Benjy Stanton
@benjystanton.co.uk
Contract interaction designer. User-centred design in gov. User experience (UX). Inclusive design and accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
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On day 6 @toddl.dev reminds us how powerful the lang attribute is #HTMHellAdventCalendar
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
Accessible by Design: The Role of the 'lang' Attribute - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On day 6 @toddl.dev reminds us how powerful the lang attribute is #HTMHellAdventCalendar
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
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Twenty-four. There are now 24 advents. All of you wiseacres suggesting I was one calendar away from an advent of advents can stuff it.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
Web Design / Dev Advent Calendars for 2025
The advent calendar I wanted to use for the photo hasn’t arrived yet, so enjoy this box of tree. Web developers around the world have for years given a nod to Saturnalia solstice Isaac Newton’s birthd...
adrianroselli.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Twenty-four. There are now 24 advents. All of you wiseacres suggesting I was one calendar away from an advent of advents can stuff it.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
Need someone to do a series of those short viral design videos. But, instead of visual layout, it’s showing how to replace divs with actual HTML.
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Need someone to do a series of those short viral design videos. But, instead of visual layout, it’s showing how to replace divs with actual HTML.
The drop you’ve all been waiting for… Benjify Wrapped 2025. www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benjify...
Benjify Wrapped 2025
A round up of gigs I've been to in 2025.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The drop you’ve all been waiting for… Benjify Wrapped 2025. www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benjify...
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OH FUCK OFFFFFF
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
OH FUCK OFFFFFF
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
A friend (who works in public sector) came up with the best analogy for the poorly designed internal services she has to deal with…
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A friend (who works in public sector) came up with the best analogy for the poorly designed internal services she has to deal with…
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
Caribou next week! Haven’t seen them in about 20 years and still remember that as one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Caribou next week! Haven’t seen them in about 20 years and still remember that as one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
Do any low code platforms produce accessible, web standard compliant front end code?
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Do any low code platforms produce accessible, web standard compliant front end code?
What if, hear me out, instead of things constantly running out of battery and losing data connection, we just wired everything in?
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
What if, hear me out, instead of things constantly running out of battery and losing data connection, we just wired everything in?
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I keep recommending people listen to Systems of Harm by @amyhupe.bsky.social
People often shy away from topics like burnout, racism, activism, ADHD, trans exclusion, gender.
I appreciate the authenticity, openness and depth.
Thought provoking and entertaining.
Brilliant guests and hosting 💯
People often shy away from topics like burnout, racism, activism, ADHD, trans exclusion, gender.
I appreciate the authenticity, openness and depth.
Thought provoking and entertaining.
Brilliant guests and hosting 💯
Systems of Harm
Design systems are the systems of tools, processes and practices that we use to create digital products, like websites and applications. But can design systems play a role in perpetuating systemic har...
pca.st
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I keep recommending people listen to Systems of Harm by @amyhupe.bsky.social
People often shy away from topics like burnout, racism, activism, ADHD, trans exclusion, gender.
I appreciate the authenticity, openness and depth.
Thought provoking and entertaining.
Brilliant guests and hosting 💯
People often shy away from topics like burnout, racism, activism, ADHD, trans exclusion, gender.
I appreciate the authenticity, openness and depth.
Thought provoking and entertaining.
Brilliant guests and hosting 💯
My wife just described me as a Leslie Knope in a Ron Swanson world 😂
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My wife just described me as a Leslie Knope in a Ron Swanson world 😂
Is it just me or are more BBC presenters joining Bluesky?
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Is it just me or are more BBC presenters joining Bluesky?
Our team's first usability test and some GovCamp Cymru bookmarks #Weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/usabili...
Usability testing a casework backlog view
A weeknote starting 10 November 2025.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Our team's first usability test and some GovCamp Cymru bookmarks #Weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/usabili...
Almost time for Benjify Wrapped again www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benj-if...
Benj-ify Wrapped 2024
I wish Spotify Wrapped included live music, so here is my 2024 run down of gigs and festivals.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Almost time for Benjify Wrapped again www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benj-if...
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My #UCD Freelancers Directory is taking applications for 2026! We're now 60 professionals, come join us?
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Cake Design Studio | UCD freelancers directory
Find skilled, experienced user-centred design professionals for contract and project work or by other arrangement, including workshops and training.
cakeconsultancy.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My #UCD Freelancers Directory is taking applications for 2026! We're now 60 professionals, come join us?
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
Freelancers with 2 years+ UCD experience:
• Apply by 31 Dec 2025.
• Check on 15 Jan 2026 for your listing, email any edits.
• Pay £20 annual subs by Ko-fi or PayPal.
#UCDD #GetListed #Digital
My notes and reflections from the 'working in the open' session yesterday at @govcampcymru.bsky.social #gccy25 www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/govcamp...
GovCamp Cymru 2025 – working in the open
My notes and reflections from the session about working in the open.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My notes and reflections from the 'working in the open' session yesterday at @govcampcymru.bsky.social #gccy25 www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/govcamp...
Thanks @govcampcymru.bsky.social! Loved today. Lots of great conversations, meeting people in real life, and stickers! #gccy25
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thanks @govcampcymru.bsky.social! Loved today. Lots of great conversations, meeting people in real life, and stickers! #gccy25
What a week. Reef, The Fast Show, Design Swansea, and now I'm heading to GovCamp Cymru. 🏴
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What a week. Reef, The Fast Show, Design Swansea, and now I'm heading to GovCamp Cymru. 🏴
“Design falls in love with problems, not solutions”.
Love this slide from Omar Idris (at Design Swansea)
Love this slide from Omar Idris (at Design Swansea)
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Design falls in love with problems, not solutions”.
Love this slide from Omar Idris (at Design Swansea)
Love this slide from Omar Idris (at Design Swansea)
Thanks all for your help. Going to trial Qobuz for streaming and I’ve moved my podcasts to my phone’s default podcast app. Not perfect, but step in the right direction I guess.
Looking to switch from Spotify. Any recommendations? Biggest challenge will be convincing the teenagers. Looking at Tidal or Apple Music so far.
November 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thanks all for your help. Going to trial Qobuz for streaming and I’ve moved my podcasts to my phone’s default podcast app. Not perfect, but step in the right direction I guess.
I’ve been off this week but I’m looking forward to Design Swansea and GovCamp Cymru next week. Anyone else going? #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/design-...
Design Swansea and GovCamp Cymru plans
A weeknote starting 27 October 2025.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’ve been off this week but I’m looking forward to Design Swansea and GovCamp Cymru next week. Anyone else going? #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/design-...
Why hasn’t Google Maps updated its speed limit info to reflect the new 20mph limits in Wales?
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Why hasn’t Google Maps updated its speed limit info to reflect the new 20mph limits in Wales?
Looking to switch from Spotify. Any recommendations? Biggest challenge will be convincing the teenagers. Looking at Tidal or Apple Music so far.
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Looking to switch from Spotify. Any recommendations? Biggest challenge will be convincing the teenagers. Looking at Tidal or Apple Music so far.
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October's Transform Wales newsletter goes out next week.
This month we’re highlighting:
- bilingual design by default
- AI in content and healthcare
- the language of digital
- what it really means to solve problems that matter
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This month we’re highlighting:
- bilingual design by default
- AI in content and healthcare
- the language of digital
- what it really means to solve problems that matter
Sign up here: transform.wales/newsletter/
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October 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
October's Transform Wales newsletter goes out next week.
This month we’re highlighting:
- bilingual design by default
- AI in content and healthcare
- the language of digital
- what it really means to solve problems that matter
Sign up here: transform.wales/newsletter/
This month we’re highlighting:
- bilingual design by default
- AI in content and healthcare
- the language of digital
- what it really means to solve problems that matter
Sign up here: transform.wales/newsletter/