Jesmond Allen
@jesmonda.bsky.social
Human-Centred Designer. Mum. Sporadic knitter. Co-author 'Smashing UX Design' book. Not a suburb of Newcastle.
Business earning was my personal favourite 🤣
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Business earning was my personal favourite 🤣
“Yes” to your question. And also I recently discovered stick-on cat scratching material for soft furnishings. Has improved the look of my scratched-to-hell sofa, so may help if the drugs don’t..? (I can’t get a new sofa till the cat dies)
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Yes” to your question. And also I recently discovered stick-on cat scratching material for soft furnishings. Has improved the look of my scratched-to-hell sofa, so may help if the drugs don’t..? (I can’t get a new sofa till the cat dies)
I’m not sure! It feels like it’s moving very quickly…
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I’m not sure! It feels like it’s moving very quickly…
Goddamnit! A cliffhanger! And I’m not allowed watch tomorrow’s till Smallest is back from a weekend away 😱
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Goddamnit! A cliffhanger! And I’m not allowed watch tomorrow’s till Smallest is back from a weekend away 😱
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- the most radical point of the standard is that, unlike every other governance standard, it gives a voice to the real end user. Policy makers on their own, technologists on their own… are really bad at guessing what users do. User Research is the radical democratisation of service creation.
- the most radical point of the standard is that, unlike every other governance standard, it gives a voice to the real end user. Policy makers on their own, technologists on their own… are really bad at guessing what users do. User Research is the radical democratisation of service creation.
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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- the most radical point of the standard is that, unlike every other governance standard, it gives a voice to the real end user. Policy makers on their own, technologists on their own… are really bad at guessing what users do. User Research is the radical democratisation of service creation.
- the most radical point of the standard is that, unlike every other governance standard, it gives a voice to the real end user. Policy makers on their own, technologists on their own… are really bad at guessing what users do. User Research is the radical democratisation of service creation.
Less blurry than the band pics, mind…
October 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Less blurry than the band pics, mind…
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I'd like to see UK data centre plan developed with net zero goals, community health and opportunity, and local renewal in mind. What is the upside of living and working near to a data centre? And if there isn't one, govt needs to *create* one.
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I'd like to see UK data centre plan developed with net zero goals, community health and opportunity, and local renewal in mind. What is the upside of living and working near to a data centre? And if there isn't one, govt needs to *create* one.
Nooooo! Hope you feel better soon!
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Nooooo! Hope you feel better soon!
Yeah, I encountered that one at 10.30 last night :-(
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yeah, I encountered that one at 10.30 last night :-(
Bah! Was hoping to catch up!
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Bah! Was hoping to catch up!
Swearier than The Thick of It?! May use that as a selling point to my husband!
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Swearier than The Thick of It?! May use that as a selling point to my husband!
And somehow they make their “we have your parcel” messaging sound more like a kidnapping threat than a delivery promise…
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And somehow they make their “we have your parcel” messaging sound more like a kidnapping threat than a delivery promise…