Thomas Reeve

Head of Design @zytedata

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

I built a desktop pet that watches what Claude Code is doing.
It eats tokens, reacts to real weather, sleeps at night, pulls out its phone when bored, and throws a tantrum when it runs out of tokens.
Open source. Just Node.js + a browser. No API keys needed. 10 second setup.
https://t.co/xDuy6i28ar

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@sohiljx @framer Framer

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@adamsilverhq Agree that for the most part there was a huge drive from the community for this.

But there were many of us, mostly remaining silent, that continued to build the way they thought was right and didn’t move to SPAs for everything. Time and place, not one solution for all.

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@adamsilverhq In 2012, I did a presentation on CSS rules to a team of front enders. Knowing I couldn’t say the word without messing it up, I wrote it on the board and every time I needed to say it I pointed at it. Everybody was actually really engaged just waiting for it. Still can’t say it.

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@McKay_1988 @dribbble Pretty sure that even when you sign up with social media login, they also ask for an email and password. Try using the email you had at the time (if you still have access?)

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@McKay_1988 In terms of size, if I don't have any data to guide me, if it's something that will be used predominantly on desktop, I'd start with 1280 x 830 (ish)

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@McKay_1988 Dashboards! Talking my language Paul. I'm generally creating an overall layout that allows me to understand the context of a component alongside the others. Then I'll work individually on a component to give it more detail.

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@itsPaulAi Really interesting thanks. Where did you get the 2% stat from? That sounds crazy high

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

Being able to talk about the value of design is the biggest gap I see in designers right now, this thread perfectly illustrates how to in practical terms

[Westley Knight @westleyknight]

How do you prove the value of design in your organisation?

How can you take something so difficult to quantify and give it a value in terms that the world of business would understand?

Let's look at an example of how we can calculate the ROI of UX design...

👇 A thread 🧵

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@iwoot Ordered from you at the weekend, paid for next day delivery. Get an email saying it'll arrive Monday, but it's now Thursday and still not arrived. Tried live chat and was told it "wasn't our problem"...? What kind of service is that?

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@vitalyf Welcome back!

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@nicarjomandkhah Hope you had a nice time. Girls would love to say hi 👋

[Digital Northants @Digi_Northants]

🌊 The first Merged Futures event in 2019 made waves with the UK's first campus-based virtual art trail. Read more: https://t.co/tPy9gvixy4

💫 This year we're finally returning to @UniNorthants. What will you discover at #MergedFutures4 on Friday 17 June?
https://t.co/pY3keGMric

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@bandanjot Hey your link is broken. May want to setup a redirect for /if going to the newsletter sign up

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

MS Teams is a perfect example of software that has a bunch of features, but terrible UX.

It makes me wonder if the people who 'approve' it within their business have ever actually used it.

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@heyeaslo 👋

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

@millibermanux Congrats Milli!

[Dan Hollick @DanHollick]

WCAG 3 will use a new color contrast method called APCA (Advanced Perceptual Contrast Algorithm).

It's a big improvement over the current system but there are a lot of changes to get your head around.

🧵

[Jehad Affoneh @jaffoneh]

Constraints are what makes a problem actually interesting to solve. It’s what enables us to think through challenges to truly unlock opportunities.

[Thomas Reeve @ThomasReeve]

Status: Currently lost somewhere in Microsoft Teams. Send help! #howbadcanyoumakeachatapp