LUXD Studio · for enterprise teams, scale-ups and recruiters
Complex systems, designed so someone can own them.
Ten years of product design, mostly enterprise and B2B SaaS, in regulated, data heavy environments. FinTech, AI, automotive, and the internal tooling that holds them together.
Case studies
6 of 6
LUXD LTDFounding LUXD
7 Client engagements delivered to date
Vodafone, via Open ReplyMobile trade‑in, eight markets
32% Reduction in drop-off for users trading in a phone
EY, via IBMMergers and acquisitions platform
4 Platform components under one site map
Barclaycard, via IBMAxe the Fax, chargebacks portal
1 screen To decide a case, cut down from a busier first draft
npower, via IBMEnergy Companion, conversational smart meter onboarding
39 Screens prototyped end to end
GfKPredict & Market, channel hierarchy
20 Participants in the design sprint
28 organisations, 7 sectors
- FinTech
- Lloyds Banking Group · RBS · RBS International · Barclaycard · Radix · Instabridge
- Enterprise
- IBM · IBM Bluemix · The Weather Company · EY · Diageo · Discovery Channel · Thames Water · npower · Adaptavist · PTC
- AI
- IBM Watson · Watson Analytics · Watson IoT · Faculty
- Data
- GfK · Ordnance Survey
- Telecom
- Vodafone · Sky
- Automotive
- Ford
- Community
- The British School of Excellence · JLJ Real Estate · ADHD Andy
The Lux Score
Get your Lux Score
How clearly can you see the problem holding your business back? Three questions give you a score in under a minute, and the one thing that would raise it.
Lux Score · light meterSample reading
Take your own reading84%
- 0–24%DimStill in the dark.
- 25–49%LamplitShaped. Needs evidence.
- 50–74%Well litClear enough to scope.
- 75–99%DaylightReady to brief and build.
- Company stage+15lit, 15 of 25
- A problem focus+15lit, 15 of 15
- A number+20lit, 20 of 20
- A deadline+15lit, 15 of 15
- Who it affects+10lit, 10 of 10
- Enough detail+9lit, 9 of 15
Ready to brief and build. This is a sample reading. Answer the three questions to take your own.
How we work together
- Contract
Inside your team
Senior product design for a fixed term, contracted through LUXD LTD. Suits programmes that need a lead designer now.PricingDay rate on requestSend a brief for contract work - Retainer
A named day a week
The same senior designer on your product every week. Research, interface and system work, prioritised with you.PricingMonthly, on requestSend a brief for retainer work - Strategic sprint
A scoped outcome
Discovery, a prototype, or a design system with handoff. Written scope within two working days of the first call.PricingScoped per sprintSend a brief for strategic sprint work
What clients said
“Will eventually delivered thirty seven screens, all clean, stylish and consistent with Ford's existing app library.”
Russell Gowers · GBS Senior Managing Consultant, Automotive SME, IBM “You have done an outstanding job of turning this around in a very short timescale.”
Paul Andrew Smith · GBS Account Lead for Ford Motor Company and Ford Credit, Partner, Industrial Sector, IBM “Some high value projects have been transformed from heading for failure to being resounding successes.”
Phil Larby · Line Manager, IBM “Without their help the project would not have met the deadline.”
Andrew Cox · Senior Technical Consultant, RBS Mortgage Agent Assist, IBM GBS
Questions people ask first
Who does the work?
William Blake, a Senior Product Designer with ten years in product design, mostly enterprise and B2B SaaS. He started at IBM, training Watson products and building conversational apps for npower and Sky.
Which sectors does LUXD Studio work in?
FinTech, AI, automotive, telecoms and data heavy internal tooling, across 28 organisations including EY, Barclaycard, Ford, Vodafone, GfK and Faculty.
How does a project start?
A short call, then a written scope within two working days. Contract roles are billed through LUXD LTD.