Workplace topology
Whether it’s at the scale of pattern libraries, design systems, or entire organisations, it’s worth mapping out the landscape so you can spot gaps and overlaps.
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Is the future of design work distributed?
We held our fifth design leadership panel this month. The topic was the future of design teams.
Alex Higgs
22 October 2020
- News
Introducing Leading Design Festival
We announce Leading Design Festival. A month of amazing design leadership activities including a three-day conference, weekly talks, masterclasses, mentoring sessions and a host of other events.
Engineering Neon
A three-way collaboration between Clearleft, Umbrella, and EngineeringUK.
Jeremy Keith
7 October 2020
How to engage the right people when recruiting in house for research
The quality of the insights that you get depends on the relevance of the people you invite to participate in a study and the information they provide. We share nine ways to help get it right.
Maite Otondo
5 October 2020
- Viewpoint
Designing design systems
Governance models for design sytems don't need to be complicated. A little bit of dialogue goes a long way.
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Performance and people
When it comes to web performance, there are technical issues and then there are human issues.
Jeremy Keith
28 September 2020
- News
Clearleft turns fifteen
2020 marks Clearleft’s fifteenth birthday. A milestone like this is cause for celebration, and celebrate we must, especially as we negotiate our way through what is a tricky year for many.
Richard Rutter
24 September 2020
- Tiny Lesson
Tiny lesson: Netlify redirects and downloads
How to use HTML’s download attribute even if you’re storing your files on S3.
Jeremy Keith
14 September 2020
- News
SofaConf 2020 talks are now live
The captioned videos and Q&As from SofaConf 2020 are now live to watch and share.
Sophia Hill
9 September 2020
- Tiny Lesson
A framework for web performance
Where should you be focusing your efforts when it comes to improving your site’s performance? Here’s a reusable framework for figuring it out.
Jeremy Keith
20 September 2018
- Tiny Lesson
Tiny lesson: Project Canvas
In this #Tinylesson we share how and when to use our Project Canvas template.
Jon Aizlewood
3 September 2020
- Viewpoint
When the going gets tough, the tough get training
Just because your training budget has stopped doesn’t mean your training should. Instead of making cuts to staff training, I want to suggest some alternative and cost-effective ways to achieve similar results.
Chris How
17 August 2020
Using your status as a speaker to promote others
Andy encourages us, as speakers at events, to think about how we could use the platform for good.
- News
2020 Women in Software Power List
Delighted that Cassie is honoured in the 2020 Women in Software Power List as helping change the narrative of women in tech.
Alex Higgs
5 August 2020
Wirehive 100 Digital Transformation Finalist
Clearleft has been shortlisted for its work with Virgin Holidays in the Digital Transformation category of the 2018 Wirehive 100 awards.
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Delivering training remotely – the same yet different
My preference has always been for delivering in-person classroom-based training. Well, times have changed. Here are three differences to consider when going remote.
Chris How
4 August 2020
The nature of change
Some thoughts on how systems thinkers can play a more active role in our troubled times.
Andy Thornton
27 July 2020
Conducting project retros as customer journey maps
The retrospective is — in my opinion — one of the most important activities in any project. Routine post-sprint retros are a great indicator of project health, but end-of-project wash-ups are where the real gems for learning lie.
Jon Aizlewood
15 July 2020
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Putting design principles into action
There are observational principles, and there are imperative principles. Let’s put them together.