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Make design work

Cut through indecision

Glare is an open framework that helps design and product leaders turn intuition into evidence, align with business goals, and prove impact with measurable clarity.

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Because you've felt this before.

  • "Something's not working."
  • "We launched something, but it's not clicking."
  • "We can't tell if we're improving."
  • "We're not seeing results."

Glare helps you turn those doubts into measurable direction, so your design and product teams can build with confidence.

A UX metrics Framework

Move your team from opinion-driven decisions to evidence-led progress.

Glare combines design signals, metrics, and methods into one system that reveals whether designs are clear, useful, desirable, and viable.

With Glare, teams can:

  • •See how design connects to business outcomes
  • •Identify where projects stall and why
  • •Turn research into measurable clarity
  • •Build credibility through consistent evidence

Glare is the system that connects design intuition to measurable impact.

Glare framework diagram showing DESIGN at center with MEASURE, DEFINE, LEAD, and FOCUS surrounding it
UX Metric Card showing design version selection and test data

Define

Turn assumptions into clarity.

Define what success means for users and the business before design begins. You'll align intent, attributes, and UX metrics that guide the work from day one.

Test Score breakdown showing overall test score and metric details

Measure

Replace opinions with evidence.

Collect attitudinal, behavioral, and performance metrics that show how design performs against user needs and business goals across all your concepts.

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Focus

See where design creates the most impact.

Compare insights, prioritize what matters, and direct effort toward the opportunities that move metrics and outcomes forward.

Lead

Build confidence through proof.

Use clear findings to align teams, guide decisions, and show leadership how design drives measurable progress.

Business Goals to User Needs mapping diagram

The Five Dimensions of Design Impact

Design maturity isn't just about process. It's about progress.

See where your team stands and what's holding them back across five dimensions of design performance.

Organizing Work
Create clarity and flow in how design gets done.
Teams define goals, structure collaboration, and connect design work to business intent.
Managing Complexity
Make sense of evolving systems and decisions.
Designers uncover friction points and align multiple perspectives to keep momentum.
Building Proof
Turn design activity into measurable credibility.
Metrics and evidence show how design choices move user and business outcomes.
Guiding Decisions
Use insight to influence what happens next.
Design signals become direction for leadership, reducing indecision and misalignment.
Scaling Influence
Extend design's reach across teams and functions.
As clarity compounds, design earns trust, funding, and strategic weight.

Find what is slowing your product and design work down

Take the free Glare Assessment and get a workflow snapshot plus three actions you can use today.

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