Luke Murphy
@lurkmoophy.bsky.social
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🕷️ Design advocate
@zeroheight.com
🫠 Noise maker in
@brutalligators.bsky.social
🦄 they/them
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Best. Series. Ever
3 days ago
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Well fuck me, Turnstile are a pretty amazing live band, aren't they
3 days ago
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To celebrate the new album, we (
@brutalligators.bsky.social
) have started a little podcast where we're doing track by track breakdowns of the new album songs. You'll also get to hear them before the record actually comes out!
open.spotify.com/show/1jK2IvU...
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Brutalligators are Still Here
https://open.spotify.com/show/1jK2IvUeh5pvmWrr4teV8l?si=e4563b9705744828
5 days ago
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@soysaucechin.bsky.social
and I are back at Design Systems WTF and recording our first episode of season 2 on Wednesday, talking about whether MCPs are the unlock that allow us to get to actual contextual documentation. Join us at 4pm GMT!
webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...
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Design Systems WTF #43 - Are we finally at the point of contextual documentation?
Live recording of the fortnightly podcast Design Systems WTF (back for season two!), where Luke Murphy and Michelle Chin attempt to combat all the amazing ...
https://webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zeroheight-design-systems-wtf-43-are-we-finally-at-the-point-of-contextual-documentation
6 days ago
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The sad part of packing down converge for another year 🥲
9 days ago
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Nothing Sounds Good Record Club
13 days ago
This is your five day notice to sign up for Nothing Sounds Good before the November cutoff!! Hints for next month's record: - It's a sophomore album - It's about acceptance and moving on - It's for fans of PUP, Los Campesinos and Pkew Pkew Pkew
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Get yr dang votes in people!
add a skeleton here at some point
13 days ago
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Amy Hupe
18 days ago
Another new
#SystemsOfHarm
Episode just dropped and this week’s very special guest is… 🥁… ME! In a self-indulgent twist, I recruited the lovely
@lurkmoophy.bsky.social
to play host this week and we talk about design systems and big life events. Apple:
apple.co/4nlt2rI
RSS:
bit.ly/43gtLkB
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Design systems and big life events with Amy Hupe (featuring special guest host Luke Murphy)
Podcast Episode · Systems of Harm · 22/10/2025 · 58m
https://apple.co/4nlt2rI
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Lasted until 23 October this year before listening to a Christmas song. For me, this is pretty great.
18 days ago
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Fika Recordings
18 days ago
"Their sound has a lot of similarities to the current pop punk scene in the States, using these gritty guitars to build up and deliver a punchy hook in the chorus, not unlike recent hits from Joyce Manor and the like" Austin Town Hall on the new single Train Wreck from
@brutalligators.bsky.social
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We also released a very silly music video for it that was super fun to make
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofby...
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Brutalligators - Train Wreck [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Brutalligators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofby78FrM6U
19 days ago
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Just released our final single from the
@brutalligators.bsky.social
album and this is one I'm super proud of
open.spotify.com/album/4q0t4W...
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Train Wreck
https://open.spotify.com/album/4q0t4WwG1uFMCkSxHKJIYb?si=8afd672c2b84473d
19 days ago
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Yesterday marked 16 years since I moved from Australia to the UK. To celebrate I rocked back and forth and cried in the corner while the rain slowly fell.
19 days ago
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The personal site is getting there! Still need to fix a whole host of responsive issues and add some more ridiculousness, but happy so far:
fastidious-genie-4a64bf.netlify.app
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Ace of Cups - Luke Murphy's personal website
This is the personal site (and portfolio) of Luke Murphy, the Australian-cum-British designer, developer, writer, speaker and general reprobate.
https://fastidious-genie-4a64bf.netlify.app/
19 days ago
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So Graham ‘I’m a massive transphobe’ Linehan has prompted the Met to say they won’t be responding to ‘hate incidents’ anymore. How is what he said not an incitement of hate? He literally calls for violence against trans women because of the fact they’re trans. It’s textbook hate crime.
20 days ago
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Determined to have a good week this week, so if nobody can do anything dickish that would be much appreciated
20 days ago
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Redoing the personal site and one of the things I was determined to learn was how clamp() works. Up until now I've just relied on generators to give me scales (which is totally fine), but I wanted to know and it turns out it's pretty simple...
20 days ago
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Krystal Hosting
26 days ago
We had an amazing time at
@webdevconf.com
last Friday, and in the blog today, we wrote up our recap of all the talks of the day. Thanks, Tey,
@strange.website
,
@loftio.co.uk
,
@scott.is
,
@uxmichael.co
,
@whitep4nth3r.com
,
@remysharp.com
,
@jhey.dev
,
@lurkmoophy.bsky.social
, and
@alexolder.com
!
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Celebrating creativity and code at WDC2025 in Bristol | Blog | Krystal Hosting
On Friday, October 10th, Krystal was delighted to sponsor WDC2025, a one-day conference in Bristol focusing on design, development, and how to make the web a better place.
https://krystal.io/blog/post/celebrating-creativity-and-code-at-wdc2025-in-bristol
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Doing v4 of my personal website before I even pushed v3. But THIS TIME I WILL ACTUALLY GET IT OUT. Currently just stealing all of the inspiration from
@strange.website
.
26 days ago
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I think
@strange.website
is my new favourite human being. Sorry
@scott.is
.
26 days ago
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brutalligators
27 days ago
T-MINUS SEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE LAST SINGLE DROPS FROM THE ALBUM! We even shot a music video for Train Wreck and subjected Simo to lots of things inside an alligator costume that they may be scarred for life by.
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lol at the guardian referring to Pokémon as ‘the long running animal cruelty simulation series’
28 days ago
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Krystal Hosting
about 1 month ago
We're at
@webdevconf.com
today! Look for Kate furiously taking notes during the talks and pick up a Krystal card at any of the tables!
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I’m just the pretty one.
@alexolder.com
does all the work 😅
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about 1 month ago
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Alrighty, that's Converge officially sold out! See y'all in three weeks! 🥳
@zeroheight.com
about 1 month ago
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Oh hello new zeroheight 🥳
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Sophie E. Hill
about 1 month ago
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Scott Riley
about 1 month ago
Last chance to pre-order the Mindful Design course!
md-video.beehiiv.com/p/mindful-de...
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Anybody coming along to Side Quest, we’re upstairs in the Green Room. Head in the door and take an immediate right!
about 2 months ago
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Just a reminder that Side Quest is this week on Thursday! If anyone fancies coming down we've got two amazing speakers (Caitlin had to drop out because of illness sadly) and a few drinks courtesy of
@zeroheight.com
www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest...
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Side Quest #002
Side Quest is a meetup for designers, devs, and other curious weirdos to show off the things they’re obsessed with.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest-002-tickets-1654318744899?aff=oddtdtcreator
about 2 months ago
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brutalligators
about 2 months ago
And this one from
@austintownhall.bsky.social
🥹 "I get a lot of tunes across my desk every day, and some are easy to turn off. But, I couldn’t turn off this Brutalligators single, and in fact, kept coming back to it more than I’d like to admit."
austintownhall.com/2025/09/18/b...
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Brutalligators Announce Still Here – Austin Town Hall
https://austintownhall.com/2025/09/18/brutalligators-announce-still-here/
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brutalligators
about 2 months ago
So cool to have a couple of reviews come in about Hold Fast. This one just made our hearts feel all warm and fuzzy "Brutalligators remain as direct and noisy as ever, but with “Hold Fast,” they’re showing how resilience can sound like both a shout and a chorus."
amplifythenoise.com/listen-hold-...
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LISTEN: “Hold Fast” by Brutalligators
By pairing indie-punk urgency with flourishes that lean toward indiepop, Brutalligators’ latest single “Hold Fast” stands on a line between
https://amplifythenoise.com/listen-hold-fast-by-brutalligators/
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Luke Murphy
WDC
about 2 months ago
We've rounded up almost all the talk details and have updated the site! We're looking forward to seeing you in October!
webdevconf.com
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WDC2025 - October 10 2025, Watershed, Bristol, UK
WDC is the web conference based in Bristol, taking place in autumn each year. With great speakers and attendees alike.
https://webdevconf.com/
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NEW
@brutalligators.bsky.social
SINGLE DAY!
open.spotify.com/album/2kBBV9...
This one is about grief and gardens and starting to feel ok despite everything being utterly shit.
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Hold Fast
https://open.spotify.com/album/2kBBV9SfTe6Z37F7tnu2J5?si=JZyFB2tvRBe--ArRTKonaA
about 2 months ago
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zeroheight
about 2 months ago
🏆🏆 THE SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE! 🏆🏆 We've finally announced the finalists and opened up public voting for the Design System Awards. Check it out here:
zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
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Design System Awards 2025 - It's time to vote!
The shortlist is now live for the design system awards 2025, and it's your chance to vote!
https://zeroheight.com/blog/design-system-awards-2025-its-time-to-vote/
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zeroheight
about 2 months ago
T-minus 2 days until we share with you the rebrand we've been working on for almost 12 months. Been a heck of along journey but we're ALMOST THERE
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Just a reminder that Side Quest is happening NEXT WEEK! Make sure you bag a free ticket!
www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest...
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Side Quest #002
Side Quest is a meetup for designers, devs, and other curious weirdos to show off the things they’re obsessed with.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest-002-tickets-1654318744899?aff=oddtdtcreator
about 2 months ago
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It's two weeks to go until this absolute banger of a lineup! Feel like I've pulled together some of the best bands in the UK right now for this one...
dice.fm/partner/dice...
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How To Make Friends 2025 Tickets | From £10 | 27 Sept @ Signature Brew Haggerston, London | DICE
Our little punk and queer all-dayer is back with another instalment of How To Make Friends. There'll be bands all afternoon and into the evening, good beers ...
https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/v3kve6-how-to-make-friends-2025-27th-sep-signature-brew-haggerston-london-tickets?dice_id=6667189&dice_channel=web&dice_tags=organic&dice_campaign=DICE&dice_feature=mio_marketing&_branch_match_id=1359809825186715659&utm_source=web&utm_campaign=DICE&utm_medium=mio_marketing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1S8yS7NMMTBPTTE3MbevK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQAMXWqHOwAAAA%3D%3D
about 2 months ago
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I never ever thought I’d say this but I think I’ve fallen in love with the idea of all inclusive holidays in lanzarote.
about 2 months ago
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Yo design system losers - there's under 40 tickets left for Converge. You heard it here first. Get in before it sells out. And yes, agenda is out next week.
converge.zeroheight.com
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A one-day in-person design systems conference that brings the community together
https://converge.zeroheight.com/
2 months ago
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Luke Murphy
Piccalilli
2 months ago
Scott has an important message about Mindful Design (
piccalil.li/mindful-design
) for you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...
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Mindful Design Promo
YouTube video by Piccalilli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0arvb74sU
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zeroheight
2 months ago
10 Days 👁️👄👁️
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No one connects like Gaston Adds you next like Gaston No one optimises their network effect like Gaston
2 months ago
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Luke Murphy
Nothing Sounds Good Record Club
2 months ago
As part of every month's delivery, we do an exclusive art print for each one. Basically, I (Luke) find something to do with the record, whether it's a lyric, a song title, or the album name, and create something bespoke for it. Absolutely love doing it every month! Here's the first three...
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Alright, who signed the brutalligators email up for supermarket jobs in Leeds? We know we're not very good, but suggesting we need to pack it in and leave town is a bit much...
2 months ago
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zeroheight
2 months ago
Two weeks 👀
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Scott Riley
2 months ago
that lucrative mix of feeling like you're above others even though you're a sentient fuckin tea cosy who peaked in junior school, the perceived ability to eschew accountability or any need to grow and learn, and the capitalistic need to have the slightly-less-oppressed perpetuate their oppression.
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Scott Riley
2 months ago
TERFdom is the 4chan/Qanon of the middle-class village folk. rather than reckon with the fact your views are blinkered and harmful, you get to join the willy-watcher book club; where the main goal is to froth over schroedinger's genitals and spew vitriol and hate toward folks just trying to survive.
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Scott Riley
2 months ago
TERFdom is a death cult not a political stance. we should not be treating these people with respect or decency. there is no good faith debate with people who are devoid of good faith. you cannot 'two sides' when one side is just 'i use made-up science to justify a crusade against vulnerable people'.
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