Some lovely #IndustrialDesign for Sigma's #Minimalist BF 📷️ #Camera.

https://www.core77.com/posts/145087/Sigmas-Minimalist-BF-Camera

🎞️ ‘5,000 Classic #Movie #Posters.’

https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/5000-classic-movie-posters-digitized-put-online-free-to-browse-download.html

Understanding #WCAG 2.2 as EPUB and PDF.

The official W3C documentation, converted for e-readers and offline reading.

https://doeken.org/wcag-ebook

👆 via @doekenorg

#Accessibility

https://demoscene.cz/en

“A worldwide archive of demos, intros, and size-coding.”

#Commodore
#C64
#Amiga
#DemoScene

‘ITV's beloved 7 Up series will end after 62 years with "epic and moving" final chapter 70 Up.’

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/itv-7-up-series-finale-announced-newsupdate/

#UpSeries
#Documentary

Finally followed through on building a directory for people who blog about the things they make. If that’s you, please do submit a link! https://makerswhoblog.com/

The EU came up with the next shitty law: PPWR. Now everyone has to register a local person in every EU state (about 13k euro) to ship a package. Of course amazon can handle that but small shops are just closing. And this even hits middle sized shops, some of our hardware vendors dont ship EU wide anymore because its very complicated to register in some countries because no translations or you need a local notary. Free market? Just for big players.

‘Mapping Britain’s #Railways: 7 iconic #Rail diagrams explored in new book.’

https://www.designweek.co.uk/mapping-britains-railways-7-iconic-rail-diagrams-explored-in-new-book/

Really interesting how many 🪪 identity verification services used by Government Departments/Agencies/Organisations choose to host seemingly 🛡️ high priority/security related Services on non-regional domains. 🤔

For example;

A 🇺🇸 US Based Identity Verification Service - https://id.me

Uses a 🇲🇪 Montenegro ccTLD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.me

A 🇫🇮 Finish based IDV Service - https://hightrust.id/en/

Uses a 🇮🇩 Indonesian ccTLD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.id

I wonder how many more examples there are of this behaviour. Choosing a vanity domain name over one that might be more secure, less liable to changes, less trusted, etc. 🤔

… from 2022 👇️

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-treasury-weighs-alternatives-idme-after-privacy-concerns-raised-2022-01-29/

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@whitingx/117111729048567037

https://login.gov

“The public’s one account for government.”

🤔

After doing some recent work on a UK #Government #Service that utilises 🔐 GovUK #OneLogin (https://www.sign-in.service.gov.uk), it's interesting to see how other #Government / #PublicSector organisations approach 🪪 Identity Verification.

In the US, #TreasuryDirect look to be moving to ID.me > https://www.treasurydirect.gov/savings-bonds/idme-one-month/ - an interesting shift from a Government managed IDV Service to a private identity provider and identity verification service. 🤔

As problematic as the shift between different UK IDV systems has been (Government Gateway → Gov Verify → GovUK OneLogin → …?), and considering all the inherent risks this ‘eggs in one basket’ approach has - I still appreciate the fact this hasn't been outsourced to the private sector here in the UK. 🤔

WEBMASTER@ - a manifesto for everyone by @brennan

“Exercise your innate human right to create. Be a #Developer. Be a #Designer. Be a #Writer. Be a systems administrator. Be a #Philosopher. Be a #Webmaster.”

https://brennan.day/webmaster-a-manifesto-for-everyone/

Amiga Workbench 1.x

https://desktopcolors.com/os/amiga-workbench

🟦 Workbench Blue - #0055aa
⬛️ Midnight - #000022
⬜️ White - #ffffff
🟧 Orange - #ff8800

#OperatingSystem desktop background colours.

https://desktopcolors.com

#UI

📚️ https://authors-together.org

A directory to help you find books previously published by @abookapart in their new homes.

👆️ via @zeldman

Some interesting insights and data in the UK #PublicSector ✨ A I Procurement Tracker from Tussell.

✨ Between 2018 and 2026 the UK public sector awarded 2,129 A I contracts worth £5 billion in total.

✨ 2026 is already the biggest year on record for A I-related public procurement. With more than a quarter of the year still to go, the total value of A I-related contract awards has surpassed that of any previous year.

✨ The UK public sector's top A I buyers includes Met Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, and NHS England.

✨ The UK public sector's top A I suppliers include Microsoft, Palantir, KPMG, Hochtief and the LGC.

✨ The scale of A I procurement … still only accounts for roughly 4% of the total value of all IT Services and Software contracts awarded by the public sector over the Jan 2018 - Jan 2026 period (£123bn).

https://www.tussell.com/insights/ai-procurement-tracker

An interesting look in @designweek.co.uk at how the constraints of the recent #CommonwealthGames in #Glasgow could lead to “an innovation sandbox for both the sports and the host city.”

Some considerations on how multiple areas such as;

💷 Lower Budgets
🏛️ Cultural Connections
🌱 #Sustainability and #CircularDesign

provide the possibility to experiment.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/glasgow-2026-the-commonwealth-games-in-lab-mode/

A helpful guide to testing Risky Assumptions from Tom Hubbard-Green.

https://blog.tomhubbardgreen.co.uk/posts/risky-assumptions-testing-guide-2026-03-24.html

The Public Sector Product Manager’s Cookbook.

“… a practical guide for #ProductManagers working in the #PublicSector (particularly central #Government and the #NHS) in England.”

https://www.tomhubbardgreen.co.uk/public-sector-product-managers-cookbook/