The Australian digital agency Luminary has appointed former Avanade Studio design duo Thom Bransom and Josh Smith, who join as the Design Director and UX Director respectively. The move is aimed at bolstering the agency’s strategy, user experience (UX) and design offering. Bransom and Smith join Luminary after working together for three years at Avanade.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Josh and Thom join our team,” said Luminary CEO Marty Drill. “Over the past few years we’ve seen exponential growth in the demand for our UX design and strategy services as clients are increasingly seeing the value of laying solid foundations for their digital projects. With a larger UX design team, we’ll be able to expand our capacity to take on these sorts of engagements.”

Bransom, who will head up Luminary’s design team, specialises in human centred design, user interface design and design systems. His most recent role was Design Practice Lead at Avanade. “I am extremely happy and proud to be part of the team at Luminary,” said Bransom. “The people and the agency values are everything that align with my morals and principles. I look forward to helping shape the way we approach our projects and deliver meaningful experiences.”

Smith, formerly Head of XD at Avanade, brings a wealth of UX experience to the Luminary team, including expertise in research, usability, interaction design and prototyping.
Commenting on his appointment as UX Director, Smith said, “I’ve followed Luminary for a few years and love how vocal the agency is. I think it’s an exciting brand to work for. I believe we have the potential for our design team and agency as a whole to become the best end-to-end agency in the industry, and I want to be part of that.”

Luminary has been creating award-winning experiences since 1999. With a portfolio that includes some of the most well-known names in the Australian government, retail and corporate sectors, Luminary’s offering includes digital strategy and transformation, UX design, development, hosting, and digital marketing. The agency specialises in the implementation of large-scale digital projects.

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