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Websites & web support
A clear, accessible website that makes it easier for people to understand what you do, get in touch and book.
Design · Development · Accessibility · Ongoing support
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Independent creative technology studio Cumbria · UK
Art. Technology. Innovation.
Digital systemsmade useful.
Websites / Software / Data
I run Lakxa from Cumbria, helping independent businesses make their websites, everyday processes and reporting clearer. Small enough to listen closely; technically capable enough to build what is needed.
For independent businesses, local organisations and practical teams across Cumbria and the UK.
Websites · software · data · support01Expertise
Useful digital work, thoughtfully made.
No inflated process. No technology for its own sake. Just a careful look at what is getting in the way—and a practical way to improve it.
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Software & applications
If a spreadsheet, form or repeated task is taking too much time, we can often make it simpler.
Applications · Process tools · Integrations · Databases
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Data & dashboards
Turn scattered numbers into a clear view of what is actually happening—without adding more admin.
Data analysis · Dashboards · Reporting · Visualisation
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02Selected work
Personal projects. Practical thinking.
Independent work shaped around real operational and family needs. Each project is labelled honestly and presented without invented outcomes.
Personal project · In development
Staff Shift Tracker
- Problem
- Hospitality teams need a clearer way to organise rotas, working hours and everyday staff information.
- Approach
- A workforce-management application exploring shift planning, staff workflows and reporting.
- Technology
- Application logic · Database structure · Reporting
- What it demonstrates
- Workflow design · Database thinking · Operational usability
Personal project · Prototype
Kids Rewards App
- Problem
- A family-oriented idea for making everyday tasks and rewards easier for children and carers to understand.
- Approach
- A mobile application prototype focused on a simple task-and-reward interaction.
- Technology
- Flutter · Mobile application development
- What it demonstrates
- Frontend development · Application logic · Child-friendly UX
Personal project · Prototype
POS System
- Problem
- Hospitality work depends on connected information across tables, orders, staff and reporting.
- Approach
- A practical system concept shaped around restaurant operations and the flow of everyday service.
- Technology
- Application workflow · Data structure · Interface design
- What it demonstrates
- Operational thinking · Usability · Software architecture
03Additional experience
Easy Event · Previous collaborative workTechnology should include everyone.
An application-development project shaped through collaboration, testing and steady iteration.
Context
A local events experience intended to help people discover what is happening in their community.
Challenge
Make the journey understandable for a broad range of people, needs and levels of digital confidence.
Approach
Stakeholder collaboration, usability testing, accessibility thinking and iterative improvement.
Contribution & learning
Application development with a practical focus on user-centred design, WCAG awareness and learning from feedback.
04Ways to begin
Start with the problem, not a package.
A first conversation can be about a website that no longer fits, a booking process that creates extra work, or numbers that are hard to make sense of.
Tell me what is getting in the way05Creative arm
Golden Art
Handcrafted artwork and commissions form a quieter, tactile counterpoint to Lakxa's digital practice.
Visit goldenart.co.uk
06The studio
Local understanding.
Digital capability.
Lakxa is an independent studio based in Cumbria, available to organisations and businesses across the UK.
You work directly with the person designing and building the work. That keeps communication clear and decisions grounded.
Golden Art stays distinct from the digital practice, while still sharing the same care for composition, material and detail.
Exploring next3D design and printing is a future practice, not currently advertised as a service.
Tell me what is taking too much time,
confusing customers or limiting useful work.