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Proud to be #EmployeeOwned 🫶 Also, proudly responsible for
https://uxlondon.com and https://leadingdesign.com/
This month’s curated links is a mixed bag of our latest news, some (questionable) profound wisdom and iconic brand identity.
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
Your curated links and news from November...
Hello friends, It’s been a rather busy and exciting few months over here for us. We wrapped up the first stage of our work with the University of Manchester, and are looking forward to continuing our ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This month’s curated links is a mixed bag of our latest news, some (questionable) profound wisdom and iconic brand identity.
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
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We've got a last minute speaker! Join us for a fascinating provocation on a "Government Human Service" with @beckymiller33.bsky.social.
medium.com/ghs-governme...
medium.com/ghs-governme...
Introducing GHS
Government Human Service
medium.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We've got a last minute speaker! Join us for a fascinating provocation on a "Government Human Service" with @beckymiller33.bsky.social.
medium.com/ghs-governme...
medium.com/ghs-governme...
We’re back 6th November with another Service Design Breakfast Club.
If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or you have something you’d like to share yourself, just let us know. Send us a DM and we'll go from there.
Register here so we know to expect you ti.to/clearleft/se...
If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or you have something you’d like to share yourself, just let us know. Send us a DM and we'll go from there.
Register here so we know to expect you ti.to/clearleft/se...
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We’re back 6th November with another Service Design Breakfast Club.
If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or you have something you’d like to share yourself, just let us know. Send us a DM and we'll go from there.
Register here so we know to expect you ti.to/clearleft/se...
If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or you have something you’d like to share yourself, just let us know. Send us a DM and we'll go from there.
Register here so we know to expect you ti.to/clearleft/se...
Congratulations to all the team at The University of Manchester, we’re very excited and proud to have partnered with you on this project and glad to see it out in the world with a bang!
From Manchester for the world.
We are proud to launch our bold strategy to 2035. Together, we're redefining what a great civic University looks like for the 21st century.
Visit our webpage to explore our ambition in full: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...
We are proud to launch our bold strategy to 2035. Together, we're redefining what a great civic University looks like for the 21st century.
Visit our webpage to explore our ambition in full: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Congratulations to all the team at The University of Manchester, we’re very excited and proud to have partnered with you on this project and glad to see it out in the world with a bang!
He's back at it 👏 For the 2nd year running, our senior user researcher Luke researched whether there’s a gap between research and design and, if so, what can be done to help bridge that gap.
Download the report to discover how your team can benefit from these findings clearleft.com/bridgingtheg...
Download the report to discover how your team can benefit from these findings clearleft.com/bridgingtheg...
Is there a gap between research and design? Find out in our report.
We talked to over 100 UXers from 22 countries to answer one crucial question: Is there a gap between UX research and design?
clearleft.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
He's back at it 👏 For the 2nd year running, our senior user researcher Luke researched whether there’s a gap between research and design and, if so, what can be done to help bridge that gap.
Download the report to discover how your team can benefit from these findings clearleft.com/bridgingtheg...
Download the report to discover how your team can benefit from these findings clearleft.com/bridgingtheg...
This is the story of how we partnered with Resolve To Save Lives to reimagine their digital presence; making complex health data more accessible, engaging, and actionable for a worldwide audience.
See how design helped amplify their mission in our latest case study 👉https://lnkd.in/e6WKRTMU
See how design helped amplify their mission in our latest case study 👉https://lnkd.in/e6WKRTMU
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is the story of how we partnered with Resolve To Save Lives to reimagine their digital presence; making complex health data more accessible, engaging, and actionable for a worldwide audience.
See how design helped amplify their mission in our latest case study 👉https://lnkd.in/e6WKRTMU
See how design helped amplify their mission in our latest case study 👉https://lnkd.in/e6WKRTMU
Would you look at that, we have been shortlisted in zeroheight's Design System Awards, in the best event category for Patterns Day 🏆
Wether you were there, know anyone that was or just love to see a community of designers and developers come together in Brighton, you know what to 👉 lnkd.in/eKxf6ayV
Wether you were there, know anyone that was or just love to see a community of designers and developers come together in Brighton, you know what to 👉 lnkd.in/eKxf6ayV
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Would you look at that, we have been shortlisted in zeroheight's Design System Awards, in the best event category for Patterns Day 🏆
Wether you were there, know anyone that was or just love to see a community of designers and developers come together in Brighton, you know what to 👉 lnkd.in/eKxf6ayV
Wether you were there, know anyone that was or just love to see a community of designers and developers come together in Brighton, you know what to 👉 lnkd.in/eKxf6ayV
It was great to watch our very own Alex Edwards present alongside UAL’s Lucy Blackwell at LTUX Brighton this morning.
The talk, ‘Putting the user at the centre of your design system’ ran through how we helped UAL relaunch their design system earlier this year.
Proud parent post 👏
#TalkUX
The talk, ‘Putting the user at the centre of your design system’ ran through how we helped UAL relaunch their design system earlier this year.
Proud parent post 👏
#TalkUX
September 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It was great to watch our very own Alex Edwards present alongside UAL’s Lucy Blackwell at LTUX Brighton this morning.
The talk, ‘Putting the user at the centre of your design system’ ran through how we helped UAL relaunch their design system earlier this year.
Proud parent post 👏
#TalkUX
The talk, ‘Putting the user at the centre of your design system’ ran through how we helped UAL relaunch their design system earlier this year.
Proud parent post 👏
#TalkUX
Thank you to everyone that braved the rain last week.
We ate, we drank (coffee) and we covered the challenges of prototyping solutions, inclusive design and strategies for effective collaboration between designers and developers.
Our next get together will be held on 🗓Thursday 6th November.
We ate, we drank (coffee) and we covered the challenges of prototyping solutions, inclusive design and strategies for effective collaboration between designers and developers.
Our next get together will be held on 🗓Thursday 6th November.
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thank you to everyone that braved the rain last week.
We ate, we drank (coffee) and we covered the challenges of prototyping solutions, inclusive design and strategies for effective collaboration between designers and developers.
Our next get together will be held on 🗓Thursday 6th November.
We ate, we drank (coffee) and we covered the challenges of prototyping solutions, inclusive design and strategies for effective collaboration between designers and developers.
Our next get together will be held on 🗓Thursday 6th November.
Our Service Design Breakfast Club is back this week
📅 Thursday, September 4th, from 8:45 am
📍 The Clearleft office - 68 Middle St, Brighton
No need to bring anything, no need for any experience, just good old fashioned conversation and community.
👉 servicedesignbreakfast.com
📅 Thursday, September 4th, from 8:45 am
📍 The Clearleft office - 68 Middle St, Brighton
No need to bring anything, no need for any experience, just good old fashioned conversation and community.
👉 servicedesignbreakfast.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our Service Design Breakfast Club is back this week
📅 Thursday, September 4th, from 8:45 am
📍 The Clearleft office - 68 Middle St, Brighton
No need to bring anything, no need for any experience, just good old fashioned conversation and community.
👉 servicedesignbreakfast.com
📅 Thursday, September 4th, from 8:45 am
📍 The Clearleft office - 68 Middle St, Brighton
No need to bring anything, no need for any experience, just good old fashioned conversation and community.
👉 servicedesignbreakfast.com
This month’s curated links is all about the essence of human creativity, designing for neurodivergent users and the shifting dynamics of specialised design roles.
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
Your curated links newsletter for August...
Welcome back, In this month's newsletter, we're diving into the evolving landscape of design. From the transformative impact of AI on our workflows and the essence of human creativity, to the necessit...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This month’s curated links is all about the essence of human creativity, designing for neurodivergent users and the shifting dynamics of specialised design roles.
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
With thanks to our featured authors and publications 👏
Let’s dive in... 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-c...
🚀 Our senior UX researcher Luke Hay spent two days running a hands-on usability testing workshop last week.
Tailored specifically for the needs of the client, he taught techniques on how to conduct successful user interviews, gather meaningful insights, and how they could apply it to their work.
Tailored specifically for the needs of the client, he taught techniques on how to conduct successful user interviews, gather meaningful insights, and how they could apply it to their work.
August 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🚀 Our senior UX researcher Luke Hay spent two days running a hands-on usability testing workshop last week.
Tailored specifically for the needs of the client, he taught techniques on how to conduct successful user interviews, gather meaningful insights, and how they could apply it to their work.
Tailored specifically for the needs of the client, he taught techniques on how to conduct successful user interviews, gather meaningful insights, and how they could apply it to their work.
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Remember folks, it's Service Design Breakfast at @Clearleft's place tomorrow morning, and we've got a great new speaker. Come along for free and friendly chat.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
#brighton #serviceDesign
servicedesignbreakfast.com
#brighton #serviceDesign
Service Design Breakfast Club meet-up for UK service designers
Bringing people together from Brighton, Sussex and the South East to network and discuss all things Service Design.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Remember folks, it's Service Design Breakfast at @Clearleft's place tomorrow morning, and we've got a great new speaker. Come along for free and friendly chat.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
#brighton #serviceDesign
servicedesignbreakfast.com
#brighton #serviceDesign
Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s Service Design Breakfast Club, and a big thank you to @fmacneill.bsky.social for leading such a thoughtful and engaging activity.
See you next time. 👋
See you next time. 👋
May 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s Service Design Breakfast Club, and a big thank you to @fmacneill.bsky.social for leading such a thoughtful and engaging activity.
See you next time. 👋
See you next time. 👋
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Calling all designers!
This week use FLASH20 to get 20% off all tickets for UX London.
So if you want 1, 2 or 3 days of inspiration and hands-on practical UX design workshops from the best experts around, you know where to head before midnight on Friday 2 May:
uxlondon.com
#uxdesign #design #ux
This week use FLASH20 to get 20% off all tickets for UX London.
So if you want 1, 2 or 3 days of inspiration and hands-on practical UX design workshops from the best experts around, you know where to head before midnight on Friday 2 May:
uxlondon.com
#uxdesign #design #ux
UX London 2025
A three-day celebration of user experience and digital design.
uxlondon.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Calling all designers!
This week use FLASH20 to get 20% off all tickets for UX London.
So if you want 1, 2 or 3 days of inspiration and hands-on practical UX design workshops from the best experts around, you know where to head before midnight on Friday 2 May:
uxlondon.com
#uxdesign #design #ux
This week use FLASH20 to get 20% off all tickets for UX London.
So if you want 1, 2 or 3 days of inspiration and hands-on practical UX design workshops from the best experts around, you know where to head before midnight on Friday 2 May:
uxlondon.com
#uxdesign #design #ux
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It’s enormous fun working with skilled devs.
I’ve been following along as Sam at @clearleft.com builds out the new website for @ermiltd.bsky.social.
It’s deeply impressive. Precise & specific, kinda like a watch maker.
A virtual masterclass of code… delivered one GitHub commit at a time :)
I’ve been following along as Sam at @clearleft.com builds out the new website for @ermiltd.bsky.social.
It’s deeply impressive. Precise & specific, kinda like a watch maker.
A virtual masterclass of code… delivered one GitHub commit at a time :)
May 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It’s enormous fun working with skilled devs.
I’ve been following along as Sam at @clearleft.com builds out the new website for @ermiltd.bsky.social.
It’s deeply impressive. Precise & specific, kinda like a watch maker.
A virtual masterclass of code… delivered one GitHub commit at a time :)
I’ve been following along as Sam at @clearleft.com builds out the new website for @ermiltd.bsky.social.
It’s deeply impressive. Precise & specific, kinda like a watch maker.
A virtual masterclass of code… delivered one GitHub commit at a time :)
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Our new website for resolvetosavelives.org went live today with help from @clearleft.com. It's so much better organized with better content. Great work everyone involved! 👏
Home
Resolve to Save Lives is a global health organization focused on accelerating action against the world's deadliest health threats.
resolvetosavelives.org
May 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Our new website for resolvetosavelives.org went live today with help from @clearleft.com. It's so much better organized with better content. Great work everyone involved! 👏
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Excellent session, thanks @clearleft.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excellent session, thanks @clearleft.com
1 week to go!
Join our upcoming panel discussion: Is neurodiversity the next frontier of accessibility in UX design?
Hosted by Clearleft’s Fred Bullock with Priyanca D’Souza, Jamie Knight, Craig Abbott & Joan Herlinger.
Register here: ti.to/clearleft/on...
Join our upcoming panel discussion: Is neurodiversity the next frontier of accessibility in UX design?
Hosted by Clearleft’s Fred Bullock with Priyanca D’Souza, Jamie Knight, Craig Abbott & Joan Herlinger.
Register here: ti.to/clearleft/on...
April 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
1 week to go!
Join our upcoming panel discussion: Is neurodiversity the next frontier of accessibility in UX design?
Hosted by Clearleft’s Fred Bullock with Priyanca D’Souza, Jamie Knight, Craig Abbott & Joan Herlinger.
Register here: ti.to/clearleft/on...
Join our upcoming panel discussion: Is neurodiversity the next frontier of accessibility in UX design?
Hosted by Clearleft’s Fred Bullock with Priyanca D’Souza, Jamie Knight, Craig Abbott & Joan Herlinger.
Register here: ti.to/clearleft/on...
This year marks twenty years of Clearleft and five years since we became employee-owned. 🥳
Five years in, employee ownership still guides how we show up for each other and our clients.
Learn more about what has changed and what we have learnt so far: clearleft.com/thinking/fiv...
#EmployeeOwned
Five years in, employee ownership still guides how we show up for each other and our clients.
Learn more about what has changed and what we have learnt so far: clearleft.com/thinking/fiv...
#EmployeeOwned
Five years of employee ownership
A quiet but meaningful change we made five years ago continues to shape who we are today.
clearleft.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This year marks twenty years of Clearleft and five years since we became employee-owned. 🥳
Five years in, employee ownership still guides how we show up for each other and our clients.
Learn more about what has changed and what we have learnt so far: clearleft.com/thinking/fiv...
#EmployeeOwned
Five years in, employee ownership still guides how we show up for each other and our clients.
Learn more about what has changed and what we have learnt so far: clearleft.com/thinking/fiv...
#EmployeeOwned
Design and compliance are both essential to building trustworthy, user centred services, but they do not always see eye to eye.
Drawing on insights from our recent survey, we explore how teams can shift from working against each other to working together.
Read more: clearleft.com/thinking/whe...
Drawing on insights from our recent survey, we explore how teams can shift from working against each other to working together.
Read more: clearleft.com/thinking/whe...
When good design meets good governance (but they don’t get along)
What happens when design and compliance collide? Insights from our survey reveal how teams in regulated industries can turn friction into collaboration.
clearleft.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Design and compliance are both essential to building trustworthy, user centred services, but they do not always see eye to eye.
Drawing on insights from our recent survey, we explore how teams can shift from working against each other to working together.
Read more: clearleft.com/thinking/whe...
Drawing on insights from our recent survey, we explore how teams can shift from working against each other to working together.
Read more: clearleft.com/thinking/whe...
If he’s not asking you to fill out his survey, you’ll probably find Luke Hay running a workshop somewhere in the world.
This time it’s 'UX for Marketers' at Brighton SEO. Best of luck, Luke – and enjoy, attendees!
Oh, and please complete the survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This time it’s 'UX for Marketers' at Brighton SEO. Best of luck, Luke – and enjoy, attendees!
Oh, and please complete the survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Researchers, Designers and Developers working together
Thanks for taking part in this short survey about how designers, researchers and developers work together, it should take no more than ten minutes to complete. Your feedback will help us understand ho...
docs.google.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If he’s not asking you to fill out his survey, you’ll probably find Luke Hay running a workshop somewhere in the world.
This time it’s 'UX for Marketers' at Brighton SEO. Best of luck, Luke – and enjoy, attendees!
Oh, and please complete the survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This time it’s 'UX for Marketers' at Brighton SEO. Best of luck, Luke – and enjoy, attendees!
Oh, and please complete the survey.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This is your final call for today's webinar, which will take place from 13:00 to 14:00. Together with our friends at Voxpopme, we will explore how AI can enhance and streamline your research processes.
It's free to attend, simply register here - ti.to/clearleft/re... 👈
It's free to attend, simply register here - ti.to/clearleft/re... 👈
March 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This is your final call for today's webinar, which will take place from 13:00 to 14:00. Together with our friends at Voxpopme, we will explore how AI can enhance and streamline your research processes.
It's free to attend, simply register here - ti.to/clearleft/re... 👈
It's free to attend, simply register here - ti.to/clearleft/re... 👈
Inspired by our recent work with LNER, Alex shares how improving internal processes can lead to a better EX.
Learn more here: clearleft.com/thinking/how...
Learn more here: clearleft.com/thinking/how...
How to elevate your employee experience
Organisational change starts from within.
clearleft.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Inspired by our recent work with LNER, Alex shares how improving internal processes can lead to a better EX.
Learn more here: clearleft.com/thinking/how...
Learn more here: clearleft.com/thinking/how...
After a quick trip to Brighton for Research by the Sea, UX London returns home to CodeNode this June for a three-day conference covering all aspects of UX, from discovery and design through to delivery.
Be quick, our early-bird sale ends at midnight on Friday!
Save here: 2025.uxlondon.com 🎟️ 🔗 👈
Be quick, our early-bird sale ends at midnight on Friday!
Save here: 2025.uxlondon.com 🎟️ 🔗 👈
UX London 2025
A three-day celebration of user experience and digital design.
2025.uxlondon.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
After a quick trip to Brighton for Research by the Sea, UX London returns home to CodeNode this June for a three-day conference covering all aspects of UX, from discovery and design through to delivery.
Be quick, our early-bird sale ends at midnight on Friday!
Save here: 2025.uxlondon.com 🎟️ 🔗 👈
Be quick, our early-bird sale ends at midnight on Friday!
Save here: 2025.uxlondon.com 🎟️ 🔗 👈