Sergei Golubev
Entrepreneurial UX designer in London.
Always building something...
20+ years of experience. 1000+ clients from Microsoft to NHS. Over 10 startups of my own: from The School of UX and The UX Conf to Grandmalytics analytics and ViaInvoice B2B procurement automation.
My story
Read my story – from how I started as a web developer in 1999 and met Jony Ive, to my favourite design exhibitions, my Spotify playlist and a roast lamb recipe (this story was adapted from the original Q&A with the Design Museum in 2020).
My own projects
Grandmalytics – conversational web analytics you can ask questions to in plain English.
ViaInvoice – B2B invoicing platform to accept payments on websites via invoice
#TheUXJobs – design roles in the UK hand-picked from LinkedIn
The School of UX – UX design and AI training in London. Selected by the Department for Education.
TheUXConf – "No slides. No waffle" UX design conference in London. Speakers from Meta to Uber.
EventsBench – event management system designed by professional event organisers
Certificatus – home sweet home for your training certificates
A Very Good Boy – a co-op game with a shepherd dog
Two Variants – A/B testing platform with visual editor
Pixel Takeaway – Pragmatic UX and UI design services since 2003. Over 4000 clients: from Heathrow to British Gas
LaunchBench – platform for freelancers with CRM, invoicing and business management tools
AdRoaster – service to improve ROAS of Meta, Google and LinkedIn ad campaigns
Portfolio Feedback – personalised review of designer's portfolios with annotated visuals
Old, but still gold
Life You Deserve – an online platform for over 55s to find new experiences in the UK
Guess UI – an online game to recognise User Interfaces
The Design Quiz – website for testing UX, UI and graphic design knowledge
User Interface Museum – a website for exploring how UI design evolved over time
ProtoPaper – a physical UI prototyping kit for everyone to be able to collaborate on design (even non-designers)
UXmeter – a website for measuring UX of web design with UX points
Time Lens – a website to see what the street you grew up on looked like back then.
Let's Try Sports – an online platform for finding sports activities
Tradex – a concept for a FX trading app used in investment banking
RouteFinder – a website for exploring hiking & cycling routes
Polyglot – a translator app for Apple Watch, selected for the launch of Watch App Store
UX Reviewer – an online service for design feedback
Drawsy – an online platform for bespoke caricatures and portraits
Let's Try Arts – an online platform for finding creative activities in the UK
UX Overflow – a forum for designers to find answers in UX, UI and Service Design
CV Stylist – an online service for résumé redesign
Pixel Takeaway – an online marketplace for custom art
AppTracker – an analytics app for Windows Phone app store
Polyglot – a translator app for Windows Phone that even speaks Klingon
ModernPad – a concept of a touch-friendly notes app for Windows 10
Just Jigsaw – a puzzle app for iPad, selected for the launch of App Store
Gift Finder – a gift finding app on Valentine's Day for iPhone
Tunee – a concept of a music sharing service across numerous music streaming platforms
History of Cyberculture – a website for IEEE competition
My clients
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