Rob Whiting 📓
whitingx@social.vivaldi.net
<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Accessibility</span></a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Inclusion</span></a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Research</span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Design</span></a> at Merlan Ltd.<br />NUX, UXDiscuss & Designer Hangout Organiser. </p><p>Narrow of purpose, wide of vision. ツ</p><p>“… the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”<br />― David Graeber</p>
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‘✨️ A I and the Destruction of the #CreativeCommons.’ https://www.chesterwisniewski.com/post/2026-09-13-ai-is-destroying-the-creative-commons/
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New guidance from the Government Digital Service on ‘Addressing #Accessibility issues in your #Service’. https://design-system.service.gov.uk/accessibility/address-issues/ 👆 via Anika Henke
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‘DCMS announces #UKCityOfCulture 2029 shortlist.’ “Blackpool, Milton Keynes, #Sheffield and Wrexham have been shortlisted for the title, with the winner set to be announced early next year.” https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/dcms-announces-uk-city-of-culture-2029-shortlist
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A helpful #Poster on ‘Researching Access Needs’ with guidance on how to include people at different stages. https://github.com/UKHomeOffice/posters/blob/master/accessibility/researching-access-needs/Research-who_to_include_when%3F.pdf #Accessibility #Inclusion
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Some great examples of; • #ArtDeco Illustration &amp; #Typography • #DataViz and #Chart Design • #Form Design • Hand-drawn #Illustration in this single 1938 publication for the #Sheffield Voluntary #Hospitals&#39; million pound appeal. https://archive.org/details/b33448000/
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“Developed entirely in-house across six #LocalAuthorities, the identity for the new East #Surrey #Council was developed with zero added cost to taxpayers.” https://www.designweek.co.uk/east-surrey-council-reveals-in-house-brand-identity-ahead-of-2027-launch/
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&#39;Here, There and Everywhere&#39;: The #Beatles have permeated #Research papers across #Academic disciplines. “More than 3,000 #Scientific article titles across disciplines have made use of Beatles #Song titles and #Lyrics …” https://phys.org/news/2026-09-beatles-permeated-papers-academic-disciplines.html
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‘Could #Palantir be banned from working in the #NHS?’ https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/could-palantir-be-banned-from-working-in-the-nhs/ 👆️ via @index #BetteridgesLawOfHeadlines
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Games Explained (C64 Section). “How [certain #Commodore #C64 games] actually works — down to the code — with interactive visuals &amp; secrets.” https://gamesexplained.com/c64/
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📄 International Standard Paper Sizes “Standard #Paper sizes like #ISO #A4 are widely used all over the world today. This text explains the #ISO216 paper size system and the ideas behind its design.” https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
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📻️ Preparing my wind-up #Radio for any upcoming crisis …
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‘Beware of the Meeting Minutes.’ https://daily.jstor.org/beware-of-the-meeting-minutes/ Meeting minutes, writes Gibson, are “traces of words uttered behind closed doors, but they often have the appearance of a verbatim report, and even when they do not, it is tempting to read them that way, lulling us into erroneous conclusions about who said what, how they said it, and whom they were in agreement with.” #Meeting #Collaboration #Archive
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The Metric Is Not the Mission “… a ten-part examination of how #BigTech moved from building and expanding the #OpenInternet to increasingly shaping it around its own #Metrics, incentives and assumptions.” https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/21/the-metric-is-not-the-mission-history-rarely-announces-itself/
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‘A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print.’ https://lithub.com/a-prophetic-classic-about-the-dangers-of-tech-is-back-in-print/
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A ‘#Museum of Time Based #Art’. https://motba.art
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Photo Ark https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/ “… a groundbreaking effort to document species before they disappear—and to get people to care while there’s still time.” https://www.nationalgeographic.org/explore/programs/photo-ark
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“#Blondie Announce High Noon, First New #Album in Nine Years Featuring #ClemBurke’s final recording with the band.” https://consequence.net/2026/10/blondie-announce-high-noon-first-new-album-in-nine-years/
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How to #Measure #UX #Research Impact: A Multi-level #Framework. https://uxinsight.org/how-to-measure-ux-research-impact-a-multi-level-framework/ 👆 via Karin den Bouwmeester
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Sound &amp; Vision 2026 “… 61 artists … create artwork inspired by #PaulMcCartney &#39;s &#39; #BandOnTheRun &#39;. https://www.warchild.org.uk/news/sound-vision-2026 https://aoapprojects.indy.auction/soundandvision
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A Practical Guide To Naming Things “A practical guide to naming #UI #Components, with useful resources, naming conventions, and structures.” https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/10/how-name-things/
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📊 ‘How To Sound Smart When Talking About #Charts.’ A #Zine about data visualisation. https://graphpaper.substack.com/p/how-to-sound-smart-when-talking-about 👆 via Duncan Bradley #DataViz
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“ #Amazon wants to sell your #Kindle’s physical buttons back to you …” https://www.fastcompany.com/91616814/amazon-wants-to-sell-your-kindles-physical-buttons-back-to-you-for-35
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📘 #GraphicDesign for the Electronic Age. “A manual covering the basic principles of effective #Design directed at professionals using traditional #Typesetting equipment and nondesigners working with #DesktopPublishing.” https://archives.design/post/642069486012350464/graphic-design-for-the-electronic-age-1988-new
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‘A digital #Archive of #GraphicDesign related items that are available on the @internetarchive.’ https://archives.design
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“From 3,718 submissions across 109 countries, an international jury has selected 40 winning #Posters for #Posterheroes15.” https://peopleofprint.com/features/the-40-winning-posters-of-posterheroes-15-at-graphic-days-vol-11/
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“#StefanSagmeister’s new #Shoe designs are actually walking #Infographics.” https://www.fastcompany.com/91623596/stefan-sagmeisters-new-shoe-designs-are-actually-walking-infographics
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🐦⬛ ‘Do #Birds have #Accents? The fascinating regional differences in #Birdsong.’ https://theconversation.com/do-birds-have-accents-the-fascinating-regional-differences-in-birdsong-278108
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11. Minimise Environmental Impact “… a new #DesignPrinciple to help teams take responsibility and ownership for the 🌱 #Sustainability of services.” https://govdesign.tumblr.com/post/830262673749032960/were-adding-a-new-design-principle-to-help-teams
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“Early Transforming #Furniture: Richard Neutra&#39;s 🐪 Camel Table.” https://www.core77.com/posts/145432/Early-Transforming-Furniture-Richard-Neutras-Camel-Table
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🎹 Terpstra #Keyboard http://terpstrakeyboard.com 🎹 Lumatone Isomorphic Keyboard https://www.lumatone.io #MIDI