Conferences, workshops, and advice for a better web. Organised by @oliverlindberg. We'll return to Bristol in June 2027 for our 10-year anniversary!
Shout out to @pixelpioneers β€οΈ
Pixel Pioneers was a super day - full of talks for frontend and UX nerds, MCβd brilliantly by @brucelawson including many jokes and hotpants. Highlights include a gloriously chaotic HTML music talk by my hero @heydon.
Not a single AI talk in sight. π
I have written about it over on the Gibe blog: https://gibe.digital/blog/pixel-pioneers-bringing-the-punk-spirit-to-conferences
Looking forward to what they have planned for next year! π
At #PixelPioneers, I'll show you how to create a scratching effect using HTML custom elements.
The vocal is Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday.
I wrote a post about accessibility at
@pixelpioneers Bristol: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oliver-lindberg_accessibility-is-not-a-side-note-at-pixel-ugcPost-7467877916786184193-R7GD/
The main points:
π fully wheelchair accessible venue
π live captioning & induction loop system
π quiet spaces
π diversity scholarships
π reduced ticket price for unemployed & laid-off people, apprentices, charities, etc.
π Bristol
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June 19
Accessibility is not a side note at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026 β it's part of how we want people to experience the event. The auditorium at Arnolfini Arts is fully wheelchair accessible and fitted with an induction loop system to improve the experience for people with hearing impairments. Weβll also have live captioning throughout the conference, provided by the excellent White Coat Captioning. And if you need a break, a quiet space to work, or just a moment to reset, thereβs access to a green room backstage. There are even a couple of dressing rooms with showers and toilets, and elsewhere in the building, there are several fully accessible gender-neutral toilets. Our diversity scholarships, meanwhile, ensure that people who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend can join us. And that includes people who have been laid off and are currently looking for a new job, people facing economic or social hardships, and students/graduates/apprentices just beginning their careers in tech. No one should miss out on the opportunity to attend Pixel Pioneers because of the ticket price. Even if we aren't able to offer you a full scholarship, we can sort you out with a discount. Just get in touch, and we'll have a chat. We want as many people as possible to be able to attend, participate, and feel comfortable throughout the day. Because a great conference should be welcoming not just in spirit, but in practice too. π Arnolfini, Bristol π June 19 ποΈ https://lnkd.in/eyAmFs6b
Did somebody say Just Eat? π
We're once again teaming up with our friends from Just Eat Takeaway.com to co-host a free meetup on the evening before @pixelpioneers Bristol!
There will be a few lightning talks:
β’ Molly Nye: Systemising Delight
β’ Marwa Gorvan: Designing with Aphantasia
β’ Jamie Maguire: TBC
As space is limited, please register to reserve your spot:
π Bristol, UK
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June 18
ποΈ https://ti.to/pixel-pioneers/bristol-2026/with/warm-up-at-jet
Pixel Pioneers is back in Bristol next week, on 19 June!
And here are the topics we're covering this time:
π Browser support (@rachelandrew)
π§βπ» UI layouts
π± Web sustainability (Nick Lewis)
π€ Accessibility & inclusive design (Kardo Ayoub)
π¨π¨π¨ Better collaboration (@morganepeng)
β Content design (Candi Williams)
π΅ Music with HTML (@heydon)
π Web performance (Matt Zeunert)
𧩠Design systems (@lurkmoophy)
Check out the full schedule and snap up one of the final tickets: https://pixelpioneers.co/events/bristol-2026
Here's another speaker spotlight! π₯
In this Q&A, web performance expert Matt Zeunert, founder of DebugBear, digs into the tools, metrics, and organisational challenges behind keeping websites fast β and the one thing you should pay more attention to when testing: https://pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker-spotlight-matt-zeunert
π° Save 25% on @pixelpioneers group tickets before 1 June!
I genuinely believe we learn best together, in the same physical space. And at Pixel Pioneers (Bristol, 19 June), we cover both front-end development and UX/UI design, so it makes perfect sense to team up.
That's why we're running this promotion: If you book 5 tickets or more now, youβll pay just Β£171.25 incl VAT per ticket.
It doesn't matter who you bring. Learning together is simply better β and more fun! π
"I use AI as a workplace assistant that scans emails, digests information faster, explores alternative perspectives, and quickly grasps unfamiliar business or technical topics. It has removed a lot of friction from my day-to-day work."
In this @pixelpioneers speaker spotlight, @morganepeng reveals why the biggest AI wins are βboringβ, how AI even augments her solopreneur crochet business, and how designers & devs can communicate their work better: https://pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker-spotlight-morgane-peng
Ahead of her talk at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2026, Morgane Peng reveals why she thinks the biggest AI wins are βboringβ, how AI even augments her solopreneur crochet business, and what designers and developers can do to communicate their work better
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oliverlindberg/116533816204629091
1 month to go now! π Time flies, save your seat, and join us on 19 June!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oliverlindberg/116279431781239666
π¬ Read our interview with Christine!
In this speaker spotlight, she gives us her take on how to build a great digital product in 2026, how she approaches vibe coding, what makes up her current tech stack, and more: https://pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker-spotlight-christine-vallaure
Matt Begent
Large Heydon Collider
Oliver Lindberg