• About

    Pixel Thread is a user experience consultancy specialising in simple and smart prototypes of interactive products and services. We’re based in Bristol, but we work on projects for clients all over the UK – mostly in London.

    Who

    Pixel Thread is led by Sam Menter who has worked at some of the UK’s best design agencies as well as on chunky in-house projects with multiple stakeholders for the BBC.

    Sam has been designing digital experiences for ten years. He cut his teeth at lastminute.com in the late 1990s, and went on to work as a freelance web designer.

    BBC experience

    Subsequently working in-house at the BBC, Sam worked on projects for Radio 3, CBBC online and led the re-design of learn.gateway, a hub for learning and development on the BBC’s award-winning intranet.

    Sam has worked on projects for user centred design consultants CX Partners for Enable Interactive – voted the UK’s number one digital agency by readers of Revolution magazine and for True Digital.

    Network of specialists

    Where necessary, Pixel Thread works with a trusted network of specialists: researchers, designers and front-end developers.

    For example, this site was coded by Robeam a top-notch interface developer also based in Bristol.

    Testimonials

    “Sam is a great guy to work with. He is an ideas man who can deliver. And this is a unique and valuable combination. Always going beyond the job description; and surprising you with his ideas and thorough execution.”
    -Nigel Paine, Head of People Development, BBC
    “Great guy to work with; knowledgable, conscientious and very thorough.”
    - David Dawson-Pick, Learning media producer and consultant, BBC
    “A top-notch UX designer. Faultlessly considering user needs with a constant eye on accessibility”
    - Adam Robertson, Web Developer, Robeam
    “Sam is an excellent user experience practitioner. He was able to understand our clients’ needs very quickly, and is adept at handling complex information architecture and running client workshops.”
    - Fergus Roche, Head of User Experience at Enable Interactive
    “Sam can quickly understand the business and technical requirements of a project and implement those within any technical constraints. He is highly creative and always interested in new design patterns and methodologies.”
    - Tim Hillman, Foresite Business Solutions

    • Professional Groups

      Information Architects Association Bristol Usability Group

    • The Robot

      The Pixel Thread robot and logo were drawn by Ben Newman, a hugely talented illustrator based in Bristol, UK.

      Pixel Thread wanted a visual identity that felt organic and unique. Ben's style felt right.