Ben Brignell

@benbrignell.com

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Product designer & UX strategist. Makes principles.design, real-world design principles and guides. Author of Design Principles in Practice. Design systems and decision-making. Generally a generalist. My onions are my own. benbrignell.com

A salt bin semi submerged in a bush
Chalk on blackboard above a rudimentary shelf which reads “Shelf broken be careful please”
A garden push mower in a field of oilseed rape
Crushinator from Futurama
An oak tree starting to leaf with an ash tree behind which hasn’t started to sprout anything yet
A ceramic blackbird poking through the crust of a pie
A willow dome structure in a garden
Me next to some tins of sardines giving a thumbs up
Klek de Poitrine’s eyes visible though the mouth of their mask
A cup of tea next to an open pack of fire lighters that look like shortbread biscuits
An asparagus tip poking out of the mulch
Roberto from futurama wielding a knife
Me with various woolen hats stacked on my head over a carrier bag with cool shades on
The two guards, one who only lies and the other who only tells the truth, from The Labyrinth
Me with a folded After Eight wrapper pretending to pull out a tooth
Prunes on a breakfast counter
Sunrise off the east coast
A sign in a garden centre which reads “BEWARE HOSEPIPES”
A line sketch of a man on the underground with a red tracksuit, hold-all and sliders
Me in a petrol station wild bean cafe with a “modern life is rubbish” t shirt with a police officer standing either side
A sign in the pet food aisle above the wet food which reads “Wet food”
Dishwasher tablets with various inconsistent pack sizes and prices
A cargo storage container
Medibot from Look Around You
A sad-looking dog on a stairlift
A long tooth covered in soil on my hand, about 50mm long. 25mm root, 25mm tooth.
A large crowd of people looking at the viewer
Me holding a length of wooden dowel
Me holding a length of wooden dowel looking satisfied in life
A ramp surrounded by boxes to block all routes away from the roomba
A document sharing interface showing my name with the job title “Prodcut Designer (Design Systems)”
A line drawing in an orange sketch pad of mountains and hills in Casares
Notes handwritten by a child “it is a new concept. Brazil has a tax ID. Market is asking for a something connector. Someone has to take a task.”
A chicken sitting in a fire pit in the sun
Me reading Atomic Design by Brad Frost in a bar in London
Oscar the Grouch emerging from a dustbin.
Jane Seymour as Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
A baseball hat washing cage on a wooden table
A heron standing awkwardly in a tree.
A cup of coffee on a table outside Monmouth Coffee
Me (with hair) and my wife on our wedding day with a bridesmaid blowing bubbles at us
A 1920’s water fountain outlet in the shape of a horse’s head
The Eiffel Tower in front of a blue sky
A MacBook with notes and scribbles written on the case
A hand drawn invite “I’m having a rad party so please come unless u r” with a list of fictional characters like Winnie the Pooh and historical figures like Charles III and Richard Osman.
Screenshot of a website message that says "Sora is not available in GB yet" with the button [Go home]
A detail of a Belgium section of a map showing Antwerp above Flanders
A hand written note in pink ink written by 6 year old Bat Woman “You’re gowign to prison”
Screenshot of phone notification which reads “There is motion at your garden”
Screenshot detail of a workman under a desk revealing his bum cleavage
A discarded supermalt lid on the ground, surrounded by mulch and leaves
A card with the title "Don't worry" explaining how your bin fell into the rubbish collection vehicle and a new one is going to be delivered soon.
A misty field with silhouettes of trees in the distance
Mole hills across a field
OpenAI logo
Gwen West from Gavin and Stacey
A screenshot of an app which says “Pull down to refresh” above the motivational heading “Keep it up”
The logo from Kwiksave's No Frills range
A “security protected” tag on a jar of maunuka honey