Flagrant

@beflagrant.com

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A small software company where developers & designers work passionately to deliver human-centered software. www.beflagrant.com

Black-and-white photo looking down the roadway of the Lions Gate Bridge suspension towers in Vancouver, flanked by stone lion statues, trees, and mountains, labeled "Vancouver" in bold purple text.
Black-and-white photo of the Seattle Space Needle against a cloudy sky with the city skyline below, labeled "Seattle" in bold purple text.
The header reads "Quick Wins: Product User Discovery" with a "Timeline 2-3 Weeks" label on the top right. The main text highlights: "Observe and interview your users and customers in their own workplaces" and “Create a report filled with actionable insights”. The footer includes the Flagrant logo and a link to the web page: beflagrant.com/quick_wins/product_management.
Black-and-white photo of a large, packed crowd mingling in a grand hall with tall arched windows and a screen showing a harbor scene, overlaid with an orange geometric banner reading "Not Your Average Experience, Community, News, & Events."
Black-and-white aerial view of downtown Salt Lake City skyline with the Wasatch Mountains rising behind it, labeled "Salt Lake City" in bold purple text.
Collage celebrating "Happy 6 Year Workiversary" on a pink and yellow background. Scattered photos show someone petting a brown dog in a workshop, a praying mantis on a hand, and Kelly making a playful face while holding a dog. "KELLY" in bold red text below, with the Flagrant logo.
Square blog post graphic on a yellow background. A black banner reads "I'M STILL CLAUDING" in bold white letters, with "like a true survivor?" in red script. A small speech bubble and blue robot-like character appear beside it. Below, a circular photo of the author with "Written by Yossef Mendelssohn, Senior Developer," "beflagrant.com/blog" with social icons, and the Flagrant logo.
The header reads "Quick Wins: Design Usability Testing” with a "Timeline 1-2 Weeks" label on the top right. The main text highlights: "Meet with you and 1-3 stakeholders to align on your goals and understand what you want to learn." The footer includes the Flagrant logo and a link to the web page: beflagrant.com/quick_wins/design.
A gallery of framed pet photos above the title "Delightfully Friday Junior, Pet Art Gallery on 6/11/2026."
A colorful collage celebrating Valenzia's 3-year workiversary at Flagrant. Three photos show her making a wide-eyed face holding a jar of spread, smiling under colorful disco lights, and a painted wooden duck figurine labeled "Disco." Pink and yellow background with bold text.
Case study cover slide for Flagrant agency. Bold black text reads "Contributed Systems Has a New Look and Refresh" on a cream background with a torn paper graphic and gold striped design element. Yellow-highlighted text introduces Contributed Systems as parent company of Sidekiq and Faktory.
Square promotional graphic for Flagrant's Delightfully Friday Junior Coloring Bonanza. A bright blue background features quirky, colored illustrations of cat-tomato hybrids on a vine, a glowing oval cat portrait, a cowboy bat-cat, and a dancing bunny-flower creature. Bold yellow text reads "Delightfully Friday Junior – Coloring Bonanza 5/14/2026."
Sticker of a cat with glasses reading a stack of books next to the title: A Pagination Story. Neverending? Who can tell? Written by Amanda, Cody, and Yossef, a collaborative blog at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Sticker of tools in a tool bag next to the title: Building vs. Renting vs. Buying Software: Why Building Custom Software Makes the Most Sense. Written by Jim and Yossef, a collaborative blog at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Case study graphic showing WNB.rb rebrand project. Features Flagrant logo, colorful design with yellow, purple, and green elements, and a photo of a woman. Main headline reads "WNB.RB GETS A NEW LOOK AND REFRESH" with subtext about redesigning brand identity for women and nonbinary Ruby developers community.
Herb developer roundtable with participants discussing HTML-aware ERB parsing and Rails tooling.
Case study header image with colorful abstract shapes in pink, yellow, and blue. Large black text reads "HONORING RUBY CENTRAL'S FINAL RAILSCONF" with red "CASE STUDY" label. Yellow highlighted text says "Check out we branded RailsConf to celebrate 20+ years of community and Ruby gatherings." Flagrant logo in top left corner.
Digital whiteboard with sticky notes capturing team responses to prompts like favorite songs and memorable places.
Sticker of a blue key next to the title: Good Accessibility Benefits Everyone. Inclusive Design Enhances User Experience for All. Written by Glynnis Ritchie, Principal Designer at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
An illustrated purple elephant floats peacefully through a cloudy sky, holding a bouquet of nine balloons in pink, red, and burgundy tones. The central balloon features a small heart. Birds fly in the distance above soft, layered clouds, while textured grass or waves appear below. The overall palette is muted blues, grays, and warm earth tones.
Flagrant agency branding in orange square at top left. Bold black text reads "Tavlin Consulting gets new logo and branding" with "Case Study" in orange below. Yellow highlight contains text explaining that after seeing Flagrant's work on Ruby Central and RubyConf 2024, Allison McMillan approached them for a new logo. Right side shows Tavlin logo variations with mortar and pestle icon in navy.
Digital whiteboard with sticky notes capturing team responses to prompts like favorite songs and memorable places.
Flagrant agency case study cover showing GoValidate's mobile smart wallet for Florida. Left side displays bold black text with project title and yellow banner describing branding, custom illustration, and mobile app design work. Right side shows smartphone mockups displaying the app's verification interface with green Florida state shape and checkmark icon
A collage celebrating Yossef's 5-year workiversary at Flagrant. Three photos show him dancing while holding a baby, smiling next to a large Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, and a close-up of a screen-printed monkey mural border in blue and green.
A pink sticky note graphic with "Design System" in bold black type and the description: "Manage your design at scale with a centralized library of standards, components, and patterns." A color swatch sticker sits in the top right. Flagrant logo and beflagrant.com/hows at the bottom.
A collage celebrating Amanda's 5-year workiversary at Flagrant. Three photos show her wrapped in a green blanket indoors, smiling on a sunny beach, and pointing excitedly outside Clyde Peeling's Reptiland.
Canvas of Flagrant team's Roses, Thorns, and Bud on post-it notes over the title, "Delightfully Friday Junior: Rose, Bud, Thorn on 4/16/2026."
A collage celebrating Jonathan's 6-year workiversary at Flagrant. Three photos show a man pretending to eat a giant broccoli, posing in a chef's hat and zebra apron with a dog wrapped in a red blanket, and tending a lush greenhouse garden.
Square promotional blog post banner reading "Welcome to Claudeville – Everything is ...fine" by Yossef Mendelssohn, Senior Developer at Flagrant. Features a cartoon robot with a speech bubble. Includes the URL beflagrant.com/blog and social media icons.
A Quick Wins: Design graphic from Flagrant. Bold text reads "Design System Audit" over a yellow highlight on a textured cream background. An "Outside the Box" lightbulb sticker appears top right. Flagrant logo and beflagrant.com/quick_wins/design at the bottom.
Developer RoundTable blog post about clojurescript
Flagrant swag promotional image featuring Madison+ Ruby 2024 cicada t-shirt. Shows cream-colored tee with illustrated orange cicada design in Vitruvian Man pose with circuit board patterns on wings. Left shows full shirt on hanger, right shows close-up of cicada detail. 'Free Shipping' badge in yellow. Text reads 'Flagrant Swag: Madison+ Ruby 2024 Cicada T-Shirt' with beflagrant.com/shop URL.
Blog post graphic for "Suck It Up & Make Things Accessible Already: Treating accessibility as optional leaves money on the table," written by Glynnis Ritchie, Senior Designer at Flagrant. Black background with pink card, red bold title text, and an illustration of hands holding a heart.
Flagrant agency branding in orange square at top left. Bold black text reads "Chapter One's streamlined web-based reading app" with "Case Study" in orange. Yellow highlight contains text about redesigning the app to increase early reading proficiency, fluency, and comprehension. Right side shows app interface screenshots featuring letter tiles and word activities in soft cream and purple tones.
Blog post graphic for "Feeling John Henry: A developer's reckoning with AI" by Jonathan Greenberg, Senior Developer at Flagrant. White bold title on a red banner, black background, road and fork-in-the-road sign illustration. Author photo on a white brushstroke.
Flagrant shop promotional image showing three sweatshirts on colored backgrounds. Left: white sweatshirt with running dog design. Center: coral pink sweatshirt with possum on trash pile ('The Stinker'). Right: light blue sweatshirt with possum and raccoon duo ('Partners in Sublime'). 'Free Shipping' badge in yellow. Text reads 'Now Open! Flagrant Shop' with beflagrant.com/shop URL.
Blog post graphic for "Running Playfully Productive Brainstorms" by Lena Yen, Senior Product Designer at Flagrant. Bold red title on a light pink background with a kawaii lightbulb illustration reading a book. Author photo and yellow highlight bar at the bottom.
Flagrant Swag For Good banner featuring "Joy Is Resistance" collection. Left shows cream tote bag with folkloric dancer illustration. Center displays three stacked prints of the same design. Right shows close-up of navy blue print featuring dancer in flowing dress. Free shipping badge in yellow. Website beflagrant.com/shop shown.
Sticker of a stick poking a rock next to the title: What we’ve lost. With a dearth of regional Ruby conferences the barrier to entry has grown. Written by Jim Remsik, Founder & CEO at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
A Muppets character tier list ranked S through F. S tier: Kermit, Sweetums, Dr. Bunsen, Phoebe(?), and a brown monster. A tier: Rowlf, Floyd, Animal, Crazy Harry, and a red Muppet. B tier: Scooter, Miss Piggy(?), Beaker, Pepe, and two others. C tier: a green Muppet, Scooter, and the Swedish Chef. D tier: Miss Piggy. F tier: one unidentified character.
Sticker of a painting on an easel with a paintbrush next to the title: Val-idated creatives part 2. Written by Valenzia Cina, Designer at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
A celebratory graphic for Lena Y.'s 2-year workiversary at Flagrant, featuring three polaroid-style photos: Lena holding a fluffy white round plushie over her face, Lena with a burger-shaped plushie covering her face, and Lena drinking from a silver tumbler while wearing round glasses. Pink and yellow background with bold text.
Flagrant swag promotional image featuring Madison+ Ruby 2024 cicada t-shirt. Shows cream-colored tee with illustrated orange cicada design in Vitruvian Man pose with circuit board patterns on wings. Left shows full shirt on hanger, right shows close-up of cicada detail. 'Free Shipping' badge in yellow. Text reads 'Flagrant Swag: Madison+ Ruby 2024 Cicada T-Shirt' with beflagrant.com/shop URL.