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Gabe Fender

4 things I learned about myself from an intense writing project

I’m nearing the finish line of responding to a large bid for digital work with the UK government. Since I came back from the holiday break…

Jan 31

4 things I learned about myself from an intense writing project

Jan 31

Gabe Fender

A library of icons and photos for inclusive design

The Noun Project is a fantastic library of icons and photos for inclusive design. It’s an open-source library of icons, and recently…

Sep 5, 2021

A library of icons and photos for inclusive design

Sep 5, 2021

Gabe Fender

5 Creative energisers for workshops or meetings

Creative energisers are a quick way to get people’s minds warmed up before a meeting or workshop. I’ve found that a 5 min activity helps…

Aug 26, 2021

5 Creative energisers for workshops or meetings

Aug 26, 2021

Gabe Fender

Two product books every designer should read

I recently finished Marty Cagan’s books Inspired and Empowered and they are my top book recommendations right now. Both of these books are…

Jul 23, 2021

Two product books every designer should read

Jul 23, 2021

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UX Collective

Touch screens don’t work for everyone

Working with AgeUK as a digital inclusion volunteer, I saw first-hand how inaccessible touch screen devices can be for elderly people. It…

Jun 30, 2021

finger pressing on a tablet screen

Jun 30, 2021

Gabe Fender

How recording audio versions of my articles improved my writing

I’ve been recording audio versions of recent articles to give people the option of listening, whether it’s for preference or accessibility…

Jun 21, 2021

How recording audio versions of my articles improved my writing

Jun 21, 2021

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Bootcamp

Practical accessibility — part 1 : using a colour contrast checker

Accessibility and inclusive design are a focus area of mine. I think it’s really important that we design products and services which can…

Jun 15, 2021

Practical accessibility — part 1 : using a colour contrast checker

Jun 15, 2021

Gabe Fender

My experience of facilitating a remote workshop with breakout rooms

Breakout rooms were useful as a way of splitting into groups on a video call to have separate discussions and then coming back together to…

Jun 13, 2021

My experience of facilitating a remote workshop with breakout rooms

Jun 13, 2021

Gabe Fender

What I learned from doing a remote talk as a team

4 tips for remote presentations with multiple speakers

May 20, 2021

What I learned from doing a remote talk as a team

May 20, 2021

Gabe Fender

Prototyping data with coloured blocks

How I used coloured placeholder blocks to prototype changing data in an enterprise product

May 16, 2021

Prototyping data with coloured blocks

May 16, 2021

Gabe Fender

Gabe Fender

Writing about design, strategy and tech. I’m a design thinker, lean/agile practitioner and practiced facilitator. Principal Experience Designer @ ThoughtWorks

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