@maccymacx.bsky.social
By Day Dr of HCI/UX, Senior Lecturer @ Kingston University London. By Night Doodler, Sketchnoter and Rabbits 🐰 + Guinea Pigs 🐹 Owner. Daydreams in B&W 35mm, Polaroid, & Instax
Some people meal prep on Sunday night. I laugh… HA HAHAHA HA HAHAHA …
Each to their own 🙂
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14.09.2025 21:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Here I am 15 minutes ago…
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But why would you want to switch it off? How would you be seen from space if your desk has no RGB.
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Preprint just became available: arxiv.org/abs/2502.21220 😊
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Super-cool set of sketchnotes by for a Sydney Padua talk on the Analytical Engine by @maccymacx.bsky.social
makaylalewis.co.uk/2016/06/01/s...
Thank you 😊
20.03.2025 18:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0*Awesome* my pictorial paper ‘Art, Identity, and AI: Navigating Authenticity in Creative Practice’ has been conditionally accepted to Creativity and Cognition 2025 🙂
20.03.2025 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Exciting news! I’ve co-authored two accepted contributions to #CHI2025!
✨ XAIxArts Manifesto: Explainable AI for the Arts (alt.chi)
🖍️ Sketching in HCI: Scribble, Sketch, Elaborate, Teach (course)
#HCI #CHI2025 #ExplainableAI #Sketching #Research
Indeed it is 🥰
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Makayla excitedly holding book in front of their work desk
Finally received the physical copy (paperback) of my and @asmirry.bsky.social book “Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction”, published by Springer! 🙌 #AuthorLife #HCI #Sketching #Milestone
09.01.2025 15:42 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 6 📌 0Eh, frustrating! 😒
Happy New Year 🥳
Screenshot from PS app showing gameplay hours and number of trophies!
Jan–July: immersed in Calvino (6 books) during a hectic teaching block. Aug–Today: 33 fiction reads (mostly thrillers). Aiming for 50 fiction books in 2024—but Helldivers 2 (424 hrs since June) had other plans 😬 #2025BookGoal50
31.12.2024 23:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I need to get back into the habit of engaging with social media after the whole crap storm of ex-Twitter
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Makayla smiling while playing Pokemon Snap on Pokemon Themed Nintendo N64
Overview of Pokemon games on different Pokemon platforms!
NYE playing retro Pokémon games at Science Museum #PowerUP 🤩 #N64 #PokémonSnap
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Makayla in front of the Birdking window painting at Gosh!, holding a signed copy of Birdking 3 and a custom tarot card.
Bianca’s rabbit and the Birdking’s crown (with a bird), drawn in black Lamy fountain pen on the opening page of Birdking 3.
Birdking tarot card on the back of Makayla’s kindle, along with Pokemon cards, a Zawa sticker and a pikachu pop socket.
Signed copy of Birdking volume 3 from @goshcomics.bsky.social along with a tarot card and rabbit drawn by @crom-ink.bsky.social
cc. @maccymacx.bsky.social
Three copies of sketching in hci on my desk at work!
Sweet, sweet #sketchingHCI book in my hands at last. A privilege to see 8 years of mine and @maccymacx.bsky.social work become a whole book!
03.12.2024 22:43 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Luke sketching rabbits and signing inside cover of new book
Close up of 2 rabbits looking at each-other underneath is Luke signature
Close up of the new book a special edition stickers
Close up of Lyra and Umbriel, my rabbits sleeping on carpet.
Had a great time at @goshcomics.bsky.social meeting
Luke Pearson, creator of Hilda! They patiently signed my complete collection and sketched Rabbits in my copy of Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain. Lyra, Umbriel, @eatyourgreens.org.uk and I are thrilled!
We’re pleased to announce that our course, “Sketching in HCI: Scribble, Sketch, Elaborate, Teach”, has been accepted to #CHI2025! 🖌️
Join @asmirry.bsky.social and me to explore how sketching in HCI—no artistic experience is required.
📅 We hope to see you there!
#SketchingHCI #HCI
A Kindle device displaying the cover of the book Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction by Makayla Lewis and Miriam Sturdee. The cover features hand-drawn illustrations, sketches, and text surrounding the title. A red circle contains the subtitle: “A Practical Guide to Sketching Theory and Application.” The book is published by Springer. The Kindle rests on a patterned fabric background.
A Kindle device displaying the Acknowledgements page of the book Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction. The text includes expressions of gratitude from the authors, Makayla and Miriam, to their families, colleagues, collaborators, and members of the sketching and sketchnotes community. It also mentions appreciation for animal companions like cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and chinchillas. The Kindle is resting on a patterned fabric background.
A Kindle device displaying the Introduction section of the book Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction by Makayla Lewis and Miriam Sturdee. The text includes the authors’ affiliations with Kingston University, London, UK, and the University of St Andrews, UK. The introduction highlights the value of sketching as a skill in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for researchers and practitioners, outlining the book’s focus on teaching sketching techniques and applications in HCI. The Kindle is placed on a patterned fabric background.
A Kindle device displaying the continued Introduction section of the book Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction by Makayla Lewis and Miriam Sturdee. The introduction highlights the value of sketching as a skill in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for researchers and practitioners, outlining the book’s focus on teaching sketching techniques and applications in HCI. It includes a doodle styled sketch of the authors. The Kindle is placed on a patterned fabric background.
Thrilled to announce that our book, “Sketching in Human-Computer Interaction”, co-authored by myself and @asmirry.bsky.social, is now out 🤩
Published by Springer, it’s available in the Springer store, Amazon, Kindle, and soon in Waterstones.
#HCI #Sketching #NewBook #SketchingHCI
Two cute rabbits half asleep on a chair looking directly into the camera.
Hello Bluesky!
07.02.2024 08:24 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0@eat-your-greens.bsky.social haha! The banner photo 😅
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