April 19, 2024, 11:55 p.m.
Weeknotes: 15 April to 19 April 2024
Error handling with the try-except block in Python, using a new tool with transferable skills, team taxonomies and inclusive design research
Sandra's Weeknotes
What I have found gripping
The block try-except in Python can help add error handling to a programme
Getting acquainted with a new tool using existing skills while reading through a new guide means documenting what isn’t yet documented
What I have read
8. Errors and exceptions, Python docs
Should designers code? Brad Frost
Team Taxonomies for digital, data and technology organisations, Emily Webber
When Equal Isn’t Equitable, Kara Costa and Adoley Azu (Microsoft Design)
Behind the design: A deep dive into Aptos, Si Daniels (Microsoft Design)
JO : 5 leçons de grands champions français applicables au monde de l'entreprise, Laetitia Vitaud
What I have listened to
Joyeux Bazar : #51 - Rakidd : “Je connais ma double culture, je ne la fantasme pas."
Joyeux Bazar | #51 - Rakidd : “Je connais ma double culture, je ne la fantasme pas." | Ausha
Rakidd, de son vrai nom Rachid Sguini, est auteur et illustrateur.Avec humour et sincérité, il pose un regard frais sur les identités mondialisées, l'antiracisme et la préservation de l'histoire des diasporas.À notre micro, Rakidd nous plonge avec légèreté et nostalgie dans son enfance entre deux mondes : des étés de grande liberté au Maroc, un quotidien joyeux et curieux en Auvergne.Entre fous rires et réflexions profondes (sur le goût du Fanta en Europe et en Afrique, par exemple !), découvrez...
Featured quote
A lack of internet access equates to a lack of access to the kinds of opportunities that many of us take for granted (jobs, services, education, finances, etc.). Across all of our sessions with customers, certain themes have repeatedly risen to the top. Designing for these scenarios simultaneously bridges equity gaps for excluded customers and creates value for all customers who may, for example, temporarily lack bandwidth or only have their phone. — Kara Costa and Adoley Azu
Further reading and resources
In English
Adoley Azu on her journey of inclusion, Tracy Jones
Aptos Unveiled: Microsoft's New Typeface | In-Depth Designer Review & Comparison with Calibri, Designer_0014