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James
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A Deaf Software Engineer that likes to build front end things and breaks them for a living at @financialtimes.com.
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@storyblok.com you might want to investigate blok.ink. We were looking at it to see what it does for a Design System and it's giving me a 404 error. See attached screenshot.
A screenshot of the Design System for Storyblok - https://blok.ink that is displaying a 404: NOT_FOUND page. It includes the Code: 'DEPLOYMENT_NOT_FOUND' error alongside with a ID. A message also saying 'This deployment cannot be found. For more information and troubleshooting, see our documentation.'
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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I have all the colour variations of the FEN stickers! Just need to decide where to put on this lid…
A laptop lid with multiple stickers that range from Star Wars, to conferences like JSconf, CSSconf, a Google Chrome pixel dinosaur T-Rex, some WoW references… if you know. You know!
July 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Now at Gidea Park, London. Thank you @frontendnorth.bsky.social for a very excellent day. I’ve learnt loads and am very inspired to work on the Web! It’s over and out for me tonight! #FrontEndNorth
At Gidea Park, London. The train station on Platform 4. There is a train that is about to leave for Shenfield.
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Now at the #NationalVideoGameMuseum nearby with a cheeky can of beer to enjoy from #FrontEndNorth. Time to explore to see what video games I remember from my childhood!
A row of multiple TVs connected to consoles for the Nintendo System. Playing games such as Space Invaders, Super Mario and so on!
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Now as all of the talks have been completed at #FrontEndNorth, it’s time for @katiefenn.bsky.social to lead the applause for all of the volunteers, the speakers and the sponsors to make this event possible. I for one truly have enjoyed this day! 👏
Katie Fenn leading the thanks for everyone involved in the event. The projector screen is showing a slide of all of the people involved in the event organising and running it. 👏
July 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Now for a fun exploratory process ny @joehart.bsky.social of making a FFIX game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript using the assets from a PSX game. The trials and tribulations to make something that can be shown in a browser using almost identical functionality as the game! #FrontEndNorth
A projector showing a slide of the FFIX components that would allow an user to select an action that would work like in the game. HTML code can be seen on the right hand side which allows the user to tab through if on a keyboard before pressing space to select it.
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Accessibility should be user centred not just compliance with WCAG audits as @craigabbott.co.uk shows us several examples of where passing WCAG rules doesn’t necessarily make a product accessible! Very enlightening! #FrontEndNorth
A projector showing a slide that reads out as “We need to do User Centred Accessibility. Not ‘User Centred Design’ with a WCAG audit slapped on at the end.”
July 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Design Systems. Are they a system of harm? @amyhupe.bsky.social navigates through the issues that affect and excluding a wide range of people through bias. This was an eye opener. Also we should improve on inclusivity in design systems! #FrontEndNorth
A projector screen showing a slide about how a system of harm is created. A table can be seen. First row: Inaccessible components at scale Second row: Discriminatory patterns at scale Third row: Exclusionary content at scale
July 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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@whitep4nth3r.com takes us on a journey of the World Wide Web as if it was 1995! I’m very grateful we have CSS now and not Cascading HTML style sheets. Also loved the overscan effect that would come up on the screen intermittently. Press the degauss button on the monitor! #FrontEndNorth
A projector screen showing a slide with an Internet dialup dialog screen that takes a long time to connect to the Internet. This is something that people take for granted these days!
July 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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@amyrogers.design takes us through the challenges that a person can face without having a passport or a driving license. How Vouchsafe is trying to solve that problem and TIL Scotland has photo ID system that has many different variations! #FrontEndNorth
A projector screen with a slide saying Inclusive By Design by Amy Rogers at Front End North
July 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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After the break, I feel lucky that I have seen this talk by @ichimnetz.com and want to unwrap the wrapper from my own site to break out the boundaries and be more outrageous! #FrontEndNorth
A projector with a slide that shows Spongebob Squarepants saying Boring to Figma, Tailwind and ChatGPT.
July 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Followed by “Build Better Webs” by @olu.online at #FrontEndNorth. Let’s be more collaborative!
A projector screen with a slide saying “Hello World” as a starting point of @olu.online’s talk on how to make Better Webs
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Kicked off with @bell.bz on “Get the core right and the resilient code will follow” at #FrontEndNorth!
Projector screen with “get the core right and the resilient code will follow” by Andy Bell
July 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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@katiefenn.bsky.social starting off #FrontEndNorth! I see a Lee Moody somewhere too…
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Now entrenched to start learning and being inspired by folks at #FrontEndNorth!
A projector screen with the Front End North logo on. Also some sponsors but not important! 🤣 To the bottom right is a TV which has live captioning. This makes the conference accessible for me as I’m Deaf and would be following along with the captions when the talks are ongoing. 👍
July 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Now I am at Sheffield! Also have secured my #FrontEndNorth lanyard 👊🏻
A lanyard with Front End North logo. It also has the date 10th July 2025. I am currently holding it with my right hand as I took the photo on my left hand.
July 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Now at St Pancras, awaiting the train to leave to go to Sheffield at 0702. Looking forward to #FrontEndNorth!
A East Midland Railway Class 222 with the number 022 (222022) Intercity HST at St Pancras, London on Platform 4A in the early morning awaiting departure to go to Sheffield.
July 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Morning from Gidea Park, London. On my way up to #FrontEndNorth by train!
Gidea Park, London. A train station that serves both Elizabeth Line and Overground. The photo is of a train station platform (Platform 3) facing the sunset at 5:35am.
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM