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There’s always a lively debate to be heard in the studio. It’s not by accident that our values include ‘learn, share’ and ‘feed your curiosity’. From future thinking to practical tiny lessons, this is what we think…

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Clearleft's best bits of 2022

As we return from the recent festive break bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to face what 2023 throws at us, we remind ourselves of the joys that 2022 brought with it.

Frances Ulph

Frances Ulph

4 January 2023

  • Advice
  • Opinion

Calculating the value of user research

Can you put a price on the insights gained from evaluative or generative research?

Luke Hay

Luke Hay

15 March 2023

  • Opinion

Supporting the women among us

Taking a minute to reflect on the resources and events that support the women among us to further our skills in digital and tech

Sophie Count

Sophie Count

8 March 2023

  • Opinion
  • Events

Reflections from San Francisco

With San Francisco being our third Leading Design conference in twelve months, I decided to take a moment and reflect on the patterns which emerged.

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Rebecca Groves

2 March 2023

  • Events

Redesigning UX London

Tweaking the format of the event.

Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

21 February 2023

  • Opinion

How picking low-hanging fruit can sour your design effectiveness

Achieving quick win after quick win. What’s not to get excited about?

Chris How

Chris How

11 October 2022

  • Advice

Three attributes for better web forms

Better UX through better HTML: inputmode, enterkeyhint, and autocomplete.

Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

23 January 2023

  • Advice
  • Opinion

Surveys — a useful, but dangerous research method

Large-scale surveys are commonly used for opinion polls or customer satisfaction. While they can be a vital tool for design research, they should be used with caution.

Luke Hay

Luke Hay

20 January 2023

  • Advice

What is internal service design?

Internal service design is a term Clearleft uses with clients to emphasise how important the employee experience is in shaping the customers’ experience.

Richard Rutter

Richard Rutter

17 January 2023

  • Opinion

What’s the difference between coaching and mentoring?

What exactly is the difference between coaching and mentoring and when should you choose one over the other?

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Rebecca Groves

12 December 2022

  • Advice

Applying pace layers to career paths

How thinking about the speed of a career can you help create a framework for professional development across any organisation.

Richard Rutter

Richard Rutter

28 February 2022

  • Advice
  • Tiny Lesson

Designing a Utopian layout grid: working with fluid responsive values in a static design tool.

A layout grid is a useful aid for a designer organising information in a given space. Although these grids have their roots in print design, where dimensions are fixed, fluid layout grids still have some utility in responsive design.

James Gilyead

James Gilyead

7 December 2022

  • Events

Leading Design is headed Stateside again

We’re delighted to be able to bring Leading Design to San Francisco on 7 & 8 February 2023.

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Rebecca Groves

5 December 2022

  • Advice

Avoiding groupthink: fine-tuning CSS specifications

Every now and then Clearlefties are asked to help out the CSS Working Group. Invariably it’s also a chance to learn, not just about upcoming CSS, but also new methods of collaboration and group decision making.

Richard Rutter

Richard Rutter

21 November 2022

  • Advice
  • Events

Lessons from Leading Design London 2022

Key take-aways from two days of learning, inspiration and connection with the Leading Design community

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Rebecca Groves

8 November 2022

  • Podcast

Season three of the Clearleft podcast

Six more episodes for your listening pleasure.

Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

27 October 2021

  • Events

That was dConstruct 2022

The last ever dConstruct.

Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

11 October 2022

  • Events

Reasons to join us at Leading Design London 2022

Don't miss this opportunity to meet your peers from across the industry in an atmosphere where long lasting relationships are formed.

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Rebecca Groves

10 October 2022

  • Announcement

Reimagination at work

Adopting meaningful change and inclusivity in the workplace

Frances Ulph

Frances Ulph

30 September 2022

  • Events

Designing Leading Design London

The curation process of a Leading Design event

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Rebecca Groves

16 August 2022

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