Vicky Teinaki
@vickytnz.bsky.social
Design (particularly of the digi-gov variety), books and brunch (usually from NE England). Brits think I sound Kiwi, Kiwis think I sound English. Links-a-plenty, views my own. https://vickyteinaki.com
Also, some fun diagrams about the spheres of civic design (though i'm twitching in that I think l-r axes switch from diagram 1 to 2). From raco.cat/index.php/Te... . Second diagram defo inspired by both liz sanders' research methods and dubblerly's play on it www.dubberly.com/articles/an-...
December 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Also, some fun diagrams about the spheres of civic design (though i'm twitching in that I think l-r axes switch from diagram 1 to 2). From raco.cat/index.php/Te... . Second diagram defo inspired by both liz sanders' research methods and dubblerly's play on it www.dubberly.com/articles/an-...
Me: man my bacbook is struggling with Teams, Office stuff and coding
Also me:
Also me:
December 2, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Me: man my bacbook is struggling with Teams, Office stuff and coding
Also me:
Also me:
Doing some documentation tidyup, and as part of it stumbled on the documentation for Notepad++ 😅
notepad-plus-plus.org/online-help/
notepad-plus-plus.org/online-help/
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Doing some documentation tidyup, and as part of it stumbled on the documentation for Notepad++ 😅
notepad-plus-plus.org/online-help/
notepad-plus-plus.org/online-help/
Tested my rusty language skills by attending an agile conf in Spanish (mostly) which I understood (mostly). Made me appreciate the GDS principles of good presentation design (a few words as visual aids) and why to speak slowly. Thanks @zuz.bsky.social for asking internet friends to attend!
November 16, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Tested my rusty language skills by attending an agile conf in Spanish (mostly) which I understood (mostly). Made me appreciate the GDS principles of good presentation design (a few words as visual aids) and why to speak slowly. Thanks @zuz.bsky.social for asking internet friends to attend!
I sometimes think that there is a missing trick in thoughtful reminders - be it periodic reminders of who a back up person is for certain things, or here about back up codes. I'd love to see more reassurance work in UX in general.
October 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I sometimes think that there is a missing trick in thoughtful reminders - be it periodic reminders of who a back up person is for certain things, or here about back up codes. I'd love to see more reassurance work in UX in general.
w00t different prototype kit to play with
October 15, 2024 at 10:06 PM
w00t different prototype kit to play with
Never been at a conference with hugging points before #govdesign
October 1, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Never been at a conference with hugging points before #govdesign
I've seen stuff where my name is missed out for a placeholder but not one where the name of the person writing the message has a placeholder!
![Exploring UX Opportunities
Hi Vicky,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out because I’m currently exploring new opportunities in UX/UI Design and wanted to see if there might be any openings within your team or network. With my experience working on projects like [AI360 or LBG].
I am available to join immediately and would love to discuss how I can contribute to your team’s goals.
Thanks in advance for your consideration, and I’d be happy to share more details or my portfolio if helpful.
Best regards,
[Your Name]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c3yj3el2gn5kbfbs7jguxc5z/bafkreifszjngpljqzxnkn4xg6xbjzxffrknr62n67kpkt7753zjdgin3hy@jpeg)
September 28, 2024 at 7:36 AM
I've seen stuff where my name is missed out for a placeholder but not one where the name of the person writing the message has a placeholder!
Another day with a small phone - and this is an app!
September 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Another day with a small phone - and this is an app!
Look what came today in the post
September 7, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Look what came today in the post
Fragmented landscapes lead to confusing journeys (also reminds me of the thing that it’s “easier to write than read” - easier to build a new thing than fix and join up and old one) #dsday24
September 5, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Fragmented landscapes lead to confusing journeys (also reminds me of the thing that it’s “easier to write than read” - easier to build a new thing than fix and join up and old one) #dsday24
Getting up on the lingo in prep for attending an agile conference in Spanish in November
August 29, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Getting up on the lingo in prep for attending an agile conference in Spanish in November
Thing I have my international design in gov schedule sorted
August 28, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Thing I have my international design in gov schedule sorted
This always gets me, I accidentally hit resend
August 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM
This always gets me, I accidentally hit resend
Little nerdy blogging Medium tip - from basic editorial training I know when missing a name to use the placeholder 'TK' (colloquially meant 'to come' but practically just something that isn't a usual combination of letters in English so easy to bulk find), love that Medium shows it in the margin!
August 12, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Little nerdy blogging Medium tip - from basic editorial training I know when missing a name to use the placeholder 'TK' (colloquially meant 'to come' but practically just something that isn't a usual combination of letters in English so easy to bulk find), love that Medium shows it in the margin!
My housemate is sick of work and asked about sick pay. After a delay their manager sent them this form to print and photograph, as it’s my printer I got the link, took one look and said “absolutely not that looks like ID fraud”. Govuk has a “complete and then download pdf of answers to send”
August 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM
My housemate is sick of work and asked about sick pay. After a delay their manager sent them this form to print and photograph, as it’s my printer I got the link, took one look and said “absolutely not that looks like ID fraud”. Govuk has a “complete and then download pdf of answers to send”
And cos it's a sunday - I wonder if there's a 'users with anxiety or trauma' version of this with things like:
- do use colour and typography for important actions, don't use red or orange for actions like missed payments
- do use neutral don't use shouty (or overly friendly) text
etc
- do use colour and typography for important actions, don't use red or orange for actions like missed payments
- do use neutral don't use shouty (or overly friendly) text
etc
August 11, 2024 at 2:04 PM
And cos it's a sunday - I wonder if there's a 'users with anxiety or trauma' version of this with things like:
- do use colour and typography for important actions, don't use red or orange for actions like missed payments
- do use neutral don't use shouty (or overly friendly) text
etc
- do use colour and typography for important actions, don't use red or orange for actions like missed payments
- do use neutral don't use shouty (or overly friendly) text
etc
I defo have to do a lot to keep getting designers to work from hypotheses rather than fall back to 'what do users want/prefer' (arrgh in gov it's what they need) and also remind to start from a hunch. So I really like Erin Weigel's framing of 'design like you're right'
![Design like you're right for hypotheses
Baseline state: the current state is [description]
Research insight: based on [research, observation or evidence]
Variant: we believe that[description of testable idea]
Problem statement: there is a [problem or opportunity] because… [assumption about the value it can create]
Prediction: if we [proposed change] to [independent variable/s] then [expected impact] on [dependent variables/s]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c3yj3el2gn5kbfbs7jguxc5z/bafkreibbmsecclejs44o7mpvbrkekmu6mp4nzta26pa6qgveushcnl3lju@jpeg)
August 4, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I defo have to do a lot to keep getting designers to work from hypotheses rather than fall back to 'what do users want/prefer' (arrgh in gov it's what they need) and also remind to start from a hunch. So I really like Erin Weigel's framing of 'design like you're right'
I need to do some fact checking on this, but wild if its thesis is correct - that Le Corbusier being sighted in only one eye means his Bauhaus principles don't feel right to most stereoscopically sighted people www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 6, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I need to do some fact checking on this, but wild if its thesis is correct - that Le Corbusier being sighted in only one eye means his Bauhaus principles don't feel right to most stereoscopically sighted people www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This evening's virtual design event
June 27, 2024 at 6:11 PM
This evening's virtual design event
Also love this from the Design Matters debat: Tey Bannerman suggesting that designers should follow the lead of regulated professions like doctors and lawyers we should build in accountability and a commitment (interestingly lawyers don't need to go to law school but they do need to pass the bar)
June 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Also love this from the Design Matters debat: Tey Bannerman suggesting that designers should follow the lead of regulated professions like doctors and lawyers we should build in accountability and a commitment (interestingly lawyers don't need to go to law school but they do need to pass the bar)
As a user whose legal first name is different from their preferred first name
When I am asked for my full name
I need to know what it’s being used for
So I can give the appropriate version of my name to meet the requirements of the service
When I am asked for my full name
I need to know what it’s being used for
So I can give the appropriate version of my name to meet the requirements of the service
June 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM
As a user whose legal first name is different from their preferred first name
When I am asked for my full name
I need to know what it’s being used for
So I can give the appropriate version of my name to meet the requirements of the service
When I am asked for my full name
I need to know what it’s being used for
So I can give the appropriate version of my name to meet the requirements of the service
Another meme I'm capturing for future use
June 23, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Another meme I'm capturing for future use