Kev Mears
Kev Mears
@mearso.com
I like to draw. and organise. and help

Records Manager at the moment
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It's #NationalIllustrationDay2025 and I've written a blog post about what drawing means to me: myfanwytristram.com/2025/11/28/n... And tell me, what does it mean for you?
National Illustration Day 2025
On National Illustration Day, what illustration does for me
myfanwytristram.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Listening to some music, and critics dragging on Crazy Horse for their musicianship (or lack of) makes me love them more.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Every ad now
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Happy Halloween everyone.
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Did you know that there's a Slack community for digital folks in Wales?

It's called Cymru Ddigidol and you can join us here: join.slack.com/t/cymruddigi...

Ymunwch a ni! Join us!
Join Cymru Ddigidol on Slack
Slack is a new way to communicate with your team. It’s faster, better organized, and more secure than email.
join.slack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Enjoying public speaking advice from Christine Cagney.

“Tell em what you’re gonna tell them, tell them and tell em what you told em “
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wondering if there’s a generic name for all those crappy ‘life cycle’ diagrams you see endlessly in strategies?

Usually circles with arrows. The illusion of clarity, illustrating bugger all.
October 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Super proud that our report is now out! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Massive shout out to @annkempster.com, @daivaughan.uk and @jocarter.bsky.social 🎉

We'd love to hear what you think!
Today, we're launching Transforming Public Services for a Modern Wales. This report sets out a clear path for the next Welsh Government to move beyond short-term fixes and deliver better, human-centred services.

#DigitalWales #PublicServiceReform
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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LIVE SCENES FROM WALES
#WorldBollardAssociation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
October 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Lovely to be interviewed for this!
OUT NOW: More Jam Tomorrow MILTON KEYNES

It’s built for cars. The buses are baffling. But it’s got the most energy efficient housing in Britain. What did it take to build a city from almost nothing?

Listen now at

morejamtomorrow.com/episode/milt...
Milton Keynes
It’s built for cars. The buses are baffling. But it’s got the most energy efficient housing in Britain. What did it take to build a city from almost nothing?...
morejamtomorrow.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Carl Benz has an idea
September 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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You should see the other guy…
#WorldBollardAssociation 😏
September 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The evidence in favour of 20 mph speed limits is overwhelming, cheaper insurance, less emissions, less car crashes, it saves the NHS, Police and councils money. But Gary from Port Talbot's commute now takes 42 minutes instead of 40 so it simply must go.
September 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Enjoy EVERY glamping providers response to feedback on 4 in a bed.

“They don’t get the concept”

I think people get the concept fine.
August 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Full Stack Service Design is a model to help people break services down into the parts that make them and understand how all of these parts impact the user experience.
Services are made up of thousands of tiny, often accidental design decisions.

Read more on sarah-drummond.com/full-stack-s...
August 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Well, The Long Goodbye was an odd, slow and strange little film.

I think I liked it but I’m not sure.
August 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Recently I learned that my favourite bookmark service was closing, pocket.

Their ending seemed considered

It got me thinking about the questions I think about when a decision is made to close a product or service down, what would you add?

good.services/writing/closing-a-service
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I like Harry’s taste in paintings
August 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So far I’m loving the soundtrack to The Long Good Friday.

Very energetic.
July 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’ve got a sore throat talking to myself answering imaginary questions. Anyone else? 😀
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ah nostalgic for ‘best in class’.

In a content strategy from 2014. Would no doubt be replaced by ‘world-leading’ these days.

See also- ‘best in breed’ eww.
July 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On Homes under the Hammer, it’s always amusing when people say the finish will be ‘high-end’ and then you see the result.
July 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Today is the 8th birthday of @openbenches.org !

Thank you to everyone who has uploaded a bench or contributed code.

If you'd like to support us, visit openbenches.org/support
July 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM