Lizzie Bruce
@lizziecake.bsky.social
Not everything needs to be digital. Content strategist, project manager: arts, nature, law, gov. Author, readability specialist, online course creator. Run #UCDFreelancersDirectory. Books, films, hikes. Photo by me. cakeconsultancy.com
Sometimes clearer is longer. Before "•Include your real full name (failure to do so may invalidate any later appeal)" After "•include your full, official name, for example the name on your birth certificate, passport or driver’s licence Not following these rules may mean you cannot appeal later."
I think @ianroddis.bsky.social’s post about “beautiful nonsense” captures this very conveniently. He was talking about NHS front-end but the same applies to any design system ianroddis.medium.com/the-path-of-...
The path of user needs, avoiding beautiful nonsense, and the shelves of wisdom
At work we like a good metaphor, even more so if we can tweet about it in an abstract fashion without revealing too much of the inner…
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On use of the GOV.UK design system. Yes, it contains good, user-researched components. No, it doesn't mean you can just whack any crummy service into it and improve the service, in any way other than some website usability uplift. Doing that is just window dressing an existing service, isn't it?
Them: It's been a while since you last logged in. Reconnect with Hazel by updating their microchip today. Me: I don't need to reconnect with Hazel, I gave her a hug 30 minutes ago. This was literally just pulling me to the Microchip ID site to try to sell some add ons. 🙄 😽
Given everything the last few days it feels like a good time to say I'm going to be needing a new job from September! I'm going back to contracting and looking for Product Coaching or Product Community/Chapter Lead type stuff. 3 or 4 days a week.
Bill Belichick Looking For A New Job Meme
ALT: Bill Belichick Looking For A New Job Meme
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Finished current available client review work this pm, and flow of further content for review seems "down", so looks like another lido or pond day for me tomorrow! Sounds great I know, but thinking very hard about freelancer retainer fees right now. And or nailing dates booked at contract stage. 🤔
Summer edition of #UCDFreelancersDirectory now live! 4 ace leaders 6 incredible strategists 2 interstellar data archs 9 amazing user researchers 24 fab content designers 3 super service designers 1 brill product designer 2 awesome technical authors 9 outstanding UCD designers 1 amazing UX writer
Cake Design Studio | UCD freelancers directory
Find skilled, experienced user-centred design professionals for contract and project work or by other arrangement, including workshops and training.
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I refer you to the first line of my profile bio 😊
Here's my hot take… Most of what we call "digital transformation" was never designed for users. It was designed for data capture. The app isn't the product. You are. And we did it ...
Here's my hot take… Most of what we call "digital transformation" was never designed for users. It was designed for data capture. The app isn't the product. You are. And we did it on purpose. Design...
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What exactly is PRRIA (Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act) — and why does it matter? Here’s a simple explanation of how it could help tackle plastic pollution and hold producers accountable.♻️ Tune in to the whole conversation here: open.spotify.com/episode/0SaN...
Referring to something as "an AI" is a common yet misapplied turn of phrase these days. I tried to set the record straight with @spectrum.ieee.org after some previous bad reporting, but they seem determined to keep getting it wrong.
IEEE Spectrum@spectrum.ieee.org · 3w agoCalling #AIs “stochastic parrots” is a common yet misapplied turn of phrase these days. One of the authors of the original paper that used the phrase, Dr. Bender, clarifies what the authors really meant and some larger misconceptions about AI and natural language. spectrum.ieee.org/stochastic-p...
New data shows that Microsoft's carbon emissions rose 25% from June 2024 to June 2025, after plateauing for several years, as electricity use surged to power artificial intelligence heatmap.news/daily/micros...
Microsoft’s Climate Pollution Surged 25% Last Year
Plus, the Trump administration appointed a new “beacon of rational thought.”
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Have just subscribed to BFI Player for a year. What a total bargain. £65, or £50 with code SUMMER26. Didn't mind if I did! As a Film MA graduate and ex-film archive intern, I can't wait to explore. 🎞️ 📽️
BFI Player
The greatest global cinema on demand. Rent the latest releases, subscribe to classics and explore the best from the BFI, national and regional archives.
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A massive energy and industrial hub in Bangladesh threatens to displace up to 770,000 coastal residents. With salt and fish farmers already losing their livelihoods to a coal plant and deep-sea terminal, some young people are risking illegal migration to find work. Eyamin Sajid reports.
Fossil fuel-based mega projects displace locals in Bangladesh, pushing youth out
Eid is usually a day of laughter and joy for most people in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of 170 million in South Asia. But for Muhammad Gura Miya, it became a day of sadness and mourning…
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Sorry but "I have ADHD" is not a valid reason to spell the name of someone you're cold contacting to win business off wrong. Sometimes you just have to doublecheck things, if it's important. Sending a pitch to a misspelt name says you don't think it's important. So I can't trust you.
My colleagues are now initials in circles Who disappear, when I edit the document. #RemoteWork #WFHPoem
Visitor centres without addresses. I just can't even. Time to deploy the silent sleuth in Content Desleuthigner!
Rewriting Byelaw content into clear language. Now this is what I call professional fun! #Readability #PlainEnglish #ContentDesign #LegalContent
Summer edition of #UCDFreelancersDirectory now live! 4 ace leaders 6 incredible strategists 2 interstellar data archs 9 amazing user researchers 24 fab content designers 3 super service designers 1 brill product designer 2 awesome technical authors 9 outstanding UCD designers 1 amazing UX writer
Cake Design Studio | UCD freelancers directory
Find skilled, experienced user-centred design professionals for contract and project work or by other arrangement, including workshops and training.
cakeconsultancy.com
At CAKE we believe AI is harmful, for environmental and ethical reasons. We heard a surprising amount of other creators saying the same thing on LinkedIn and Bluesky. So we built a page where professionals can publicly pledge that they do not use AI in their work.
Cake Consultancy Ltd | Our human intelligence creators' page is now live
Understand the basics of AI's environmental and ethical impact and access our creators' pledge page.
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Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis
Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating
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reading, bookmarking, and closing my personal laptop’s browser tabs so I can work up the courage to read, bookmark, and close my work laptop’s browser tabs
New P.G Wodehouse novel just dropped
Daniel Benneworth-Gray@danielgray.com · 4w agothis is the new backrooms
At CAKE we believe AI is harmful, for environmental and ethical reasons. We heard a surprising amount of other creators saying the same thing on LinkedIn and Bluesky. So we built a page where professionals can publicly pledge that they do not use AI in their work.
Cake Consultancy Ltd | Our human intelligence creators' page is now live
Understand the basics of AI's environmental and ethical impact and access our creators' pledge page.
cakeconsultancy.com
Now live, a page for a list of creators who refuse to use AI in their work.
Hifolk.co.uk | Hello. We're the human intelligence folk.
This is a list of designers, developers, writers and other creators who do not use AI in their practice or use it extremely minimally.
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Now live, a page for a list of creators who refuse to use AI in their work.
Hifolk.co.uk | Hello. We're the human intelligence folk.
This is a list of designers, developers, writers and other creators who do not use AI in their practice or use it extremely minimally.
cakeconsultancy.com
