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Last week, Thomas Beverley, co-founder of Wavebox, spoke at @pixelpioneers.co to spotlight how Microsoft uses misleading user interface patterns, hidden settings, and system updates to make it difficult for users to set and keep a non-Edge browser as their default.

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Thanks to all the speakers, attendees, and volunteers at #pixelpioneers. I’m tempted to say that was the best edition yet! Congrats @oliverlindberg.com! Hosting was a treat. You’re all lovely. (Even accounting for unread email counts)

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Many, many thanks to everyone who played a part in making last Friday's @pixelpioneers.co Bristol such a wonderful day: all the speakers, sponsors and supporters, attendees, volunteers, and MC @philhawksworth.dev of course! Stay tuned for the full photo gallery and the videos of the talks!

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It's time to choose a winner for our @frontendnorth.bsky.social competition! 😃 🥁 Drumroll... @haidarnasralla.bsky.social, please drop us a quick line at [email protected] and we'll get your free ticket 🎟️ sorted! Congratulations!

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My key takeaway from @pixelpioneers.co last Friday — it’s actually not so bad having only 1,127 unread emails in my personal inbox.

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Thanks @pixelpioneers.co for having me! My slides and all the links are on talks.hiddedevries.nl/UlE4OU/aria-...

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Both accounts are free! 👇👇👇

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Win a ticket to @frontendnorth.bsky.social (10 July in Sheffield)! Simply share this post and tell us why you need to attend. We'll draw the winner on 23 June. And if you don't want to wait, tickets are just £75 including the after party at The National Video Game Museum! frontendnorth.com

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Read all the Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025 speaker spotlights on our blog: pixelpioneers.co/blog

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We'll be in a new venue on Friday! Can't wait to run the conference at @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social! 🤩

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It's @pixelpioneers.co week! And it's going to be very warm on Friday – Bristol harbour will look glorious!

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"We want users to have a fair choice about what browser they use, so independent vendors like us are free to build experiences that users want and love." The final speaker spotlight featuring Thomas Beverley of wavebox.io and @browserchoicealliance.org is now live: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

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"I want people to [be] excited about the vision of an internet where access to fair, secure, & inclusive financial services isn’t limited by geography, infrastructure, or income." @Interledger.interledger.social.ap.brid.gy's Rabeb Othmani in our latest speaker Q&A: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

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Win a ticket to @frontendnorth.bsky.social (10 July in Sheffield)! Simply share this post and tell us why you need to attend. We'll draw the winner on 23 June. And if you don't want to wait, tickets are just £75 including the after party at The National Video Game Museum! frontendnorth.com

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I looked through 78 payment-related claims and wrote down the 3 mistakes freelancers make when chasing late payments.

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If you want to come to @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 20 June and haven't got a ticket yet, you really should get it sorted asap. We're near capacity, and there aren't many tickets left now!

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Catch Thomas's talk at Pixel Pioneers (20 June!) to find out how we can keep the web open, why users should have the right to choose their browser, and how gatekeepers and their dark patterns stifle browser innovation. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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Don't forget that we're in a new venue this time! We can't wait to hold Pixel Pioneers Bristol in the amazing @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social!

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If you’re in Bristol the night before @pixelpioneers.co and enjoy the colour orange, come hang out with us at the Just Eat office! 🧡 We’re on the harbourside a couple of mins from the venue.

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This is a must listen! @tink.uk will open Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June and @brucel.bsky.social is kindly sponsoring the event with @vivaldi.com. 😊

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Bibi is speaking at Pixel Pioneers! Get a look under the hood of how Web Monetization works, the challenges it addresses, and how you can start experimenting with this model in your own projects. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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They're shutting down accessibility and diversity & inclusion teams. So let's cover #a11y even more at @pixelpioneers.co.😃 Join us in Bristol on 19/20 June for a community conference that puts accessibility at the heart of its schedule: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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Hiring and looking for a job in 2025 is chaos. In this two-part article, Rachel Ilan Simpson shares some invaluable advice for hiring managers and job seekers: 👉 How to Hire: medium.com/@rilan/how-t... 👉 How to Get Hired: medium.com/@rilan/how-t...

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Not long now until @pixelpioneers.co in lovely Bristol. I'll be there to MC in the fancy new venue. Looking forward to what looks like a great lineup. I promise not to forget to bring some @deno.land stickers this time. See you there? pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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25 days to go! Wanna learn about CSS, web performance, AI, accessibility & more? And connect with fellow front-end developers and UX/UI designers? 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Come to Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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Jack Franklin (don't miss his talk on debugging web performance at our Bristol conference on 20 June!) has found ways to let AI enhance — not replace — his work. 👇👇👇

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📣 We've teamed up with Just Eat to bring you a warm-up on the night before @pixelpioneers.co Bristol! Featuring talks by @gerireid.com and @ashn.uk and @whitep4nth3r.com! The event is free to attend, but as space is limited, please register to reserve your spot: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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New interview! Find out what first drew @chrisgannon.bsky.social to motion design, what inspired his brand-new talk about 2D and 3D animations, and more!

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⏳ @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is just 1 month away! Meet this year's core speakers: 👉 @hidde.blog 👉 @chrisgannon.bsky.social 👉 @ohhelloana.blog 👉 @nearestnabors.com 👉 @tink.uk 👉 Rachel Ilan Simpson 👉 @jackf.io And stay tuned for news on the two lightning talks! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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The Design Systems Awards are back! Let’s celebrate the teams and individuals shaping our community across 12 categories, from Best Documentation to Community Champion. 🏆 Submit your entry by 22 August — for your team or someone you admire. We can't wait to see your entries. 💚 hubs.li/Q03ms3TK0

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Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! The perfect opportunity to announce that #a11y legend @tink.uk is opening @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 20 June! 👉🏽 Check out the full talk description and secure your ticket: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist... #GAAD #GAAD2025 #accessibility

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39 days to go! ⌛ The auditorium is filling up, so don't leave it too late. The final regular speaker will be announced this week 👀, then it's just the lightning talks and the schedule is complete! 👉 Check out what we have planned so far and secure your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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The deadline is looming! ⏳ There are 11 days left to apply for a diversity scholarship to attend our conference in Bristol on 20 June. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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"Critical thinking [...] should be at the heart of any role or work. Designers call this design process – but it’s really about asking the basic questions." 👉🏽 Check out the latest @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlight featuring Rachel Ilan Simpson: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

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Chris is going to show how to create animations with @gsap-greensock.bsky.social and @splinetool.bsky.social (with @threejs.org) under the hood!

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📣 Ok, let's reveal another speaker: @chrisgannon.bsky.social is making one of his rare speaking appearances at @pixelpioneers.co on 20 June! He'll share how to create animations in 2D and 3D with and without code. 🎟️ Check out the talk description & get your ticket: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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We have another speaker announcement coming up this week. Make sure you're signed up to the newsletter to be among the first to find out who it is! 👀https://pixelpioneers.co/events/bristol-2025/#newsletter

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We've just published a deep dive into why photographers and filmmakers should get insured. This includes: • what products you should consider • common claims (and what they cost) • real stories of With Jack customers using their insurance withjack.co.uk/insurance-ph...

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The Interledger Foundation will be at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June. Come and find out how they are revolutionising digital payments!

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New speaker spotlight: 👇👇👇

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How do you set up design for success in a fast-moving startup? And how do you scale it when the company grows? Over the past four years, Rachel has tackled both challenges. In this talk, she will share practical insights from her time at Tessl and Multiverse.

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🚨 The ticket price for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is going up tomorrow! Make sure you secure your spot before then and save 15% of the final admission price. Check out the schedule so far and sign up here: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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We can still award a few more diversity scholarships for our conference in Bristol on 20 June! The sooner you get your application in, the better, so don't hesitate if you're eligible and would like to attend. Please share, especially if you know someone who could benefit from this!

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The European Accessibility Act is long and hard to digest. @tink.uk breaks it down and explains in clear terms what it means, how it impacts you, and crucially, what you need to do to comply by the fast-approaching deadline.

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Wanna hear more of @nearestnabors.com's thoughts on AI agents? Come to @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 20 June: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

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A hill I will die on is that what separates the best engineers is their communication; whether that be face to face, design docs, PR descriptions, comments in code, choices in code, etc. Hope to see lots of you in Bristol this June!

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The Leapers study highlighted that 45% of freelancers feel their mental health declined in 2024. There is help out there. Let’s talk about what support is available to make freelancing a little bit easier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBvY...

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Ana Rodrigues blogs about how websites can be good as a playground and for others to learn from: "But deep down, all I want for my personal website is to give back to the web. I want anyone, regardless of skill level, to inspect elements, understand the structure, and learn from readable code."

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