Luke Murphy
@lurkmoophy.bsky.social
🕷️ Design advocate @zeroheight.com
🫠 Noise maker in @brutalligators.bsky.social
🦄 they/them
lurkmoophy.com
🫠 Noise maker in @brutalligators.bsky.social
🦄 they/them
lurkmoophy.com
I’ve been tinkering with my website a bit more (I really need to focus on adding some more sections)
www.lurkmoophy.com
(And added the now page lurkmoophy.com/now)
www.lurkmoophy.com
(And added the now page lurkmoophy.com/now)
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.
www.lurkmoophy.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ve been tinkering with my website a bit more (I really need to focus on adding some more sections)
www.lurkmoophy.com
(And added the now page lurkmoophy.com/now)
www.lurkmoophy.com
(And added the now page lurkmoophy.com/now)
Fun fact: Charterhouse Square, a gorgeous little park around the corner from Barbican, is London’s largest plague pit. There are over 50,000 bodies buried under here!
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Fun fact: Charterhouse Square, a gorgeous little park around the corner from Barbican, is London’s largest plague pit. There are over 50,000 bodies buried under here!
Anyone I know at Leading Design today?
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Anyone I know at Leading Design today?
Is there a hacks way to target emojis in css? Want to set a global style and can only figure out ways to do it with classes or js 🥲
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Is there a hacks way to target emojis in css? Want to set a global style and can only figure out ways to do it with classes or js 🥲
Left my headphones at home so I’m having to raw dog my commute. Pray for me.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Left my headphones at home so I’m having to raw dog my commute. Pray for me.
Reposted by Luke Murphy
Over on @zeroheight.com's blog, I wrote about using some of the CSS' modern colour features that you can apply to your design systems.
zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
#DesignSystems #CSS
zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
#DesignSystems #CSS
Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system - zeroheight
Declan Chidlow outlines modern CSS color features including variables, color spaces, and mixing that you can use with your design systems.
zeroheight.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Over on @zeroheight.com's blog, I wrote about using some of the CSS' modern colour features that you can apply to your design systems.
zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
#DesignSystems #CSS
zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...
#DesignSystems #CSS
Go listen pleeeeease
The second episode in our ill-advised Brutallipod is LIVE! Hear what went into Get Better from the album that's released in just over TWO WEEKS
Review from Rhys' mum from the first episode "Well, it doesn't sound like you really like each other" 😅
open.spotify.com/episode/0Kqn...
Review from Rhys' mum from the first episode "Well, it doesn't sound like you really like each other" 😅
open.spotify.com/episode/0Kqn...
Brutalligators will Get Better
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Go listen pleeeeease
Best. Series. Ever
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Best. Series. Ever
Well fuck me, Turnstile are a pretty amazing live band, aren't they
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Well fuck me, Turnstile are a pretty amazing live band, aren't they
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...
open.spotify.com/show/1jK2IvU...
Brutalligators are Still Here
open.spotify.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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...
open.spotify.com/show/1jK2IvU...
@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...
webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...
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 ...
webinars.zeroheight.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@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...
webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...
The sad part of packing down converge for another year 🥲
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The sad part of packing down converge for another year 🥲
Reposted by Luke Murphy
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
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
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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
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
Get yr dang votes in people!
⏰ Just one week left! Don’t miss your chance to vote in the Design Systems Awards 2025. Check out all the finalists and make your picks — your vote could make all the difference! 🏆 Select here: hubs.li/Q03Qc1R80
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Get yr dang votes in people!
Reposted by Luke Murphy
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
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
Design systems and big life events with Amy Hupe (featuring special guest host Luke Murphy)
Podcast Episode · Systems of Harm · 22/10/2025 · 58m
apple.co
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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
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
Lasted until 23 October this year before listening to a Christmas song. For me, this is pretty great.
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lasted until 23 October this year before listening to a Christmas song. For me, this is pretty great.
Reposted by Luke Murphy
"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
Austin Town Hall on the new single Train Wreck from @brutalligators.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"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
Austin Town Hall on the new single Train Wreck from @brutalligators.bsky.social
We also released a very silly music video for it that was super fun to make www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofby...
Brutalligators - Train Wreck [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Brutalligators
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We also released a very silly music video for it that was super fun to make www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofby...
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...
Train Wreck
open.spotify.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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...
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.
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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.
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
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.
fastidious-genie-4a64bf.netlify.app
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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
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.
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.
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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.
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.
Determined to have a good week this week, so if nobody can do anything dickish that would be much appreciated
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Determined to have a good week this week, so if nobody can do anything dickish that would be much appreciated
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...
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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...