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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Jun 11

I would love if WebKit implements
prefers-reduced-transparency! As Liquid Glass begins to influence web designers it would be great to have more control over improving contrast for accessibility.

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Jun 4

Beautifully-written article on the past (and potential future) of UI design at Apple, and how it affects the wider industry.

I especially like how it points out just how much beauty and thought can go into even the smallest elements of a design language.

Physicality: the new age of UI

There’s a lot of rumors of a big impending UI redesign from Apple. Let’s imagine what’s (or what could be) next for the design of iPhones, Macs and iPads.

www.lux.camera

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · May 28

This release fixes a 4-year-old issue and lets VoiceOver on Safari recognize form landmark regions when coupled with accessible names.

Thank you @scottohara.me and the accessibility team at Apple who kept tabs to fix this over the years!

#webkit #a11y

Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 220

Safari Technology Preview Release 220 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.

webkit.org

Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · May 13

Really great to see big companies like Apple continue to develop new forms of assistive technology. #a11y

Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year

Apple today announced new accessibility features coming later this year, including Accessibility Nutrition Labels.

www.apple.com

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · May 10

I’m glad to see so many in the accessibility community talking about this. Figma is a great design tool, but I really wish they’d use their platform to push designers towards good practice rather than, “wow design-to-code is so easy and magical!”

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Reposted by Kai Pepler

Adrian Roselli @aardrian.bsky.social · May 7

“Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites…”
adrianroselli.com/2025/05/do-n...

Figma announced Figma Sites, letting you publish your Figma designs directly to the web like it’s 1997.

#accessibility #a11y

Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites…

…Unless you want to fail all the WCAGs, create litigation risk, close off opportunities in Europe, engage in reputational harm, and oh yeah, throw up barriers to your customers and users. What am I ta...

adrianroselli.com

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · May 7

As people try the cool new @figma.com features like Make and Sites, please remember that AI tools are still tools, and they struggle with the human aspects of accessibility and usability.

Please don’t let the excitement of these new products cause teams to bypass user testing and WCAG conformance.

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Apr 30

I believe the Evil Martians site does this? evilmartians.com

Evil Martians design and develop high performance developer tools that scale

We design and develop high performance developer tools that scale

evilmartians.com

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Apr 27

Just recently learned about Primarium and it’s amazing! I love when traditional arts inspire digital projects.

Primarium

Handwriting Education in primary Schools

primarium.info

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Mar 20

I’ve really liked the BlackMagic Video Assist. It only comes in Full HD and 2K variants, but it was lovely to work with!

Blackmagic Video Assist | Blackmagic Design

www.blackmagicdesign.com

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Mar 6

This is a wonderful breakdown of the ways form elements can be built with accessibility in mind.

It’s important for designers as well as developers to be aware of these techniques so specs can embody accessible patterns.

A Guide To Accessible Form Validation — Smashing Magazine

Each time we build a field validation from scratch, accessibility doesn’t come out of the box. In this guide, Sandrina breaks down what we need to take into consideration, so that nobody gets stuck on...

www.smashingmagazine.com

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Kai Pepler @kaipepler.com · Feb 18

A friend shared this with me recently, and I thought it was a fascinating dive into the tactile aspects of user experience design.

The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars

Prototyping a concept for simpler, physical climate controls

www.theturnsignalblog.com

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