Lex Lofthouse
@loftio.co.uk
✨ senior designer at Nzime
🗣 design & tech speaker
🐍 comic sans evangelist
😈 veteran pokémon tcg collector
loftio.co.uk
🗣 design & tech speaker
🐍 comic sans evangelist
😈 veteran pokémon tcg collector
loftio.co.uk
Planning ahead and booking a hotel for SOTB26... any good recommendations or usual haunts?
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Planning ahead and booking a hotel for SOTB26... any good recommendations or usual haunts?
If Slack ever introduces read receipts I'm quitting.
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If Slack ever introduces read receipts I'm quitting.
A bunch of wonderful folk and I did a Doctor Who themed pub quiz last night and WON 🏆
There was a whole round on music/themes which we aced. Finally my Murray Gold knowledge was useful!
There was a whole round on music/themes which we aced. Finally my Murray Gold knowledge was useful!
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A bunch of wonderful folk and I did a Doctor Who themed pub quiz last night and WON 🏆
There was a whole round on music/themes which we aced. Finally my Murray Gold knowledge was useful!
There was a whole round on music/themes which we aced. Finally my Murray Gold knowledge was useful!
Vinted have absolutely fucked up the sizing for UK markets now. It's impossible to search out the right size for items.
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Vinted have absolutely fucked up the sizing for UK markets now. It's impossible to search out the right size for items.
Does anybody have some links to some fuckin' rad designer or developer portfolio sites?
Would love to see!
Would love to see!
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Does anybody have some links to some fuckin' rad designer or developer portfolio sites?
Would love to see!
Would love to see!
In the office in my leopard print dungarees today.
Sort of love wearing them.
Sort of feel like nobody can take me seriously wearing them.
Sort of love wearing them.
Sort of feel like nobody can take me seriously wearing them.
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In the office in my leopard print dungarees today.
Sort of love wearing them.
Sort of feel like nobody can take me seriously wearing them.
Sort of love wearing them.
Sort of feel like nobody can take me seriously wearing them.
Also think I'm going through a small crisis, the one that affects 'all rounder' designers.
Struggling to feel *really fucking good* at stuff because I have to be *somewhat good* at a lot of things.
Juggling many plates means I'm having a regularly scheduled meltdown, my homies.
Struggling to feel *really fucking good* at stuff because I have to be *somewhat good* at a lot of things.
Juggling many plates means I'm having a regularly scheduled meltdown, my homies.
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Also think I'm going through a small crisis, the one that affects 'all rounder' designers.
Struggling to feel *really fucking good* at stuff because I have to be *somewhat good* at a lot of things.
Juggling many plates means I'm having a regularly scheduled meltdown, my homies.
Struggling to feel *really fucking good* at stuff because I have to be *somewhat good* at a lot of things.
Juggling many plates means I'm having a regularly scheduled meltdown, my homies.
Fucking love coming back from a conf fuelled with fire and hope, and the drive to create and passion to do better.
Fucking hate having no time or energy to get any of that off the ground.
Fucking hate having no time or energy to get any of that off the ground.
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Fucking love coming back from a conf fuelled with fire and hope, and the drive to create and passion to do better.
Fucking hate having no time or energy to get any of that off the ground.
Fucking hate having no time or energy to get any of that off the ground.
Today I have listened to two releases from women writing viscerally about heartbreak and bitch-ass men.
It's been quite the new music Friday
It's been quite the new music Friday
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today I have listened to two releases from women writing viscerally about heartbreak and bitch-ass men.
It's been quite the new music Friday
It's been quite the new music Friday
Adobe Creative Cloud is just the worst fucking user experience I've ever had the displeasure of encountering.
Today has been a shit show because I've had to spend more than 10 minutes using it.
Today has been a shit show because I've had to spend more than 10 minutes using it.
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Adobe Creative Cloud is just the worst fucking user experience I've ever had the displeasure of encountering.
Today has been a shit show because I've had to spend more than 10 minutes using it.
Today has been a shit show because I've had to spend more than 10 minutes using it.
Buying up products to immediately resell for profit makes you a real fucking loser.
This is in relation to Pokemon TCG products but it applies to scalpers across the board.
This is in relation to Pokemon TCG products but it applies to scalpers across the board.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Buying up products to immediately resell for profit makes you a real fucking loser.
This is in relation to Pokemon TCG products but it applies to scalpers across the board.
This is in relation to Pokemon TCG products but it applies to scalpers across the board.
Very inspired by @strange.website to make a better personal website after @webdevconf.com , but I do be lacking the code skillz.
Will y'all judge me for pushing pure shit to the internet in the pursuit of learning?
Will y'all judge me for pushing pure shit to the internet in the pursuit of learning?
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Very inspired by @strange.website to make a better personal website after @webdevconf.com , but I do be lacking the code skillz.
Will y'all judge me for pushing pure shit to the internet in the pursuit of learning?
Will y'all judge me for pushing pure shit to the internet in the pursuit of learning?
I now have zero of these stickers left. Thanks @webdevconf.com attendees for clearing me out!
Time for a reprint 🤭
Time for a reprint 🤭
Guess who actually remembered to bring stickers with her?
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I now have zero of these stickers left. Thanks @webdevconf.com attendees for clearing me out!
Time for a reprint 🤭
Time for a reprint 🤭
Ten thirty. Ain't doomscrolling. All I wanna say is that @webdevconf.com has been amazing and I've loved hanging out with and meeting peeps today. Feeling all the love. Peace out ✌️
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Ten thirty. Ain't doomscrolling. All I wanna say is that @webdevconf.com has been amazing and I've loved hanging out with and meeting peeps today. Feeling all the love. Peace out ✌️
Reposted by Lex Lofthouse
It's great to see everyone on their way to Bristol for WDC2025 tomorrow!
There is still time to grab a ticket if you want to be there!
webdevconf.com
There is still time to grab a ticket if you want to be there!
webdevconf.com
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.
webdevconf.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's great to see everyone on their way to Bristol for WDC2025 tomorrow!
There is still time to grab a ticket if you want to be there!
webdevconf.com
There is still time to grab a ticket if you want to be there!
webdevconf.com
Guess who actually remembered to bring stickers with her?
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Guess who actually remembered to bring stickers with her?
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
I will have some of these at @webdevconf.com tomorrow 🥰
I can't wait for this talk! If you can, please scoop up a ticket for Friday, it'll be a blast! ✨
This Friday. Bristol. There still a few tickets left 🏃🏾💨
My talk? “Death, and how tech forgot about mortality”
webdevconf.com
My talk? “Death, and how tech forgot about mortality”
webdevconf.com
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.
webdevconf.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I can't wait for this talk! If you can, please scoop up a ticket for Friday, it'll be a blast! ✨
Do I get an entirely different train home from Bristol on Saturday now that I've learnt about a Pokemon card show in an abandoned Debenhams store that's been converted into a skate park?
It feels kinda like it was made for me specifically so...
It feels kinda like it was made for me specifically so...
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Do I get an entirely different train home from Bristol on Saturday now that I've learnt about a Pokemon card show in an abandoned Debenhams store that's been converted into a skate park?
It feels kinda like it was made for me specifically so...
It feels kinda like it was made for me specifically so...
Reposted by Lex Lofthouse
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Reposted by Lex Lofthouse
Best use of Comic Sans of the weeeeeek.
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Best use of Comic Sans of the weeeeeek.
Reposted by Lex Lofthouse
2 WEEKS!
WDC2025 is taking place on Oct. 10 2025. We're really looking forward to seeing you in Bristol for what will be another awesome day of talks!
webdevconf.com
WDC2025 is taking place on Oct. 10 2025. We're really looking forward to seeing you in Bristol for what will be another awesome day of talks!
webdevconf.com
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.
webdevconf.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
2 WEEKS!
WDC2025 is taking place on Oct. 10 2025. We're really looking forward to seeing you in Bristol for what will be another awesome day of talks!
webdevconf.com
WDC2025 is taking place on Oct. 10 2025. We're really looking forward to seeing you in Bristol for what will be another awesome day of talks!
webdevconf.com