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Andrew Rennie

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Senior UI/UX Designer at Respawn - Star Wars Jedi Team • Accessibility Advocate • Co-Founder @wecanfixitinui.com • Scottish • My Opinions • He/Him 🌈

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · Feb 6

Hello new folks 👋

I'm Andy, and I'm a Senior UI/UX Designer at Respawn.

I've been in games for over 12 years, working on a bunch of stuff across PC, console and mobile.

You may have seen some of my work in things like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Sea of Thieves, Dirt 5 and GRID.

#gamedev

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 2d

www.marksandspencer.com/dinosaur-tab...

Dinosaur Table Lamp | M&S | M&S

This roarsome table lamp will add a playful vibe to kids' bedrooms. The base is designed in the shape of a brachiosaurus dinosaur with a sleek matte painted finish in either green or pink. The integra...

www.marksandspencer.com

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 2d

What if I bought the totally not intended for kids dinosaur table lamp?

A green table lamp in the shape of a dinosaur with it's head poking out above the shade.

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Birthdayyyyyyyyy!

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a Soldiers of the Sea enjoyer myself

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 7d

I was about to make a new post but I knew I'd just be repeating myself from last time

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 7d

Reposting cos it's that time again 👻

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · Oct 28

It's spooky season which means it's once again time to recommend my personal favourite horror game of all time: SOMA.

It has an incredible story, the ending will haunt you long after you finish, and it's relatively short at around 10 hours.

Also it's currently on sale for less than a coffee.

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 10d

I'm so sorry Jay.

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Cedre 🍃 Available for work @cedre.bsky.social · 13d

Hey everyone, I'm still available for freelance UI/UX or illustrative projects!

I can take UX, UI vis dev, motion and art direction work.
Looking for short as well as long-term projects 💪

✨ Check out my work → cedrepradier.com
📮 Drop me a message → [email protected]

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 11d

In my head this is still the scariest movie I've ever seen but I was very young (too young) when I saw it and haven't watched it again since.

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 11d

Finally wrapped up Alien Earth. And while I enjoyed a lot of the setup, the last 2 episodes fell pretty flat and didn't really pay things off in a satisying way.

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 11d

Yessssss, you should!

I love watching folks play stuff like this cos everyone has a different approach.

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 11d

Forever wishing I could wipe this game from my memory to experience if fresh again.

But this is the next best thing.

Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social · 13d

"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.

For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:

youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s

Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse

YouTube video by Lucas Pope

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Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social · 13d

Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse

YouTube video by Lucas Pope

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 11d

Didn't expect to be reposting it as often as I have 🫠

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · May 28

Hayao Miyazaki, stroking his head, glasses off, cigarette in his mouth, looking entirely done with everything.

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 12d

You miss one leg day and the next one feels like you've never trained legs in your life.

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 16d

He's my favourite thing about those movies and he's so perfect in that role.

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 20d

yasssssssss, congrats! ❤️

Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 20d

And this one is the best there is.

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · 25d

Came here to say the same 💜

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · 26d

Follow-up reminder: if you want to use alt text but keep forgetting, there's a setting for that!

Bluesky accessibility settings, including a toggle "require alt text before posting"

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · 26d

Irregular reminder that alt text on images is a valuable accessibility tool, and also lets your images show in search results or respect mute lists. For instance, I found the below image by searching "capybara alt text".

A brief guide on writing good alt text for images, which suggests including
1. Who or what
2. Their expression or emotion
3. A description of the image
4. Notable colors
5. Interesting features

The included example image and description: "A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head."

Dan's addition: saving the "interesting thing" for last is a bit like writing a joke - end with the memorable punchline!

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Sam Manley (booked up for now) @sammanleyartist.bsky.social · Sep 29

Hey Brits! I'm sure you've seen this, but quite a lot of us don't dig this move. I certainly don't.
Seems invasive and quite open to abuse (and hacking!), especially looking at the shower in power and the worse shower waiting in the wings. Yeesh.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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animatedjen @animatedjen.bsky.social · Sep 26

Happy Friday, time for a picnic ☀️ #StarWarsJediSurvivor

Screenshot of Greez Dritus, Cal Kestis, BD-1, and Merrin from STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor. They sit around a picnic blanket on Koboh. Greez and Cal both hold drinks, while Merrin reclines on the blanket.

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Andrew Rennie @nerdy4tw.bsky.social · Sep 26

I'm listening

Several Ewoks peeking out from behind a rock and aiming their bows.