Kai Pepler
@kaipepler.com
UX designer specializing in accessibility, color theory, data visualization, and motion graphics.
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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.
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
June 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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.
I especially like how it points out just how much beauty and thought can go into even the smallest elements of a design language.
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
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
May 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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
Thank you @scottohara.me and the accessibility team at Apple who kept tabs to fix this over the years!
#webkit #a11y
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
May 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Really great to see big companies like Apple continue to develop new forms of assistive technology. #a11y
Reposted by Kai Pepler
“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
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
May 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“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
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
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.
Please don’t let the excitement of these new products cause teams to bypass user testing and WCAG conformance.
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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.
Please don’t let the excitement of these new products cause teams to bypass user testing and WCAG conformance.
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
April 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just recently learned about Primarium and it’s amazing! I love when traditional arts inspire digital projects.
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.
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
March 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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.
It’s important for designers as well as developers to be aware of these techniques so specs can embody accessible patterns.
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
February 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A friend shared this with me recently, and I thought it was a fascinating dive into the tactile aspects of user experience design.