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An enthusiasm by Richard Rutter

Hello. I’m Richard, a designer, author and speaker living by the sea in Brighton, UK. I’m co-founder of Clearleft, a digital design consultancy.

I love all things to do with human-centred design, typography, music and cycling. I occasionally write about them here.

Latest Posts

  • What’s new in web typography?

    This is a question I’ll be answering on 12 March at this year’s Web Day Out conference. I’ll be clinging on to the coat-tails of a host of brilliant people who’ll be answering the wider question “what you can do in web browsers today?”

  • Helpful rather than hurtful to the interests of mankind

    In the early 1940s, Directors General of the BBC Cecil Graves and William Haley spoke about the revolutionary technology of radio and television broadcasting. Read what they said and contrast with the opposite approach currently taken by the tech giants.

  • My requests for Interop 2026

    It’s the time of year again when browser makers ask which shiny new features they should implement in preference to fixing outstanding bugs. Despite my cynicism, I’m trying again with these submissions. They’re mostly typographic but in some cases important.

  • Critical questions for design leaders working with AI

    Earlier this year Clearleft brought 40 design leaders together in New York to shape a shared vision for the future of design leadership in a world of AI. The output was a series of critical questions to ask of ourselves and our organisations.

  • I have Unfinished Business

    My good friend Andy Clarke, and I have decided to host a podcast. To be more precise, Andy is resurrecting a podcast and I’m joining him. It’ll be about design, business and agency life. Better than that, though, is our plan for splendid guests.