Amy Hupe

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Who’s heading to @webexpo.bsky.social this week? Give me a wave!

📣I’m looking for new clients. I’m looking for contract or consultancy work (outside IR35 only), doing one of the following: - content design - design systems documentation - content design coaching or consultancy - design systems coaching or consultancy - design systems management 1/2

Tickets have dropped to our inaugural episode of #BackToSchoolPod - grab yours to join me and @gerireid.bsky.social for a chat about AI-generated design system documentation 🎟️ #DesignSystems #WriteTheDocs zeroheight.com/webinars/bac...

Try these simple swaps for practicing more direct communication ❌ “I don’t know about this” ❌ “I’m not sure about this” ❌ “I don’t love this” ✅ “I hate this” ❌ 👍🏻 ✅ “I hate you” Follow me for more top tips 🕶️

I’m going to be looking for new contracts in about a month, so if anyone knows of anything - hit me up. My specialities are design systems leadership, consultancy, docs planning and writing, and content design. I promise to also fill your days with comedy and oversharing.

Working on some client stuff today and it felt like a good time to re-share this blog post on design systems having a single source of truth. TL;DR - Cohesive, multi-faceted systems < Single source of truth amyhupe.co.uk/articles/sin...

It’s Sunday and I should be cleaning so I wrote about loss. amyhupe.co.uk/articles/202...

I spend a lot of time online complaining about people eating things on trains. So may I say, for balance, that I consider clementines to be a thoroughly delightful choice of train snack in terms of consideration for fellow travellers. Quiet, aromatic, colourful. 10/10

Does anyone in my network have any research / advice / useful reading on principles for writing content when a user doesn’t get the outcome they want. For example, an unsuccessful loan application, ineligibility for a service etc. Shares appreciated

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Started this morning listening to Systems of Harm from @amyhupe.bsky.social which defo recommend. Picking up some furniture from a reuse/recycling website. Moving house is never ending. Semi accidental minimalism from lack of furniture though do have many postcards and swimming stuff. Send advice!

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new blog post: olu.online/formulaic/

Formulaicolu.online In the early days of the web, we had at first an explosion of difference in GUIs and devices. Gradually, opportunities for uniqueness and personalisation shr...

Who’s down in Brighton for ffconf then?

I wrote about my experience of the misjudged emails I received from @Airbnb earlier this year, and the impact that had. Sara Wachter-Boettcher and @meyerweb.bsky.social 's book, Design for Real Life, is as needed now as it was when it was first published in 2016. amyhupe.co.uk/articles/its...

A fairly bleak and self-indulgent #NaBloPoMo entry today. TW: personal experiences of burnout, without advice on fixing. amyhupe.co.uk/articles/not...

It’s day one of #NaBloPoMo so here’s my first post of the month to kick us off: amyhupe.co.uk/articles/nab... Are you taking part? Let me know, I’d love to read what you write.

National blog posting month starts tomorrow (#NaBloPoMo) and so commences my annual effort to write a blog post every day in November. Normally I have a shortlist of topic ideas but this year I’ve got nothing. Any suggestions? What would you like to read about?

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@amyhupe.bsky.social Talk is now live on the website: 2023.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/amy-...  It includes:  - Video [captioned]  - Links referenced  - Transcript  #SotB2023

Amy Hupe | State of the Browser2023.stateofthebrowser.com Amy is a content design and design systems consultant based in London. She's earned her stripes working on design systems for GOV.UK, Babylon Health, BT, Springer Nature and the Wellcome Trust.

My State of the Browser talk is now online. It’s all about existential crisis, burnout, and what to do if you’ve lost your sense of purpose around your career. I’d love to know what you think ♥️ youtu.be/Q0v2YJLq8n8?... #SotB2023

Starting a #DesignSystem or wondering what the next phase looks like for your existing one? @ignaciaorellana and I are going to be running a 1 day design system strategies workshop at this year’s Converge in Manchester. Here’s what we’ll cover 🧵 zeroheight.com/events/conve...

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We are delighted to announce our next speaker @amyhupe.bsky.social for this year's State of the Browser https://2023.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/amy-hupe/ #SotB23

Hey everyone🌞 I’ve just wrapped another client project and I’m on the hunt for my next gig. I’m looking for: - contracts outside IR35 - content design, tech writing or design systems leadership roles or consultancy - a lovely team to work with Shares appreciated 🙏🏻

Yo Bluesky - I’m heading to Berlin in a couple of weeks. What should I eat, see and do while I’m there?

I just took some frozen banana out of the freezer to make a smoothie and blended it with protein powder and almond milk and peanut butter. The texture was weird and it did not taste good. Halfway through the beverage, I realised my frozen banana was actually raw cod.

Someone is repeatedly putting pizza boxes in my bin and whoever you are I hate you

Tell you what ladz if you haven’t used an ice roller on your face with a hangover you absolutely have not lived

Bristol pals, I’m heading to Bristol for the weekend. Any suggestions for a nice place to treat myself to a solo dinner while I’m there? And any other things I should see or do?

I don’t really know what kind of thing to post on here so I’ll just mention that I have just answered the front door with Greek yoghurt on my face

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#DesignSystems systemize patterns good & bad. If your system comes with bad #ux, failing #a11y etc., they will be spread throughout your org. This is why, when building a design system, @amyhupe.bsky.social says it is vital to focus on #inclusion and #accessibility. https://buff.ly/3LZbNvI

Building conscious design systems by Amy Hupe, content designer.buff.ly How can we focus less on artefacts in design systems, and work consciously to build inclusive design systems that put people at their heart?

Starting a project tomorrow for a lovely new client. It’ll be short and sweet but I’m excited to be working with them and partnering up with Heydon again. I still have some availability this month so let me know if you need any: - content design - design systems support