Choosing change
Crux’s furthest commuter
Crux's furthest commuter As well as having the title as software engineer, I also have the title of Crux’s furthest commuter. Why? Well, I really value living close to my family and friends, that’s the reason I choose to commute from North Petherton south of Bridgwater to Crux located 36 miles away in the heart of Bristol. The exciting...
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The future of instructions for use
Tailoring content around user learning styles
As individuals we all approach, interact and retain information in unique ways. Despite an almost infinite number of individual preferences over how we receive information, there are three distinct groups that can generally help categorise and identify how someone naturally processes information. Visual learners prefer to observe and look over information...
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Supporting the next generation
Why is this so important?
At Crux we believe that by providing students and graduates with relevant hands-on experience and mentorship will provide them with the right mindset, confidence and credibility they need to progress in their chosen careers. Leon; an A-level student completed a short design and development project as an introduction to the basics of iterative development....
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Engineering for Sporting Success
What's different?
With the Great British skeleton team delivering superb results in the warm-up runs people are asking the question, what’s different? The athlete’s dedication to mental and physical preparation is beyond belief, but in all sport equipment plays its part. Working behind the scenes there is a dedicated team of expert engineers and designers...
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Design Foundations Funding Round 2
Building on our first round success
At crux, we are always on the look-out for exciting new prospects and creative avenues to offer our design thinking to a growing list of clients and partners. Design Foundations, a £3million funding initiative from Innovate UK, represented a fantastic opportunity to deliver our early-stage thinking to client teams who appreciate but perhaps can’t access...
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Crux Expansion 2017
Our growing business
Crux is expanding rapidly. Our ability to innovate and collaborate continues to be recognised by clients new and old. In tandem, exceptionally talented recruits continue to join, attracted by the Crux ethos, working environment and projects. With continued growth, the Crux team is evolving design processes and techniques to enable ideas to be conceived, tested...
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