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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

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.)

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

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.

media.tenor.com

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

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.)

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

I keep getting rejected for tv and film extras casting calls... maybe I need to try radio.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

Video did NOT kill the radio star

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by TheBugglesVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

Video has in fact not killed the radiostar.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

Love this analogy! 👏

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 2d

Podcasting is just rush hour talk radio for Millennials.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 2d

"It was precisely because Native societies mirrored some of the colonists’ own ideals (autonomy, law, liberty) that they had to be cast as savages."

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution. The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy. By Ned Blackhawk. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

They ended up asking me if I've done a managerial role, and yes, I was able to give a few examples – understated of course. 😂🧚🎄

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 2d

Just interviewed for the position of Christmas Elf and front of house staff at an English Heritage property near me. Successfully downplayed my qualifications, mentioned drama GCSE and teaching assistant experience, and waved hand vaguely at 20 year web design career.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great first step!

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

And the other way round, The Worshipful Company of Bakers, with its 800 year history and still going since 1155, has rather modern premises and typeface:

Location

Location & Accessibility Whether you are coming from within the M25, from the South East, North or West of England or from mainland Europe, Bakers' Hall is a highly accessible venue.Just a few minutes...

bakers.co.uk

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

"...the dot is a guiding hand, for life."
"We call this the ‘inform to inspire’ scale"

Jayus.

TwentyTwelve meets The Prisoner.

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Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com · 5d

this one did me in: 15 years ago in the The Strand

Two young men, one wearing a sleeping bag, playing chess on the pavement: Strand, London. A third man is watching intently.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Sadly it's not on the IFI Player, but a lot of other rare home and local community-generated footage is:

Home - IFI Archive Player

The IFI Archive Player is a virtual viewing room for the IFI Irish Film Archive collections, giving audiences across the globe instant access to this rich heritage.

ifiarchiveplayer.ie

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

I enjoyed watching this documentary a couple of decades ago... chess really seemed to make a difference to the young people featured's whole outlook. Some of them were in the audience at the IFI, we turned and looked at them like they were celebrities which added to their pride, a joy to see!

Chess - Irish Film Institute

Set in Dublin,in St. Patricks prison for young offenders and the sprawling working class suburbs of Tallaght where chronic poverty,early school leaving and crime predominate.Chess is a story about ali...

ifi.ie

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Agree 100%!

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 3d

The only reason for global warming at this point is to fatten the wallets of a small but powerful group of people who would rather kill the planet than be less wealthy.

Euronews @euronews.com · 3d

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

l.euronews.com

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

I've also signed up for the jampacked wit.

If you are not an existing BCS member, would you like to connect * with BCS and gain access to free CPD content, ways to get involved with our global tech community and info on BCS as your career partner? You'll receive a series of four emails jampacked wit
Radio button selected: Yes, please.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Free, next Thurs, 2.30pm to 5pm, at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, EC2R, Moorgate tube. I'm going!

A talk given by TNMoC volunteer Jerry McCarthy, describing the hardware and exploring the intricacies of programming on the world’s oldest working original digital computer.

#Digital #Computing

The WITCH Simulator

Computer Conservation Society

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 3d

I very rarely have direct contact on newsroom projects anymore, but this is cool because I did work with folks to help with the original collection protocol to make sure this information was handled and stored privately and wouldn't leave us with a re-identifiable dataset.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

How does TikTok keep its millions of users scrolling, swiping and staring at their phones?

With readers' help, we collected data from more than 1,000 TikTok users to find out: https://wapo.st/4nC6Nyr

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 4d

GDS has given a wealth of support for digital design through its Design System, Writing guidelines, GOV Pay, GOV Notify etc.

But the money and (very) high up support for end to end UCD was an integral part of roll out. Organisations and design teams that don't recognise that are in for a hard time.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 4d

I do agree tho that many designers start from an idealistic "clean slate" point rather than pragmatically understanding real world constraints like archaic tech and long IT contracts.

GDS employed legal experts during transition to break some contracts, localgov isn't likely to have that resource.

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Lizzie Bruce @cakedesignstudio.bsky.social · 4d

Also overeggs things a bit – no one is saying a whole website is a service!

He's a Product Leader with a book out on product management; the article is not as objective as it could be, lacking awareness of SD, or the insight that done well it improves systems for backend users as well as citizens.

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