Andy Carter

Great suggestion.

I like the noscript element, but I feel it doesn't get used nearly enough.

Always check the source https://andycarter.dev/blog/always-check-the-source

We switched from a Fire Stick to Apple a few years ago because of the ads. I know the Apple TV is a lot more expensive, but for us the user experience has just been superior.

I'm looking forward to the first Front End Sheffield of 2026. Tomorrow's talk on accessibility and games should be really interesting.

Who will be joining me?

As a non-driver, I use public transport a lot. However, the poor service has really impacted how I plan to get anywhere.

I had high hopes for public ownership, but so far it's not been a positive move. Poor staffing levels feels like something they've had long enough to be in control of.

When I first moved to Sheffield there were 8 trams an hour into the city centre from where I'm based. That's now down to 5 and that's if you're lucky. The evening and Sunday services are even worse. It's no longer a reliable service.

How Colour Impacts Accessibility - Evoluted Colour stirs emotion, conveys meaning & influences brand identity. But we don’t all see colour the same. We assess how colour choices impact accessibility.

Why colour matters for creating an accessible browsing experience https://www.evoluted.net/blog/design/why-colour-matters

Is it really trivial? ‘It’s trivial!’ An expression I often find myself saying. However, the word ’trivial’ can be dangerous, and perhaps I use it to freely.

Is it really trivial? https://andycarter.dev/blog/the-problem-with-its-trivial

26th Feb '26: The Accessibility Compliance Plateau - Where do we go from here?, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:15 PM | Meetup We're back at SHU in Room 12.4.12 at the **Charles Street Building**, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE Look for the FES signs up into the lif

Join us at our #a11y -focused event on February 26th: 🎟️ www.meetup.com/front-end-sh...

@kitation.co.uk will use video games as a comparator to look at how we can introduce fresh ideas into our work as the compliance-lead approach has run out of steam.
#FrontEndSheff #Sheffield

That small apostrophe is amusing me. It's as though they couldn't decide whether or not it should exist there, so cautiously added a tiny one just in case. 😂

Don't forget to test your accessibility solutions https://andycarter.dev/blog/dont-forget-to-test-your-accessibility-solutions

Some using screen readers may be able to see the emojis, but for those that can't it's important the alt text makes sense to them. These are the people we write alt text for in the first place.

They would work, but my advice would be to avoid them. Most people writing alt text will never test it using a screen reader, so will probably not understand how the emojis will be interpretted.

Yes they have alt text of their own, but that text doesn't necessarily match expectations.

It seems strange to use emoji for alt text when its intended audience is people who generally can't see images. Emojis are very visual.

Large mural featuring a bird, bee and butterfly

Finally, your winner of the Best of 2025 is… Emma Barnsley. Her Greenhill mural is clearly well loved. Congratulations Emma. 💚

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Wall mural featuring a white Yorkshire rose set in a marble display

Second place goes to Tech Moon. His Lick of Paint mural stands tall at the entrance to the Kelham Island Museum and is stunning! 🤩

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Large black and white mural of a giant cat lying down eating human like figures

In third place is Phlegm for his 'Devonshire Cat' mural. ❤️ It was commissioned by the Festival of the Outdoors.

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Large mural featuring a hilly landscape made up of layers split across two walls at a slight angle utilising a Trompe L’oeil effect to make it look like a flat surface

Forth place goes to Rob Lee for his 'Hills' mural. Commissioned by Sheffield Marketing, it was part of a collaboration with INSA (who came in at 10).

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Mural of a red fox laid down in a forest with its head raised and a red admiral butterfly perched on the fox's nose

We're half way through the Best of 2025 countdown. In at number 5 is Faunagraphic's Jordanthorpe Centre mural inspired by nature. 💚

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Colourful mural featuring a saxophone player, a woman playing an unspecified woodwind instrument and abstract shapes in bold reds, greens, pinks and blacks

Sixth place goes to Alastair Flindall for his Heeley based mural. 👏

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Large wall mural of a green parakeet holding a ribbon in its beak with This is Woodseats written on it

In at 7 is a Tom J Newell mural (painted by Studio Jumble). Featuring one of Woodseat's exotic parakeets, it was supported by This is Woodseats. 👏

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

The first Front End Sheffield of the year sounds like a good one. @kitation.co.uk is a great speaker to start 2026 with.

I interviewed a few folks last year about this and not to provide spoilers, but it’s a net negative piccalil.li/blog/are-peo...

Large wall mural featuring two women under a cosmic sky, one a black woman with a large afro dressed in urban fashion, the other an asian woman wearing a headscalf and holding chopsticks. They are surrounded by flowers and a modern city skyline.

Eighth place goes to local artist Trik 9. His London Road mural is a colourful celebration of the area's multiculturalism. 🎉

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Not holding my breath for that promise. We've heard this all before.

That said, I do want this to happen. It's a much needed improvement.

We've been promised so many much needed rail improvements in the North of England by different governments that have ultimately never happened. It's becoming difficult to believe these announcements as anything more than hot air.

Mural covering the corner of an old red brick building featuring oversized, stylized flowers in vibrant shades of pink, blue and lime green

In ninth place is another mural from Lick of Paint '25: George Rose's beautiful Wicker mural.

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

A large-scale mural on a red brick building featuring a highly detailed giant Antarctic Krill with the shadow of a whale in the background, the krill is formed out of thousands of small dots

Joining INSA in joint tenth place is Romaround's Lick of Paint mural. 🎉 This 'invisible giant' can be found near The Wicker outside Nomad Maison.

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Large wall mural representing flowing water

It's time to start counting down the top ten murals of 2025 as voted by you, the supporters of Street Art Sheffield.

First up, in (joint) tenth place is INSA's 'Rivers' mural in the Heart of the City. 👏

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

I believe it's the SY Mayor's office that is in charge of trams rather than the council. However, I agree you shouldn't need to use X for live updates. Many of us are avoiding that site for various reasons, and you can no longer view an X feed without an account and signing in.