Half-knitted loop scarf in pastel blues, pinks and yellows with a skein of colourful yarn next to it

Large cake covered in white fondant decorated with a blue and orange rainbow, fondant balloons, and Bingo and Bluey figurines

Woman in summer jumpsuit with her long hair open and down to her waist

Content and communications expert with a passion for inclusive and digitally accessible language. Check out what I do and let's work on something together :)

Hey, I'm Janey—Welcome to my work!

HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.

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Arm covered in Taylor Swift-themed friendship bracelets made with colourful beads

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served more than 350 million nourishing meals around the world.

World Central Kitchen

3year old child climbing a few metres up on an indoor climbing wall

Hand holding hand knitted snood in pastel hues like pink, blue and yellow

A small pumpkin with a house carved in it, lit up from the inside

Red wooden house with a porch and a tree in the front yard

Cynthia is a Product Designer based in Vancouver, Canada.

Cynthia Cui

Detailed drawing of a mountain range on a lithography stone

Connie Chen

Are there any designers in the Bay Area that would be interested in starting something to explore/practice design beyond the approaches we might typically take in the tech industry? 

Here’s some context to supplement this question:

WE ALL GOTTA GO TOUCH SOME GRASS AND MAKE SOMETHING WITH OUR BARE HANDS.

What a day. Helping with onboarding process design at work, a design & branding coaching session with an open source dev in the afternoon, replying to messages from a client for a side project after dinner, putting my daughter to bed & maybe hangout call with Posts folks later 🤍

How pretty is this yarn?!?! Love the colours so, so much 🤍

Yesterday I got to meet Jessica Hische and see her speak. Omg, no words. She’s such a gem 🤩

I baked a Bluey-themed cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday! It was so much fun to make 🤍

Can’t wait to finally get a haircut today for the first time in 4 years ✌🏼
Bonus: the hairdresser partners with an organisation that builds ocean cleaning filters out of human hair. Mind blown 🤯

dear posts, does anyone in nyc have a furnished apartment available for sublet during the month of august? asking for two folks (one a creative developer) and their cat displaced by a building fire

While I’m employed (on contract) how can those of us with work support you, if you don’t have work?

I’m not as good with nebulous requests in my personal life, but I want to help. I’m down to do a portfolio review or listen. Don’t go through a hard time alone if you can help it.

I’m working on a new thing and looking for principle product designers to talk to. Who should I talk to?

I’m looking for full-time or contract to FTE opportunities as a Writer, Content Strategist, Content Designer, or Content Marketer. I’ve been in multiple industries with a focus on tech and enjoy working alongside eng and dev.

I’d love to find my next team on readcv! ✨

My hot take about USA politics right now is that while I appreciate Biden finally stepping aside, it’s also yet another example of women & Black folks having to swoop in to clean up old white men’s messes 😬🙊

This little free web book came out today (could not have arrived at a better time), and it looks amazing.

https://htmlforpeople.com

Build that website you’ve been thinking about.

hello friends, if you're a principal (or higher) level IC I'd love to chat with you! I have questions about what the role looks like tactically.

Looking for illustrators, artists, painters, draw-rers for a future project I have going on. This is more organic artistry as opposed to graphic design.

Would love to meet you and offer you work based on your availability! 

@ people below! 👇

My fear for the safety and rights of everyone in this dumpster fire country has increased significantly.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

What are some good news outlets, journalist blogs, or substacks that require a subscription? Other than supporting places like read.cv I def want to subscribe to Discourse blog. Writers need to support writers!

I’ve been working on a new freelance project with some former coworkers of mine who are starting a new company. I get to start completely from scratch and do visual and non-visual branding as well as design their new platform and it’s been so exciting and interesting 🤩

Anyone from the Posts community going to Beyond Tellerrand in Berlin in November? Let’s say hi 🤍🤍🤍

If there is a Nuxt developer on my feed or somebody who knows somebody. Please contact me at hi@apek.me - I have a gig for you! And it's super cool.

Literally touching grass 💚
Anybody else do this as a kid? Just showed my 3yo this yesterday and she was mind blown, this is her trying it out

Question to people who have gone from some form of unemployment to being employed between late 2022 (iirc, when the trend of massive layoffs started) to now: What is harder, interviewing for a design job or doing your day-to-day design work? 

Honestly curious lol

Yes I’m one of those crazies 🙈
I am so excited about the Eras Tour next week 🤍 and making these bracelets is so fun as a designer because you sort of have set colour schemes to work with. It also brings me back to all the crafty stuff I did in my childhood 🪡🧵🖼️

Many on the east coast have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. We have friends that have lost both their business and home. Keep an eye out for friends and family in need. Help if you can. One option is supporting World Central Kitchen https://wck.org

I took my daughter climbing again today and since last time we went (sometime last year), she’s actually gotten way more into top roping (as opposed to random free climbing / bouldering). It’s soooo much fun! 🤍

I need an app icon designer for our startup. We're launching soon and we could use a beautiful icon that gives people a great first impression! DM me if you're available.

My daughter saw the snood I made for myself and asked me to make her one one. Just finished it (in the prettiest pastel colours 🍬)

It's time to read, learn, and educate. Get involved in your local communities—this is what shapes real change. You can take the day off if you need to. Rest up; we've got work to do these in the next 2-4 years.

Extremely obsessed with my new mechanical keyboard 🤍

Never thought I’d have to stressfully google “how to secure my house from floods” in the middle of the night but hey, apparently we’re at that stage of the climate crisis in Central Europe rn 😥

What is the largest digital design event in Europe?

I decided to up my pumpkin-carving game this year 😇

I will be at Config next month - anyone want to grab coffee, a drink, lunch, dinner, etc. on June 25 or 26? Are there events/meetups?

I fly to Japan on the 27th :D

hi sf people where's a girl to go for art + tech / design appreciation :)

Shifting from what’s next to what’s now?

I know many of you are upset today. Let's cheer up each other with great work we have done.

So what is the project you've worked on and you are the most excited about? Please share them here 💛

Took us four days by car with a 4yo and a dog in the back seat but we made it to my bestie’s house in Sweden 🤍

Please for the love, no influencers. Not here. I beg you.

portfolio has been updated—i am looking for new grad product design roles, if anyone has any leads that would be greatly appreciated ♡ 
https://cynth.cafe

Who has been to Toronto and can recommend cheap and authentic things to do? Bonus if it involves noods.

Looking for an assistant again. Main tasks I need help with: email marketing + potential client follow-ups. Budget is $20-$25/hr for up to 10 hours a week max. I’m a solo freelancer, this is the one main thing I need help on. Shoot me a DM if you’re interested! Prefer US-based.

What will help in this job market: You can help your unemployed friends by referring or introducing someone to a hiring manager or someone on the hiring team. If you are a privileged white male, consider helping folks outside of your bubble.

My best friend has a lithography print shop in Sweden in a barn he fixed up and yesterday I did some drawing on a litho stone. Printing today and mega excited to do this! 

(Also very proud of how this turned out considering “I am not good at drawing”) 🤍

Has anyone here ever done an analysis whether they should build a design career in the US vs.EU?

Hello~ I'm currently looking for an illustrator to add the final touch to a landing page I'm making, so if you're interested in working with a team of students from Korea, please get in touch :) You get a blank canvas to work on, and we'll clearly credit your work on the site:

I had a super frustrating morning *but* I took a yoga break before lunch, I’m getting better at my crow pose and very proud of it 🧘🏻‍♀️🐦‍⬛

Vibesssssss at my Taekwondo camp in Croatia 🥋🌳

I am actively looking for a Senior UX/Product Designer with full-time opportunities in healthcare, biotech, or ed-tech. I appreciate your support and connections. Thank you.💛

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