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  1. The upload failed. The fix is 2 KB.

    A zero-dependency in-browser image engine: compress, resize, and convert with HEIC input, AVIF output, and a never-bigger-output guarantee. Shipped as an npm library and a free PWA tool.

    Size limits break uploads in the exact services people cannot abandon. Move the fix into the browser, keep the core tiny, and never return a bigger file.

    Design EngineeringOpen SourcePerformanceImage Pipeline

    2.3 KBCore, min+gzip, zero dependencies

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Platform series · 2025 to 2026

Rádio Alvorada TV

One gospel media brand, built from a shared foundation: tokens, components, and patterns first, then the public website, 24/7 audio tooling, and custom live video.

  1. Part 1 of 4

    Where every surface starts: tokens, components, and patterns

    The foundational design system behind the platform: semantic tokens, component variant rules, accessibility foundations, and 24 documented sections that ground the website, audio tooling, and live TV.

    Define the palette, type, spacing, and components once, then every surface inherits the same warm, reverent identity without drift.

    Design SystemDesign TokensAccessibilityComponent Library

    24Documented sections

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  2. Part 3 of 4

    Broadcast from the browser, not a desktop encoder

    Self-hosted Icecast on Oracle Always Free with a WebSocket bridge. operators go live from the browser, listeners tune in via MP3.

    Remove BUTT/OBS from the operator path by accepting a small bridge on the server. complexity moves where volunteers never see it.

    Design EngineeringWebRTC-adjacentIcecastStreaming

    $0Origin cost

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  1. Users finish the task, and still cannot explain what happened

    International HCI experiment that isolates interface language as the only variable across banking, healthcare, and government flows. Empirically validating cognitive distance as a measurable construct distinct from cognitive load.

    Build the instrument that makes success without comprehension visible. Pilot proved separation. vA2 tests whether copy iteration fixes task time.

    UX ResearchCognitive DistanceHCIExperiment DesignAccessibility

    ≈1:38Pilot CDI ratio (clear vs institutional)

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