Hey! Presents
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Conferences, meetups and podcasts. A friendly and inclusive space where people come together to educate and inspire.
Don't miss out when we announce All Day Hey! 2026: heypresents.com/mailing-list
Don't miss out when we announce All Day Hey! 2026: heypresents.com/mailing-list
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All Day Hey! 2025
Tickets and schedule out now: heypresents.com/conferences/...
📅 Thurs, 1st May 2025
⏰ 09:00 - 17:00 BST
📍 Everyman Cinema, Leeds, UK
👥 Developers, designers, and technology leaders
🔖 Curated single-track programme
🎙️ 8 industry-focused talks
🧃 Post-event networking with social
Tickets and schedule out now: heypresents.com/conferences/...
📅 Thurs, 1st May 2025
⏰ 09:00 - 17:00 BST
📍 Everyman Cinema, Leeds, UK
👥 Developers, designers, and technology leaders
🔖 Curated single-track programme
🎙️ 8 industry-focused talks
🧃 Post-event networking with social
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Get yourself down (or up) to Leeds for one of the best conferences in the UK.
Already set an alarm in my phone so I don't miss getting a ticket!
Already set an alarm in my phone so I don't miss getting a ticket!
This week, we launch the 2026 conference, signalling ten years of All Day Hey! A lot has changed in ten years, and we have a lot to celebrate. We're not holding back on this one.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Get yourself down (or up) to Leeds for one of the best conferences in the UK.
Already set an alarm in my phone so I don't miss getting a ticket!
Already set an alarm in my phone so I don't miss getting a ticket!
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This week, we launch the 2026 conference, signalling ten years of All Day Hey! A lot has changed in ten years, and we have a lot to celebrate. We're not holding back on this one.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This week, we launch the 2026 conference, signalling ten years of All Day Hey! A lot has changed in ten years, and we have a lot to celebrate. We're not holding back on this one.
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Unsurprisingly, this latest talk that's starting with reflection, resonates hard. Partly because Imran's talk from @ffconf.org last year hit hard ffconf.org/talks/2024_i...
(Massive hat tip to @heypresents.com event since I absolutely pinched him from)
(Massive hat tip to @heypresents.com event since I absolutely pinched him from)
Imran Afzal: The Art of Reflection
Imran Afzal's FFConf talk explores how reflection fosters self-growth and improves future outcomes.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Unsurprisingly, this latest talk that's starting with reflection, resonates hard. Partly because Imran's talk from @ffconf.org last year hit hard ffconf.org/talks/2024_i...
(Massive hat tip to @heypresents.com event since I absolutely pinched him from)
(Massive hat tip to @heypresents.com event since I absolutely pinched him from)
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Hey #WDC2025, if you want a talk to watch on the way home, my talk from @heypresents.com was published today!
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
Not only that, but we managed to interrupt a movie playing in the screen next door with the volume of the demo. It certainly woke us all up before heading off to the social. It sounded incredible! Watch the talk and find out more here:
heypresents.com/talks/around...
heypresents.com/talks/around...
Around the wwworld: Web MIDI, Web AUDIO and what the web does best
So, you don't use the Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs in your day job - does that mean they have nothing important to tell us about the nature of the Web? Think again! Katie Fenn takes us on a tour of the...
heypresents.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hey #WDC2025, if you want a talk to watch on the way home, my talk from @heypresents.com was published today!
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.
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Thank you for shouting out to the community which includes @beyondtellerrand.com @ffconf.org @frontendnorth.bsky.social @heypresents.com @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social @pixelpioneers.co @webdevconf.com
✍️ New post: The Lifeblood of the Web
Because conferences are just 🔥🎉💙
#blogtober #web #conferences #community
matthiasott.com/notes/the-li...
Because conferences are just 🔥🎉💙
#blogtober #web #conferences #community
matthiasott.com/notes/the-li...
The Lifeblood of the Web · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
matthiasott.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Thank you for shouting out to the community which includes @beyondtellerrand.com @ffconf.org @frontendnorth.bsky.social @heypresents.com @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social @pixelpioneers.co @webdevconf.com
Our final talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the incredible Katie Fenn with "Around the wwworld: Web MIDI, Web AUDIO and what the web does best".
October 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Our final talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the incredible Katie Fenn with "Around the wwworld: Web MIDI, Web AUDIO and what the web does best".
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In this weeks Off Script podcast, I talk to @mrjameshall.bsky.social about the bullshit of awards that significantly profit off the communities they're claiming to support.
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
In this weeks Off Script podcast, I talk to @mrjameshall.bsky.social about the bullshit of awards that significantly profit off the communities they're claiming to support.
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I've just remembered (thanks to @joshnesbitt.dev) that the infamous fly swatting > "turrah" moment is not available for all to enjoy
Our seventh talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the wonderful @bell.bz with "Get the core right and the resilient code will follow".
Get the core right and the resilient code will follow
More often than not, front-end developers will focus purely on improving their technical skills. I'm going to show you a better way by demonstrating how you can produce simpler, more resilient codebas...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I've just remembered (thanks to @joshnesbitt.dev) that the infamous fly swatting > "turrah" moment is not available for all to enjoy
Our seventh talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the wonderful @bell.bz with "Get the core right and the resilient code will follow".
Get the core right and the resilient code will follow
More often than not, front-end developers will focus purely on improving their technical skills. I'm going to show you a better way by demonstrating how you can produce simpler, more resilient codebas...
heypresents.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Our seventh talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the wonderful @bell.bz with "Get the core right and the resilient code will follow".
Our sixth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Imran Hussain with "With great community comes great responsibility".
Imran, who runs one of the UK’s biggest design communities for the GOV.UK Design System, explores the challenges of ethical community design.
Imran, who runs one of the UK’s biggest design communities for the GOV.UK Design System, explores the challenges of ethical community design.
With great community comes great responsibility
Running a community is often seen as a win-win situation. However, many overlook the ethical complexities of working with community members, treating them differently than they would treat end users o...
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September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Our sixth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Imran Hussain with "With great community comes great responsibility".
Imran, who runs one of the UK’s biggest design communities for the GOV.UK Design System, explores the challenges of ethical community design.
Imran, who runs one of the UK’s biggest design communities for the GOV.UK Design System, explores the challenges of ethical community design.
Our fifth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Ali Farooqui with "What every technologist needs to know about security".
August 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our fifth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Ali Farooqui with "What every technologist needs to know about security".
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📺 In this weeks episode of Off Script, @mrjameshall.bsky.social and I discuss the significance of pen and paper in an increasingly digital world. We also touch on what you remember in your dreams 💤
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📺 In this weeks episode of Off Script, @mrjameshall.bsky.social and I discuss the significance of pen and paper in an increasingly digital world. We also touch on what you remember in your dreams 💤
Our fourth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Luke Stringer with "Do Repeat Yourself. How to move from development into leadership".
August 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our fourth talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was a lightning talk from Luke Stringer with "Do Repeat Yourself. How to move from development into leadership".
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In this weeks episode of Off Script, @mrjameshall.bsky.social and I discuss the concept of user manuals for humans. I loved this chat where we talked a bit about what makes us tick at work.
Unlocking team potential with user manuals
In this episode, Josh and James discuss the concept of user manuals for humans, exploring how individuals can communicate their preferences, boundaries, and working styles to foster better collaborati...
heypresents.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In this weeks episode of Off Script, @mrjameshall.bsky.social and I discuss the concept of user manuals for humans. I loved this chat where we talked a bit about what makes us tick at work.
Our third talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the wonderful Sareh Heidari with "No signal, no service: digital exclusion and how to change it".
August 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Our third talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the wonderful Sareh Heidari with "No signal, no service: digital exclusion and how to change it".
Our second talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the mighty Thalita Vergilio, with "The good news or the bad news?".
Her talk was dynamic and thought-provoking, highlighting the possibilities and responsibilities of AI in shaping the future of communication.
Her talk was dynamic and thought-provoking, highlighting the possibilities and responsibilities of AI in shaping the future of communication.
July 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our second talk from All Day Hey! 2025 was from the mighty Thalita Vergilio, with "The good news or the bad news?".
Her talk was dynamic and thought-provoking, highlighting the possibilities and responsibilities of AI in shaping the future of communication.
Her talk was dynamic and thought-provoking, highlighting the possibilities and responsibilities of AI in shaping the future of communication.
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In May I got to give my most favourite talk What Do You See: Alt-Text as an Artistic Medium at @heypresents.com Hey! All Day
If you missed it live, it’s now up on the world wide web!
heypresents.com/talks/what-d...
If you missed it live, it’s now up on the world wide web!
heypresents.com/talks/what-d...
Hey! Presents · What do you see?
In this talk, Lola explores what it means to deconstruct an image and radically centre screen-reader users, using alt-text as an art space. How can we create an experience for screen-reader users that is just as creative and considered as the sighted experience?
heypresents.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In May I got to give my most favourite talk What Do You See: Alt-Text as an Artistic Medium at @heypresents.com Hey! All Day
If you missed it live, it’s now up on the world wide web!
heypresents.com/talks/what-d...
If you missed it live, it’s now up on the world wide web!
heypresents.com/talks/what-d...
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🧪 Is Test Driven Development actually better now we have AI?
Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the implications of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the context of the rapid advancements in AI tools.
Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the implications of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the context of the rapid advancements in AI tools.
July 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🧪 Is Test Driven Development actually better now we have AI?
Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the implications of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the context of the rapid advancements in AI tools.
Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the implications of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the context of the rapid advancements in AI tools.
We're excited to begin publishing the wonderful talks from this years All Day Hey! conference in Leeds, held on 1st May.
July 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We're excited to begin publishing the wonderful talks from this years All Day Hey! conference in Leeds, held on 1st May.
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So, in homage to the indie conference scene, tell me your favourites. Some of mine to start:
- All Day Hey, Leeds @heypresents.com
- FF Conf, Brighton @ffconf.org
- Pixel Pioneers, Bristol @pixelpioneers.co
- State of the Browser, London @londonwebstandards.org
- WDC, Bristol @webdevconf.com
- All Day Hey, Leeds @heypresents.com
- FF Conf, Brighton @ffconf.org
- Pixel Pioneers, Bristol @pixelpioneers.co
- State of the Browser, London @londonwebstandards.org
- WDC, Bristol @webdevconf.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
So, in homage to the indie conference scene, tell me your favourites. Some of mine to start:
- All Day Hey, Leeds @heypresents.com
- FF Conf, Brighton @ffconf.org
- Pixel Pioneers, Bristol @pixelpioneers.co
- State of the Browser, London @londonwebstandards.org
- WDC, Bristol @webdevconf.com
- All Day Hey, Leeds @heypresents.com
- FF Conf, Brighton @ffconf.org
- Pixel Pioneers, Bristol @pixelpioneers.co
- State of the Browser, London @londonwebstandards.org
- WDC, Bristol @webdevconf.com
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Let's have more AI like this, helping people with disabilities, and less bullshit LLMs and video/ image faking. By @tink@w3c.social tink.uk/using-ray-ba...
Using Ray-Ban Meta Glasses - Tink - Léonie Watson
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June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Let's have more AI like this, helping people with disabilities, and less bullshit LLMs and video/ image faking. By @tink@w3c.social tink.uk/using-ray-ba...
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If you're still on the fence, I wrote about my experience attending @heypresents.com in May, and it was truly lovely.
I got to spend a whole day talking about tech and ideas and life with some very special people.
Afraid you won't learn anything? The experience is enough.
I got to spend a whole day talking about tech and ideas and life with some very special people.
Afraid you won't learn anything? The experience is enough.
The experience is enough
Reflections on reconnecting with community, finding belonging beyond the screen, and the joy of sharing real-life moments with Internet Friends.
whitep4nth3r.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If you're still on the fence, I wrote about my experience attending @heypresents.com in May, and it was truly lovely.
I got to spend a whole day talking about tech and ideas and life with some very special people.
Afraid you won't learn anything? The experience is enough.
I got to spend a whole day talking about tech and ideas and life with some very special people.
Afraid you won't learn anything? The experience is enough.
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I've gotta say, I'm completely blown away by how many people have contributed to this. I fully expected next to nothing but I'm now full of hope.
We've got so much good stuff planned. I can't wait for you to see it.
We've got so much good stuff planned. I can't wait for you to see it.
We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education for free at the point of entry.
We need your support to do free projects for good causes and publish free high quality education
We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education...
piccalil.li
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I've gotta say, I'm completely blown away by how many people have contributed to this. I fully expected next to nothing but I'm now full of hope.
We've got so much good stuff planned. I can't wait for you to see it.
We've got so much good stuff planned. I can't wait for you to see it.
📸 We've published some wonderful photos of the conference last week. Thanks again to everyone that made it down, it was a very special gathering of likeminded folk talking about all things web. See you next year?
heypresents.com/conferences/...
heypresents.com/conferences/...
May 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📸 We've published some wonderful photos of the conference last week. Thanks again to everyone that made it down, it was a very special gathering of likeminded folk talking about all things web. See you next year?
heypresents.com/conferences/...
heypresents.com/conferences/...