Eric Bailey

About

I’m Eric, a Boston-based designer working at thoughtbot.

Philosophy

I help create straightforward solutions that address a person’s practical, physical, cognitive, and emotional needs using accessible, performant, device-agnostic technology.

Passions

I am passionate about:

Writing

Here are some topics I’ve written about:

Don't Use The Placeholder Attribute Smashing Magazine
Focusing on Focus Styles CSS-Tricks
Equivalent Experiences: What Are They? Smashing Magazine
Be the Villain 24 ways
Paint the Picture, Not the Frame: How Browsers Provide Everything Users Need A List Apart

Full writing archive 2015‒2021

Speaking

I’ve been fortunate enough to share what I know:

Accessibility at Scale
- Keynote speaker for enterJS 2019
Accessibility and Inclusive Design
- Wayfair Enterprise Product Design group
- ecobee Accessibility Initiative
- The Collab Lab
Designing for Inclusion with Media Queries
The Intersection of Performance and Accessibility

Full speaking archive 2017‒2021

Projects

I also like working on the occasional side project. Here are some things I’ve made:

Accessible HTML Content Patterns Better building blocks
Millennials to Snake People Infamous browser extension
Ubersleep Layout, design, and typography
The A11Y Project Redesign developer
hancock . lighting Digitizing a landmark
You Dubber (autoplaying media) Recontextualizing You Tube
Empathy Prompts Quick exercises
Fresh Garbage Newsletter Weekly links of note

Contact

Here’s how to get in contact with me, or see what I've been up to: