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Richard Rutter

@clagnut.com

Cofounder of Clearleft, author of Web Typography, rider of bicycles, listener to vinyl, father of two, husband. Not necessarily in that order. Blog: https://clagnut.com/ Book: https://book.webtypography.net/ Also: https://mastodon.social/@Richr

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Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · last mo.

Don't forget tomorrow's Service Design Breakfast Club. Sign up and you'll get exclusive access to Lou Downe's UX London talk on Bad Services. servicedesignbreakfast.com

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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Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · last mo.

Remember it's Service Design Breakfast club this Thursday at @Clearleft's studio in #Brighton. Come and chat all things #serviceDesign, but in particular "Bad Services". It's free and open to all. servicedesignbreakfast.com

LGBTIQA+ Greens@lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 3mo ago

"Call it out. Tell your friends. Write to your MPs and councillors. There will be protests – join them, we are going to." Our statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice. lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

Statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice - LGBTIQA+ Greens

Cover Photo Attribution: What The Trans?! The LGBTIQA+ Greens are disgusted by  the latest update to the Code of Practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This version rows back o...

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Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · 3mo ago

In countries like Australia, public events open by acknowledging the indigenous peoples of the land. Similarly, a law should be passed so that anyone espousing the virtues of AI should begin by acknowledging the copyrighted material stolen and the wilful damage to the environment.

Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · 3mo ago

“Electoral/Media/Tax/Housing reforms, Rejoin, Sanction Israel, Green Industrial Rev, restore all human rights” Josh is spot on about Labour’s current position

Josh Russell → @MVTFWD@joshfwd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

‪Every one of these ‘bold’ ideas has popular public support.‬ ‪And NOT doing them is why Labour is failing.‬ ‪Notice I didn’t mention immigration. Because that’s been manufactured by Farage, and is part ‘solved’ by rejoining the EU.‬ ‪See off the far right by doing good things for people.‬

Clearleft@clearleft.com · 3mo ago

Don't forget, our service design breakfast club is this Thursday morning (7th May) Sometimes we have a speaker lined up, sometimes we have a hot topic in mind, and sometimes we simply go where the conversation flows. Give us a heads up if you'd like to come 👉 ti.to/clearleft/se...

Informal networking scene of people chatting and reviewing notes around a table with coffee and snacks in a shared workspace.
Clearleft@clearleft.com · 3mo ago

Calling all morning people who also love to chat about service design. Our next service design breakfast club will be next Thursday, 7th May. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, just getting started, or quietly curious, come along. It's free, just let us know you’re coming 👉 ti.to/clearleft/se...

Promotional graphic for “Service Design Breakfast Club” showing a group discussion around a table, with next event date Thursday 7 May.
Piccalilli@piccalil.li · 4mo ago

This is not an article that Steve, the author, thinks should exist in a healthy industry, but the shape of our industry — especially right now — makes this sort of article very necessary and hopefully helpful to you in your job. piccalil.li/blog/applyin...

Applying accessibility fixes with stealth for the greater good

This is not an article that Steve, the author, thinks should exist in a healthy industry, but the shape of our industry — especially right now — makes this sort of article very necessary and hopefully...

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Open Rights Group@openrightsgroup.org · 4mo ago

The UK government is stuck treating the symptoms, not the root cause of online harms. Nothing changes until we break the business model that drives hate and extremism; the harvesting of our data to maximise engagement and fuel advertising. It's time to #BreakBigTech. Sign and share our petition ⬇️

Break Big Tech: Dismantle the root cause of online harms

Platforms like X, Facebook and Instagram harvest our personal data so that they can target us with ads. Their platforms are designed to keep us online, pushing out content that will keep us engaged.…

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Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · 5mo ago

"An error occurred". Why is this the same story with every Government procurement portal ever? I tried "contact our Customer Support Team" about this error and the contact form sent my straight to this error page. FFS stop wasting my time Proactis you bunch of cowboys.

"Proactis" screenshot with the unhelpful message "An Error has Occurred".
Richard Rutter@clagnut.com · 5mo ago

Pretty spectacular and fascinating article on insect migrations, documenting how butterflies cross oceans and moths use the stars to make their way around Earth: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra...

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