Travis Jeans

Hello Bsky! I'm a graphic designer and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia. My background is in academia (psychology, neuroscience) and I'm interested in accessibility. Here are some recent designs I'm proud of. #graphicdesign #digitaldesign #logodesign #branddesign #a11y #branding #design

I wrote a (bit of a vent) blog post about Why I don't use generative AI. I wanted to make clear my position on genAI. Humans will always be better than an AI, and I think accessibility problems need human solutions. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-1... #noai #antiai

I made this artwork of Astro Boy beating up a data center and punching the big genAI company logos. I'm for human made art, open source, and for human made accessibility solutions. I don't use AI in my design process, to write, or to code. #noai #antiai #krita #FOSS #illustration #digitalart

Crazy to me that this was enabled by default, thought a library app would be better. I went ahead and turned the AI settings off so only human made content is allowed.

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm a freelance illustrator, logo designer, and web designer with a focus on open source software and digital accessibility. I am trans 🏳️‍⚧️, queer 🏳️‍🌈, and vegan 🌱. I'm looking for illustration or icon design work right now. My Portfolio: futurehorizondesign.net.au/index.html

And speaking of LLMs and the magical thinking that AI will "solve" accessibility: The people just want more accessible websites, not some hypothetical savior super app. webaim.org/projects/scr...

The 11th edition of the @webaim.bsky.social Screen Reader User Survey is now live! This is a vital resource into better understanding how people who use screen readers actually operate your website or app. webaim.org/projects/scr... My commentary on it as a thread 🧵 #a11y

• Ryuutsu Logo Breakdown • Behold! Probably my favourite logo design to date! Thank you @ryuutsu.bsky.social for trusting me with your branding! 🫶 #logodesign #branding #artistwatermark #watermarkdesign #graphicdesign

Tomorrow at 6 am CEST I'm sharing 19.5 things you didn’t know about accessibility in HTML and CSS online at @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social Join us for a full day of great talks on accessibility! inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/

I updated my logo! The shell now has an inhabitant. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #logodesign #graphicdesign #illustration

Excited to share a logo design I made for BluePerch who provide funding for high-impact farmed animal advocacy projects. The logo has good contrast and comes with a HTML style guide. futurehorizondesign.net.au/portfolio/bl... #logodesign #animalwelfare #graphicdesign #accessibility #a11y #styleguide

I updated my website to remove the graphic links on the Updates feed and add thumbnails to post lists. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #indieweb #blog #blogging #smallweb #rss #webdev

I wrote a blog post about my experience learning braille for the last few years and a technique involving free software Diffuse for comparing transcribed files. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #indieweb #blog #blogging #smallweb #rss #webdev #accessibility #a11y #visionimpaired #braille

Best BINGO board I’ve ever seen

For the May Inkscape challenge I made a seamless pattern of some citrus fruits. I hope you all like it. This blog post is about the Inkscape Seamless Pattern template: futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #inkscape #FOSS #linux #illustration #inkscapechallenge #graphicdesign #vector

Anyone wondering about an example of a vestibular disorder which affects vision and motion sensitivity - nystagmus. I have acquired nystagmus, surprisingly it affects a broad range of things from motion tracking, light sensitivity, and other things! my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...

Looking for a digital accessibility job? Or looking to hire someone for an accessibility role? A11yjobs is a digital accessibility job board. www.a11yjobs.com

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5) www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

the cat // the art

I wrote a blog post about how I optimized some PNGs on my website to reduce the filesize. I talk Custom Actions, optipng, and Image Magick commands. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #indieweb #blog #blogging #smallweb #rss #webdev #xfce #linux #imagemagick #graphicdesign

by Robert McCaffery via @lloydi.com

I made this early 2000s style vector graphic for the Inkscape March challenge "Spring". It's still open if you'd like to contribute! #inkscape #FOSS #linux #illustration #inkscapechallenge #graphicdesign #vector

I use Unsplash all the time to find reference images and mood board images. If you care about photography and are an experienced front-end engineer, there's a new position you might be interested in!

I wrote a blog post about my process involved in redesigning the PlugBrain app's logo. I talk about open-source, accessible formats, and general Linux tips. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #inkscape #FOSS #linux #illustration #graphicdesign #vector #GPL #indieweb #blog #smallweb #rss

I published this Xfce Debian wallpaper I made to Pling and also made the source vector SVG available to download from my website (under the GPL license). www.pling.com/p/2349233/ #inkscape #FOSS #linux #illustration #graphicdesign #vector #GPL

Fuck the Artists

The Wayback Machine is not the problem, media preservation is not a problem, the problem is AI bots and scrapers ignoring copyright and stealing bandwidth and content without care or permission for financial gain. The Wayback Machine should be protected.

powRSS is a useful website which reminds me a lot of Gemini protocol aggregators like Antenna and Cosmos - everyone with an RSS site should sign up! The shuffle and randomize tool are good for finding new content to read and blogs to follow.

In this new post, I discuss recent changes to my website such as a new comment form, the re-introduction of posts, and my goal to blog more frequently about more than just design and artwork. futurehorizondesign.net.au/posts/2026-0... #indieweb #blog #blogging #smallweb #rss #webdev

I made an abstract artwork inspired by the style of Marina Vandra for the January Inkscape Challenge. It represents ocean creatures and primitive lifeforms. Hope you all like it! I'm trying to explore other art styles. #inkscape #FOSS #linux #illustration #inkscapechallenge #graphicdesign #vector

I got the "verify your age" notice since I'm based in Australia and an under 16 ban has started so I can't view my DMs anymore without a VPN. I don't intend on verifying my age for security reasons, so I've turned DMs off. If you need to ask me something privately, please send me an email.

Submitted an entry to the Inkscape vector challenge for November which is to make a mandala. This one is inspired by First Nations artwork. futurehorizondesign.net.au/updates.html... #graphicdesign #illustration #FOSS #linux #inkscape #illustrator #freelance #brisbane #mastoart #flora #australia

This is being worked on! The latest iteration is w3c.github.io/gpc/. The big problem here is that legislature needs to get involved, and if you think web standards are slow, wait til you see how long it takes to get unilateral agreement from global governments 😂😭

There's a form of computer art called "generative art" that has existed long before GenAI in which art is created with original algos/code/math. It's neat stuff and unfortunately gets caught in the crossfire often.

Daniela Kubesch wrote her Master's Thesis on "The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays on the Usability and User Experience for People with Permanent Visual Impairments". Now we can say "Scientific research has shown that accessibility overlays are ineffective." overlays.dnikub.dev

I made two CSS themes. Nebula I and II are simple, minimalist, and classless themes that look like Gemtext from the Project Gemini web protocol. There's a blue and red theme. Repo: codeberg.org/travis-jeans... #opensource #accessibility #a11y #smallweb #geminiprotocol #indieweb #webdev #codeberg

arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review. This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month. Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.

An old website design, back when I was obsessed with pbp forum rps. #digitalart #art #organicui #uiart #scifi #alien #uidesign #ui #forumrp #howtag #idunno

I wrote some first impressions of the new Affinity app. The main things I noticed were the app icons are harder to read and the app crashes on startup for me. Good news: you can have V2 and V3 installed side-by-side. futurehorizondesign.net.au/updates.html... #affinity #graphicdesign #uidesign

I signed this. I would encourage everyone to read the detail of this petition and consider where they stand.

Experimenting with photo manipulation filters in the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). A comparison between the edited and original Unsplash photo. #GIMP #photomanipulation #graphicdesign #freelance #photography #FOSS #photoedit

#art #photographicart #digitalart #glitchphotography #photomanipulation #photoedit #glitchart #digitalphotography #abstractart #blackandwhite #bnw