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Designing words for digital #UX. Neuro-inclusive #content #A11y and #inclusivity. ASD, dyslexia, Irlen, PDA, the whole neurodivergent 9Yards. Personal account of Dr Lisa Matthews.
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#neurodivergence through the medium of fish.

Lilac is my specific #Irlen filter colour.
Simple black and white line drawing of a shoal of fish. There is a single fish on its own at the back of the shoal. This solitary fish is coloured in lilac.
May 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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This is not a drill.
AI-gen maquette with mono stitch on lilac #Irlen filter.
After Magritte, Belgian surrealist (1898-1967)
A graphic image of a hand drill floating mid air on a lilac background. Underneath the image of the drill are the French words: Ce n’est pas un exercise. Translates into English as: This is not a drill.
May 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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OMG it’s OMD 🤣
Two men facing each other having a conversation. The man on the right has a bird on his arm. The man on the left is looking at the bird and os asking: Can kestrels fly at night? The man with the bird replies: All kestrels manoeuvre in the dark.
February 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The many temperatures of a wall.
Data stencilled on a wall. 2700K. 3000K. 4000K. 6000K. K stands for Kelvin.
January 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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See you then…
White roll up shutter that is rolled down. Taped to shutter is a small, torn piece of white paper. On it is written: coming back 10th of Fabruarie. Which I think is meant to spell February.
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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“Elon Mask”
Grafitti; Padua, Italy.
Artist unknown.
“We are what we do” text added by me.
Graffiti of a man pulling up his face to reveal another face. The mask face is Elon Musk. The face being revealed is Hitler.
January 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The English Romantic poet Coleridge (1772-1834) came up with an early definition of UX writing:

— best words, best order

Coleridge was also (some of the time) high as a lark on 19C drugs and hurled himself across rock chasms in the Lake District with a long wooden pole.
Head and shoulders black and white oil portrait of a man in a frock coat, white waistcoat and white shirt with a high collar tied in a bow at the front.
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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“I may not have amazing victories, but I can amaze you with defeats that I came out of”.
— Anton CheKhov

True Anton. But remember all them brilliant plays you wrote? They’re victories. Oh yes 🔥
January 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Neurodivergent seat at the table *. Table not included.

* Artist unknown. If you recognise this image, or you made it please DM. Can’t stop thinking about it and would love to get permission and give credit.
Optical illusion photograph. A single plastic garden chair in the corner of a room. There is a shadow of a man falling over the chair. It looks like the shadow is sitting in the chair when really, no one is there.
January 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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#ContentDesign is a collaboration between subject *and* digital experts. Messing about in a venn this is the story so far to express this. DWD doesn’t quite feel right but it’s closer to how I class my role in digital design and development. What do w’all think 🤔 ?
#content #ContentDesign
Venn diagram SME is a Subject Matter Expert. DWD is a Digital Word Designer. Where the circles cross over is where UXD or User Centred Design sits.
December 12, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Jess’s mother’s description of school, tweaked to describe our digital lives.
Quote from Jeanette Winterson’s novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. “ The Internet is like the sink would be if I didn’t put bleach down it”.
December 1, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Rams Words; the panel show where you get to see accessible UX writing happen in real time. Currently recruiting participants for S15.

#UCD #UX #A11y #WCAG #ContentDesign #EAA25
Quote from industrial designer and writer Dieter Rams. People react positively when things are clear and understandable. The quote is in a circle and written in all capitals. It is barely readable. This makes it a great example of great content that is rendered less accessible by the way it is laid out. Same wuote from industrial designer and writer Dieter Rams. People react positively when things are clear and understandable. The quote is in a short paragraph that reads from left to right. It is much more readable. This makes it a great example of great content that is rendered more accessible by the way it is laid out.
November 27, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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Let’s hash it out…

#GovTech
#DigitalCitizenship
#DigitalEquity
#ResponsibleTech
#Words
#Screens
#Surfaces
#EverythingIsConnected
#UX #UXD #UCD #Content
#ContentDesign #A11y
#GovTech #DigitalCitizenship #DigitalEquity #ResponsibleTech #Words #Screens #Surfaces #EverythingIsConnected
November 8, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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Words, discourse, naming and why our digital content matters so much.

#UX #UXD #ContentDesign #GovTech #A11y #Accessibility #Inclusion #The5Estate
Picture of 4 people in an open vehicle. They are looking through binoculars and talking across each other. Speech is in bubbles listed below: Hey look there’s a flock of elephants Herd! Herd of what? Herd of elephants. Yes of course I have, there’s a flock of them over there.
November 8, 2024 at 7:55 AM