About us
We’re a husband-and-wife team combining deep design experience, not-for-profit sector knowledge and strong project management to deliver thoughtful digital work.
We’re not an agency — and we don’t pretend to be. Instead, we collaborate with trusted freelance specialists as needed to deliver small to mid-sized digital projects with care and precision.
Ellie Brassé
Ellie is co-founder and Design Lead at Brightside, bringing over 15 years of experience designing thoughtful, accessible digital products with a strong focus on social impact. She leads research, strategy and interaction design, ensuring every solution is grounded in real human need.
Gideon Warhaft
Gideon is co-founder and Product Lead at Brightside, with a background in project management and product ownership. He shapes delivery, structure and roadmap thinking, translating vision into practical, well-managed outcomes. He is also instrumental in training and all matters content writing.
Snapshot
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Codesign & collaboration
Working with diverse stakeholder groups to arrive at a good brief
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User research
Insightful research with in-depth interviews and a variety of creative and visual methodologies
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Digital strategy
Prioritising, right sizing and innovating to finalise requirements
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UX design
Designing systems and functionality that suit strategy outcomes and deliver impact for users
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Prototype testing
Testing the right type of prototype at the right time guarantees insights that answer the right questions
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Creative & UI
Creating on-brand digital products and ensuring a unique voice with a legacy of graphic design from books to billboards
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Developer collaboration
From finding development teams to handover and collaborating until project delivery
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Project Management
Our scope-centered management and plannning are collaborative and transparent
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Analysis, support & improvement
Keep digital products fresh, functioning and getting better with our analysis and support
Some people we’ve collaborated with
Got a project? Get in touch
We’re always happy to talk about collaborations, projects, pro bono work for small organisations, and more. Just drop us a line.