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Clearleft @clearleft.com · 7d

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

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · 8d

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

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · 20d

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

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · 26d

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.

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Sep 1

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

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Aug 28

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... 👇
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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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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Aug 27

🚀 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.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · Jul 2

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

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.

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · May 8

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. 👋

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A set of illustrated and handwritten cards laid out on a wooden table. The cards feature drawings and text referencing AI, pop culture figures like Godzilla and Carl Sagan, and decision-making scenarios.

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · Apr 28

Calling all designers!
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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:

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A three-day celebration of user experience and digital design.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · May 2

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 :)

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Daniel Burka @dburka.bsky.social · May 1

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

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Sharon Dale (she/they) @pixlz.com · Apr 24

Excellent session, thanks @clearleft.com

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Apr 24

Yes, we will be sharing it. Keep an eye out.

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Apr 17

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...

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Apr 16

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 of employee ownership

A quiet but meaningful change we made five years ago continues to shape who we are today.

When good design meets good governance (but they don’t get along)

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Apr 15

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...

What happens when design and compliance collide? Insights from our survey reveal how teams in regulated industries can turn friction into collaboration.

Researchers, Designers and Developers working together

Clearleft @clearleft.com · Apr 9

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.

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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...

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 19

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... 👈

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How to elevate your employee experience

Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 13

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...

Organisational change starts from within.

A three-day celebration of user experience and digital design.

Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 12

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 🎟️ 🔗 👈

UX London 2025

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Richard Rutter @clagnut.com · Mar 11

Some fascinating conversations as always. Systems maps - which I've known more as concept maps - particularly a spaghetti of verbs connecting nouns - can be indecipherable. But making them useful by drawing out the stories they tell is a power move.

Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 11

Thank you to everyone who joined us at last week's Service Design Breakfast Club. A special shoutout to Ghaith Nassar and Giulia Bencini from Catapult Network for their insightful talk, ‘Systems Mapping as a Storytelling Method’.

See you next time.

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Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 11

Thank you to everyone who joined us at last week's Service Design Breakfast Club. A special shoutout to Ghaith Nassar and Giulia Bencini from Catapult Network for their insightful talk, ‘Systems Mapping as a Storytelling Method’.

See you next time.

Clearleft @clearleft.com · Mar 5

We’re delighted to be starting another project with Anglia Ruskin University. In this new collaboration, we’ll be carrying out research and design to help reimagine the degree apprenticeships section of their website.

Stay tuned for more updates. 👀