Oliver Lindberg
@oliverlindberg.com
Independent editor and content consultant. Founder and organiser of @pixelpioneers.co. Former editor of .net magazine.
📍 Bath, UK
🌐 http://pixelpioneers.co
📍 Bath, UK
🌐 http://pixelpioneers.co
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📣 It's time to announce the first speakers for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026!
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Bring your team to @pixelpioneers.co!
Planning to attend the conference (19 June) with your team or a bunch of friends? We added a group ticket option that saves you 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Planning to attend the conference (19 June) with your team or a bunch of friends? We added a group ticket option that saves you 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Bring your team to @pixelpioneers.co!
Planning to attend the conference (19 June) with your team or a bunch of friends? We added a group ticket option that saves you 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Planning to attend the conference (19 June) with your team or a bunch of friends? We added a group ticket option that saves you 10% if you buy at least 5 tickets! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
@tonyward.dev Hey Tony, do you fancy writing an article for the zeroheight blog? If so, what's your email address? I'll send you some details!
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
@tonyward.dev Hey Tony, do you fancy writing an article for the zeroheight blog? If so, what's your email address? I'll send you some details!
ICYMI, here's another #designsystems digest: 5 must-read articles that I commissioned and edited for
@zeroheight.com. Let's go!
🎨 Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system (by @vale.rocks): zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
@zeroheight.com. Let's go!
🎨 Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system (by @vale.rocks): zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system - zeroheight
Declan Chidlow outlines modern CSS color features including variables, color spaces, and mixing that you can use with your design systems.
zeroheight.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
ICYMI, here's another #designsystems digest: 5 must-read articles that I commissioned and edited for
@zeroheight.com. Let's go!
🎨 Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system (by @vale.rocks): zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
@zeroheight.com. Let's go!
🎨 Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system (by @vale.rocks): zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
Diversity scholarships are once again available for @pixelpioneers.co (back in Bristol on 19 June).
Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible (for a free ticket to the event). Applications close on 19 May, details here: pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
Please share!
Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible (for a free ticket to the event). Applications close on 19 May, details here: pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Diversity scholarships are once again available for @pixelpioneers.co (back in Bristol on 19 June).
Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible (for a free ticket to the event). Applications close on 19 May, details here: pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
Please share!
Anyone in an underrepresented or marginalised group in tech is eligible (for a free ticket to the event). Applications close on 19 May, details here: pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
Please share!
I've only just found out that there was going to be another FrontConf Zurich this year (entirely on AI, though). But it's already been cancelled. What the hell? 😅
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I've only just found out that there was going to be another FrontConf Zurich this year (entirely on AI, though). But it's already been cancelled. What the hell? 😅
How do you approach breaking changes in a design system without causing chaos? 🤔
In this post, @shaunbent.co.uk covers 7 elements he found most valuable when building a strategy around breaking changes, sharing lessons from leading #designsystems at Spotify.
Read it on the @zeroheight.com blog:
In this post, @shaunbent.co.uk covers 7 elements he found most valuable when building a strategy around breaking changes, sharing lessons from leading #designsystems at Spotify.
Read it on the @zeroheight.com blog:
Handling breaking changes in a design system without causing chaos - zeroheight
Shaun Bent suggests 7 practical elements to focus on when building a strategy for handling breaking changes, sharing lessons from leading design systems at Spotify.
zeroheight.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 AM
How do you approach breaking changes in a design system without causing chaos? 🤔
In this post, @shaunbent.co.uk covers 7 elements he found most valuable when building a strategy around breaking changes, sharing lessons from leading #designsystems at Spotify.
Read it on the @zeroheight.com blog:
In this post, @shaunbent.co.uk covers 7 elements he found most valuable when building a strategy around breaking changes, sharing lessons from leading #designsystems at Spotify.
Read it on the @zeroheight.com blog:
📢 New speaker announcement! @christinevallaure.bsky.social is joining us for @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June!
Christine's talk will focus on understanding layout between UI design and code.
🎟️ Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Christine's talk will focus on understanding layout between UI design and code.
🎟️ Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
📢 New speaker announcement! @christinevallaure.bsky.social is joining us for @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June!
Christine's talk will focus on understanding layout between UI design and code.
🎟️ Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Christine's talk will focus on understanding layout between UI design and code.
🎟️ Read the full talk description and get your tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Another must-read by @stephaniewalter.bsky.social!
Discover how to design beyond the happy path in #designsystems, including...
👉 Design for technical states
👉 Design for flexibility across layouts and containers
👉 Design for inclusive interactions
👉 Design for user preferences and environments
Discover how to design beyond the happy path in #designsystems, including...
👉 Design for technical states
👉 Design for flexibility across layouts and containers
👉 Design for inclusive interactions
👉 Design for user preferences and environments
The designer’s happy path is only a fraction of the real experience. On zeroheight’s blog, I share a practical checklist to design components that survive loading, error, empty and offline states, real content, and diverse users.
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
Designing beyond the happy path in design systems - zeroheight
Design resilient design systems: in this checklist, Stéphanie Walter covers technical states, layouts, inclusive interactions, user preferences, and more.
zeroheight.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Another must-read by @stephaniewalter.bsky.social!
Discover how to design beyond the happy path in #designsystems, including...
👉 Design for technical states
👉 Design for flexibility across layouts and containers
👉 Design for inclusive interactions
👉 Design for user preferences and environments
Discover how to design beyond the happy path in #designsystems, including...
👉 Design for technical states
👉 Design for flexibility across layouts and containers
👉 Design for inclusive interactions
👉 Design for user preferences and environments
Huge shoutout to @scott.is for once again sponsoring @pixelpioneers.co via Mindful Design!
Now go and buy his course, it's ace:
mindfuldesign.xyz
Now go and buy his course, it's ace:
mindfuldesign.xyz
Mindful Design
mindfuldesign.xyz
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Huge shoutout to @scott.is for once again sponsoring @pixelpioneers.co via Mindful Design!
Now go and buy his course, it's ace:
mindfuldesign.xyz
Now go and buy his course, it's ace:
mindfuldesign.xyz
Discover a practical two-layer approach to simplifying multi-brand #designsystems!
In this article on the @zeroheight.com blog, Alec Danz suggests splitting design tokens into opinionated and global (or unopinionated) tokens:
zeroheight.com/blog/opinion...
In this article on the @zeroheight.com blog, Alec Danz suggests splitting design tokens into opinionated and global (or unopinionated) tokens:
zeroheight.com/blog/opinion...
Opinionated vs. global design tokens: Simplifying multi-brand design systems - zeroheight
How to structure multi-brand design tokens using opinionated and global tokens. Alec Danz shares a practical approach to scaling design systems.
zeroheight.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Discover a practical two-layer approach to simplifying multi-brand #designsystems!
In this article on the @zeroheight.com blog, Alec Danz suggests splitting design tokens into opinionated and global (or unopinionated) tokens:
zeroheight.com/blog/opinion...
In this article on the @zeroheight.com blog, Alec Danz suggests splitting design tokens into opinionated and global (or unopinionated) tokens:
zeroheight.com/blog/opinion...
I'm so excited about @candi.bsky.social making her @pixelpioneers.co debut in Bristol on 19 June!
Candi will discuss why content is often seen as an afterthought and how we can change that to create the most meaningful designs.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Candi will discuss why content is often seen as an afterthought and how we can change that to create the most meaningful designs.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I'm so excited about @candi.bsky.social making her @pixelpioneers.co debut in Bristol on 19 June!
Candi will discuss why content is often seen as an afterthought and how we can change that to create the most meaningful designs.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Candi will discuss why content is often seen as an afterthought and how we can change that to create the most meaningful designs.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Love this. Ditch Big Tech, and install @vivaldi.com now: vivaldi.com/download/
Are you tired of Tech Bros snooping, and forcing A.I. on you? Do you hate them spying while you're buying? Are you bored of slop while you shop, and scurf when you surf? Then new Vivaldi 7.8 is for you: no A.I., built-in tracker & ad blocking, powerful, made in Europe from punk rock and Nordic snow.
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Love this. Ditch Big Tech, and install @vivaldi.com now: vivaldi.com/download/
Watch the trailer for @pixelpioneers.co 2026! 🍿
📽️ We made a video that captures the atmosphere and shows what Pixel Pioneers is all about! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1x4...
Huge thanks to @philhawksworth.dev, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social, @nearestnabors.com, @ohhelloana.blog, and @tomisawriter.bsky.social for saying such nice things about the event! 🙏
Huge thanks to @philhawksworth.dev, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social, @nearestnabors.com, @ohhelloana.blog, and @tomisawriter.bsky.social for saying such nice things about the event! 🙏
Learn The Latest Front End Development & UI / UX Design Trends At Pixel Pioneers 2026!
YouTube video by Pixel Pioneers
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Watch the trailer for @pixelpioneers.co 2026! 🍿
Many thanks to @vivaldi.com for supporting Pixel Pioneers again! 🙏
Check out Vivaldi 7.8 now. An independent, European browser that drops a middle finger to the AI-first approach: vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi...
Check out Vivaldi 7.8 now. An independent, European browser that drops a middle finger to the AI-first approach: vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi...
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
I'm excited to welcome @rachelandrew.bsky.social back to @pixelpioneers.co! 🙌
On 19 June, Rachel will present an extended version of her pragmatic guide to browser support, with a special focus on new CSS and JavaScript features.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
On 19 June, Rachel will present an extended version of her pragmatic guide to browser support, with a special focus on new CSS and JavaScript features.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I'm excited to welcome @rachelandrew.bsky.social back to @pixelpioneers.co! 🙌
On 19 June, Rachel will present an extended version of her pragmatic guide to browser support, with a special focus on new CSS and JavaScript features.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
On 19 June, Rachel will present an extended version of her pragmatic guide to browser support, with a special focus on new CSS and JavaScript features.
🎟️ Read the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Let's introduce the first speakers for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026. We'll start with @morganepeng.bsky.social!
Morgane will talk about the major shift the classic Developer x Designer x PM trio is currently undergoing.
🎟️ Check out the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Morgane will talk about the major shift the classic Developer x Designer x PM trio is currently undergoing.
🎟️ Check out the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Let's introduce the first speakers for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026. We'll start with @morganepeng.bsky.social!
Morgane will talk about the major shift the classic Developer x Designer x PM trio is currently undergoing.
🎟️ Check out the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Morgane will talk about the major shift the classic Developer x Designer x PM trio is currently undergoing.
🎟️ Check out the full talk description: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
ICYMI, here's another bunch of #designsystems articles that I commissioned and edited for @zeroheight.com. I might be biased, but I highly recommend reading all of them!
🚀 Powering a successful rebrand with your design system (by Charlotte MacInnes): zeroheight.com/blog/from-to...
🚀 Powering a successful rebrand with your design system (by Charlotte MacInnes): zeroheight.com/blog/from-to...
From tokens to touchpoints: Powering a successful rebrand with your design system - zeroheight
zeroheight.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
ICYMI, here's another bunch of #designsystems articles that I commissioned and edited for @zeroheight.com. I might be biased, but I highly recommend reading all of them!
🚀 Powering a successful rebrand with your design system (by Charlotte MacInnes): zeroheight.com/blog/from-to...
🚀 Powering a successful rebrand with your design system (by Charlotte MacInnes): zeroheight.com/blog/from-to...
📣 It's time to announce the first speakers for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026!
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
January 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM
📣 It's time to announce the first speakers for @pixelpioneers.co Bristol 2026!
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
On 19 June, we will be joined by:
👉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social
👉 @candi.bsky.social
👉 @morganepeng.bsky.social
🎟️ Check out their talks and snap up one of the last early bird tickets: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
How does a design system fit into service design? 🤔
In this article, Frances Whinder explains how #designsystems and #servicedesign support service patterns – covering discovery, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
Check it out on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/how-doe...
In this article, Frances Whinder explains how #designsystems and #servicedesign support service patterns – covering discovery, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
Check it out on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/how-doe...
How does a design system fit into service design? - zeroheight
Frances Whinder explains how design systems and service design support service patterns — boosting discovery, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
zeroheight.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
How does a design system fit into service design? 🤔
In this article, Frances Whinder explains how #designsystems and #servicedesign support service patterns – covering discovery, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
Check it out on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/how-doe...
In this article, Frances Whinder explains how #designsystems and #servicedesign support service patterns – covering discovery, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
Check it out on the @zeroheight.com blog: zeroheight.com/blog/how-doe...
If you've attended @pixelpioneers.co before, check your inbox. There's something that will help you brighten up this miserable day and beat the January blues. 👀
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Alt: a blue and white penguin is holding a microphone and a megaphone
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If you've attended @pixelpioneers.co before, check your inbox. There's something that will help you brighten up this miserable day and beat the January blues. 👀
This is a total must-read for anyone working on #designsystems in #figma!
Huge thanks to Adam for coming up with so many great tips!
Huge thanks to Adam for coming up with so many great tips!
Kick of 2026 with 26 tips covering...
🔥 Figma variables, styles, and components
🪢 Design ops
📄 Documentation and onboarding
💻 Partnering with engineering
If you're working on #designsystems in #figma you're going to want to check this one out!
zeroheight.com/blog/buildin...
🔥 Figma variables, styles, and components
🪢 Design ops
📄 Documentation and onboarding
💻 Partnering with engineering
If you're working on #designsystems in #figma you're going to want to check this one out!
zeroheight.com/blog/buildin...
Building scalable design systems with Figma: 26 tips for 2026 - zeroheight
Adam Sedwick shares 26 practical Figma tooling tips for building scalable design systems – variables, documentation and onboarding, and partnering with engineering.
zeroheight.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This is a total must-read for anyone working on #designsystems in #figma!
Huge thanks to Adam for coming up with so many great tips!
Huge thanks to Adam for coming up with so many great tips!
Reposted by Oliver Lindberg
This is a good example of two dynamics:
(1) Any solution lives in a system. Implementing it without considering the system will face challenges (i.e. tooling).
(2) Time is rarely factored in. It takes effort to keep things simple. Bureaucracy is the debris of accumulated good intentions.
(1) Any solution lives in a system. Implementing it without considering the system will face challenges (i.e. tooling).
(2) Time is rarely factored in. It takes effort to keep things simple. Bureaucracy is the debris of accumulated good intentions.
✍️ When design tokens become technical debt (by @murphytrueman.bsky.social): zeroheight.com/blog/when-de...
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
This is a good example of two dynamics:
(1) Any solution lives in a system. Implementing it without considering the system will face challenges (i.e. tooling).
(2) Time is rarely factored in. It takes effort to keep things simple. Bureaucracy is the debris of accumulated good intentions.
(1) Any solution lives in a system. Implementing it without considering the system will face challenges (i.e. tooling).
(2) Time is rarely factored in. It takes effort to keep things simple. Bureaucracy is the debris of accumulated good intentions.
Do you work with/on design systems? Then fill out this survey for the next edition of @zeroheight.com's Design Systems Report. It's such a valuable snapshot of the latest design system trends.👇
Last chance! The Design System Report survey closes tonight at midnight. ⏳
If you haven’t had a chance yet, this is your final opportunity to share your design system experience with us. The survey takes just 15–20 minutes, and your input truly makes a difference. 🤍
Take survey: hubs.li/Q03-0mb80
If you haven’t had a chance yet, this is your final opportunity to share your design system experience with us. The survey takes just 15–20 minutes, and your input truly makes a difference. 🤍
Take survey: hubs.li/Q03-0mb80
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Do you work with/on design systems? Then fill out this survey for the next edition of @zeroheight.com's Design Systems Report. It's such a valuable snapshot of the latest design system trends.👇
ICYMI, here's a bunch of excellent articles about #designsystems that I commissioned and edited for the @zeroheight.com blog:
✍️ What's the European Accessibility Act got to do with my design system? (by @gerireid.com): zeroheight.com/blog/whats-t...
✍️ What's the European Accessibility Act got to do with my design system? (by @gerireid.com): zeroheight.com/blog/whats-t...
What's the European Accessibility Act got to do with my design system? - zeroheight
zeroheight.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
ICYMI, here's a bunch of excellent articles about #designsystems that I commissioned and edited for the @zeroheight.com blog:
✍️ What's the European Accessibility Act got to do with my design system? (by @gerireid.com): zeroheight.com/blog/whats-t...
✍️ What's the European Accessibility Act got to do with my design system? (by @gerireid.com): zeroheight.com/blog/whats-t...
Reposted by Oliver Lindberg
British policy makers, researchers, academics & students, have you wondered how policy and tech work together?
Join my FREE 8 week course exploring AI, Privacy, Accessibility & more from a policy & web standards perspective.
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
Join my FREE 8 week course exploring AI, Privacy, Accessibility & more from a policy & web standards perspective.
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
British policy makers, researchers, academics & students, have you wondered how policy and tech work together?
Join my FREE 8 week course exploring AI, Privacy, Accessibility & more from a policy & web standards perspective.
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
Join my FREE 8 week course exploring AI, Privacy, Accessibility & more from a policy & web standards perspective.
lolaslab.co/standards-co...