar box

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Your two have a well-aligned sofa for the Garden TV. 👌

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Purrfect! What nice pusscats! Hazel has started to do that when the blinds are down. She loves keeping watch over goings on (even if to the human eye nothing appears to be happening).

Fluffy torbie long hair with cute ears on a silver footstool looking out at garden. Also a cactus cat tree, cat flap, media unit and mushroom mat in the photo.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

I keep sugar packets now and then… These are beautiful, I’m sure there may be someone who collects “seriously”. Have you looked on eBay? You could even contact a local auction house – they give free advice and valuations.
Otherwise, could post on Facebook Marketplace for £0 or to a giveaway group.

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Happiness is a cat who at last begins to independently use the cat flap you installed for them. It has taken a lot of treats, adjustments, and encouragement.

A beautiful long haired tortie looking directly at the camera while coming through a cat flap into a cactus cat tree.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

1. Can you spot the typo?
2. If so, would this put you off?

Context: buying a household appliance from a generally trusted, high street brand name supplier.

Screenshot of 4.3 out of 5 stars from 202 reviews, plus the copy including the typo as follows: Prodcut Description.

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Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

1. Can you spot the typo?
2. If so, would this put you off?

Context: buying a household appliance from a generally trusted, high street brand name supplier.

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 5d

This week’s cake is a blackberry, apple and blackcurrant crumble-pie! #baking #CakeContent #FridayYay

A thick slice of cherry-coloured fruit pie with crumble on top on a flowery plate with the large pie it came from, plus a tagine and vase, in the background.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 5d

I got the best one! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Such an interesting area of policy actualisation. More details to follow. Plus, I can still Elf as it's p-t.

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 6d

I've now been contacted about 2 actual content design and strategy roles. 😅 Must have been some magic dust from my Elf application!

(Either that or posting links to my portfolio, past clients and blog posts on projects I've worked on to LinkedIn today. I'd like to think the former though.)

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 6d

a cartoon cat looking at a christmas tree in a pink room

Alt: Garfield, a cartoon cat, looking at a glittering decorated Christmas tree then during round, smiling. It's in a pink room with rays coming from the tree.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 6d

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