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Superbloom is committed to changing who technology serves.
Always using design to shift power in the tech ecosystem. Formerly known as Simply Secure.
https://superbloom.design
Always using design to shift power in the tech ecosystem. Formerly known as Simply Secure.
https://superbloom.design
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Hello Bluesky! We are Superbloom. Our mission is to change who technology serves. By prioritizing human-centered design, community-based research + knowledge sharing, we shape a collective online future where everyone has the knowledge, network + tools needed to thrive. More+blog superbloom.design.
Need UX support or help exploring how STRUDEL fits into your product roadmap?
Join STRUDEL’s next UX Office Hours for live feedback from Superbloom.
🗓 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 – 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
💬 Focus: General UX support
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/cc @ucbids.bsky.social
#UX #Design #OpenSource
Join STRUDEL’s next UX Office Hours for live feedback from Superbloom.
🗓 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 – 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
💬 Focus: General UX support
🔗 go.lbl.gov/StrudelOH
/cc @ucbids.bsky.social
#UX #Design #OpenSource
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Need UX support or help exploring how STRUDEL fits into your product roadmap?
Join STRUDEL’s next UX Office Hours for live feedback from Superbloom.
🗓 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 – 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
💬 Focus: General UX support
🔗 go.lbl.gov/StrudelOH
/cc @ucbids.bsky.social
#UX #Design #OpenSource
Join STRUDEL’s next UX Office Hours for live feedback from Superbloom.
🗓 Wed, Nov 19, 2025 – 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
💬 Focus: General UX support
🔗 go.lbl.gov/StrudelOH
/cc @ucbids.bsky.social
#UX #Design #OpenSource
We're teaming up with Helpful Places to grow the open-source ecosystem around #DTPR.
This phase is about:
👀 Making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – putting transparency first
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
This phase is about:
👀 Making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – putting transparency first
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
Growing the DTPR Ecosystem: A New Chapter for Digital Trust and Transparency
Helpful Places and Superbloom are excited to team up in order to grow the open-source ecosystem around Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR). This next chapter isn’t just about launching new work...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're teaming up with Helpful Places to grow the open-source ecosystem around #DTPR.
This phase is about:
👀 Making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – putting transparency first
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
This phase is about:
👀 Making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – putting transparency first
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
Attending #MozFest in Barcelona this week?
@georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET.
Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160
@georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET.
Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Attending #MozFest in Barcelona this week?
@georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET.
Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160
@georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET.
Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160
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We're in Mexico City for Interledger Summit this week!
👋 Community Showcase, Wed 5 Nov, Community Hall, 6–9pm
🎤 Talk: “Combatting Harmful Design for Consumer Safety”
Join Caroline Sinders + Antonia Valencia at the Learning Together Lab on Wednesday, 2:30–4pm
#InternetOfOpportunity #ILPSummit25
👋 Community Showcase, Wed 5 Nov, Community Hall, 6–9pm
🎤 Talk: “Combatting Harmful Design for Consumer Safety”
Join Caroline Sinders + Antonia Valencia at the Learning Together Lab on Wednesday, 2:30–4pm
#InternetOfOpportunity #ILPSummit25
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We're in Mexico City for Interledger Summit this week!
👋 Community Showcase, Wed 5 Nov, Community Hall, 6–9pm
🎤 Talk: “Combatting Harmful Design for Consumer Safety”
Join Caroline Sinders + Antonia Valencia at the Learning Together Lab on Wednesday, 2:30–4pm
#InternetOfOpportunity #ILPSummit25
👋 Community Showcase, Wed 5 Nov, Community Hall, 6–9pm
🎤 Talk: “Combatting Harmful Design for Consumer Safety”
Join Caroline Sinders + Antonia Valencia at the Learning Together Lab on Wednesday, 2:30–4pm
#InternetOfOpportunity #ILPSummit25
At #OSSummitEU, Eriol Fox reflects on seeing open source through a designer’s eyes and how design, security, and trust all connect. Their reflections demonstrate the interconnectedness of usability, security, and trust, highlighting why design is essential at the heart of OSS. 👉
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At #OSSummitEU, Eriol Fox reflects on seeing open source through a designer’s eyes and how design, security, and trust all connect. Their reflections demonstrate the interconnectedness of usability, security, and trust, highlighting why design is essential at the heart of OSS. 👉
The internet was on fire. One small library affecting billions of systems. Log4Shell was the biggest security vulnerability of all time. Now, Log4J maintainer, @grobmeier.de, tells @github.com what it felt like inside the flames.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The internet was on fire. One small library affecting billions of systems. Log4Shell was the biggest security vulnerability of all time. Now, Log4J maintainer, @grobmeier.de, tells @github.com what it felt like inside the flames.
🌐 Tech for all means designing for those most impacted. The OGBV Evaluation Framework guides us to:
- Mitigate unique privacy concerns
- Empower users to navigate digital spaces safely
- Prioritize women’s rights in product design
Download the framework here 👇
- Mitigate unique privacy concerns
- Empower users to navigate digital spaces safely
- Prioritize women’s rights in product design
Download the framework here 👇
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🌐 Tech for all means designing for those most impacted. The OGBV Evaluation Framework guides us to:
- Mitigate unique privacy concerns
- Empower users to navigate digital spaces safely
- Prioritize women’s rights in product design
Download the framework here 👇
- Mitigate unique privacy concerns
- Empower users to navigate digital spaces safely
- Prioritize women’s rights in product design
Download the framework here 👇
At Sustain Africa, conversations about sustaining open source design turned to trust, visibility, and care. Sustainability in OSS design isn’t just technical - it’s cultural.
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#OpenSource #Design #SustainAfrica
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#OpenSource #Design #SustainAfrica
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
At Sustain Africa, conversations about sustaining open source design turned to trust, visibility, and care. Sustainability in OSS design isn’t just technical - it’s cultural.
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#OpenSource #Design #SustainAfrica
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#OpenSource #Design #SustainAfrica
Communication is more than posts + likes. Our Communications Toolkit for Civic & Nonprofit Tech helps teams design campaigns, think critically about social media, & communicate with care + safety. Built to support movement-building over metrics. Explore more here 👉 superbloom.design/learning/res...
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Communication is more than posts + likes. Our Communications Toolkit for Civic & Nonprofit Tech helps teams design campaigns, think critically about social media, & communicate with care + safety. Built to support movement-building over metrics. Explore more here 👉 superbloom.design/learning/res...
(1/2) Gender diversity isn't just semantics—it's the foundation for respectful, inclusive design. Designing for marginalized genders means understanding who that includes, acknowledging lived experiences, and creating authentically.
October 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
(1/2) Gender diversity isn't just semantics—it's the foundation for respectful, inclusive design. Designing for marginalized genders means understanding who that includes, acknowledging lived experiences, and creating authentically.
🚀 The Secret Lives of OSS Designers
🌍 Join @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social and Victory Brown at #DrupalCon 2025 in Vienna for insights from their 10-16-week diary study on what it’s really like to design in open source#OpenSource #Design #Community
events.drupal.org/vienna2025/s...
🌍 Join @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social and Victory Brown at #DrupalCon 2025 in Vienna for insights from their 10-16-week diary study on what it’s really like to design in open source#OpenSource #Design #Community
events.drupal.org/vienna2025/s...
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚀 The Secret Lives of OSS Designers
🌍 Join @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social and Victory Brown at #DrupalCon 2025 in Vienna for insights from their 10-16-week diary study on what it’s really like to design in open source#OpenSource #Design #Community
events.drupal.org/vienna2025/s...
🌍 Join @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social and Victory Brown at #DrupalCon 2025 in Vienna for insights from their 10-16-week diary study on what it’s really like to design in open source#OpenSource #Design #Community
events.drupal.org/vienna2025/s...
🚀 Up to €158K in funding for open-source software in the public interest!
The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025
🔓 Must be open source
🌍 EU-based teams welcome
The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025
🔓 Must be open source
🌍 EU-based teams welcome
October 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🚀 Up to €158K in funding for open-source software in the public interest!
The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025
🔓 Must be open source
🌍 EU-based teams welcome
The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025
🔓 Must be open source
🌍 EU-based teams welcome
Developers! We’ve written a new guide based on user research to help you understand what matters for people in high risk environments. Here’s how to design for and build tech that matters and protects users!
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
October 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Developers! We’ve written a new guide based on user research to help you understand what matters for people in high risk environments. Here’s how to design for and build tech that matters and protects users!
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
Did you miss the launch of our User Experience Toolbox ✨? It’s built to help teams design tools that are usable, secure, and accessible. Check it out here:
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#UX #Accessibility #UsableSecurity
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#UX #Accessibility #UsableSecurity
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Did you miss the launch of our User Experience Toolbox ✨? It’s built to help teams design tools that are usable, secure, and accessible. Check it out here:
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#UX #Accessibility #UsableSecurity
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
#UX #Accessibility #UsableSecurity
How do we grow the next wave of open source contributors?” That was the big question at #OSSummit Europe in Amsterdam. From university classrooms to Africa’s OSS communities, the answer kept coming back: belonging and sustainability matter just as much as code.
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How do we grow the next wave of open source contributors?” That was the big question at #OSSummit Europe in Amsterdam. From university classrooms to Africa’s OSS communities, the answer kept coming back: belonging and sustainability matter just as much as code.
Reposted by Superbloom
📣 TOMORROW - Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at the Knowledge Exchange with 3 @superbloom.design team members: Philliph Drummond, @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social , & Anh Lê
No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
October 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📣 TOMORROW - Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at the Knowledge Exchange with 3 @superbloom.design team members: Philliph Drummond, @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social , & Anh Lê
No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
Reposted by Superbloom
📣 Thurs, Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at our Knowledge Exchange!
We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📣 Thurs, Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at our Knowledge Exchange!
We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!
Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2
Are you a researcher developing scientific software & interested in better incorporating UX into your development process? We’re hosting office hours as part of the STRUDEL science project!
Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.
Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you a researcher developing scientific software & interested in better incorporating UX into your development process? We’re hosting office hours as part of the STRUDEL science project!
Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.
Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.
We’ve just published a Miro board illustrating the do’s and don’ts for visual storytelling in sensitive scenarios, from conflict and violence to privacy breaches and more. Inside, you’ll find content topics, tone, and pacing guidelines shaped by real community feedback.../
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We’ve just published a Miro board illustrating the do’s and don’ts for visual storytelling in sensitive scenarios, from conflict and violence to privacy breaches and more. Inside, you’ll find content topics, tone, and pacing guidelines shaped by real community feedback.../
Designers have a powerful role to play in open source, bringing vital perspectives that go beyond code. If you’re interested in how design and open source intersect—or want to learn from the Taiwanese OSS community—don’t miss our full reflections from the OSS design workshop we ran last year.
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Designers have a powerful role to play in open source, bringing vital perspectives that go beyond code. If you’re interested in how design and open source intersect—or want to learn from the Taiwanese OSS community—don’t miss our full reflections from the OSS design workshop we ran last year.
Designers have a powerful role to play in open source, bringing vital perspectives that go beyond code. If you’re interested in how design and open source intersect—or want to learn from the Taiwanese OSS community—don’t miss our full reflections from the OSS design workshop we ran last year.
September 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Designers have a powerful role to play in open source, bringing vital perspectives that go beyond code. If you’re interested in how design and open source intersect—or want to learn from the Taiwanese OSS community—don’t miss our full reflections from the OSS design workshop we ran last year.
🚕🛰️ How can Taiwan fight back against Internet shutdowns? Superbloom’s new report reveals the crucial role of taxi drivers, satellites & innovative tech solutions keeping people connected during Internet shutdowns. It spotlights the creative strategies & surprising heroes.
September 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🚕🛰️ How can Taiwan fight back against Internet shutdowns? Superbloom’s new report reveals the crucial role of taxi drivers, satellites & innovative tech solutions keeping people connected during Internet shutdowns. It spotlights the creative strategies & surprising heroes.
🇵🇹✨ We’ve just landed at Global Gathering in Portugal! If you’re here too, come find @georgiamoon.social and Abhishek Sharma at the festival. We’d love to connect and chat about usability + design in the Internet freedom space. See you there! 🌍💬
#GlobalGathering #InternetFreedom
#GlobalGathering #InternetFreedom
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🇵🇹✨ We’ve just landed at Global Gathering in Portugal! If you’re here too, come find @georgiamoon.social and Abhishek Sharma at the festival. We’d love to connect and chat about usability + design in the Internet freedom space. See you there! 🌍💬
#GlobalGathering #InternetFreedom
#GlobalGathering #InternetFreedom
Privacy shouldn’t feel like a cliff you fall off. On Terms of Service podcast, we explored how design can make security smoother, more supportive, and empowering—without requiring everyone to become an expert. Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...
September 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Privacy shouldn’t feel like a cliff you fall off. On Terms of Service podcast, we explored how design can make security smoother, more supportive, and empowering—without requiring everyone to become an expert. Listen here: termsofservice.xyz/episodes/des...