Hello. I'm Ben Powell, a passionate digital designer specialising in web apps, mobile apps and web design

I’ve worked with some brilliant clients across the UK and abroad creating beautifully simple, functional interfaces to progress their business in the rapidly growing digital space.

23

April

2013

Apple and Volkswagen team up to create the ‘iBeetle’

Archived under UI
An interesting move from Apple and Volkswagen to create the new 'iBeetle' smartcar, although initial reviews seem to have expected deeper iOS integration
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18

April

2013

Personal Brand Refresh

Archived under Branding, My Work
Way back at the start of 2013, I decided it was time to refresh my identity. Due to a few reasons, its taken a little longer than expected, but here are the fruits of my labour!
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13

April

2013

A Million Times

Archived under Typography, VIdeo and FIlm
Check out this mesmerising clock/art installation which uses several clock faces as typography. Beautiful stuff!
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22

March

2013

Patience and Skill

Archived under Inspiration, VIdeo and FIlm
Take 10 minutes out of your day to check out David Smith's incredible show of skill and craftsmanship to create this turn-of-the-century themed album cover, his patience in what he does is incredibly inspiring
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14

March

2013

Ísland í Vetur (Iceland in Winter): Short Film

Archived under My Work, Personal, VIdeo and FIlm
I created this short film with Naomi whilst visiting the beautiful country of Iceland a few weeks ago, and am stoked to have got a lot of love and had it featured on one of my favourite blogs, thefoxisblack!
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11

March

2013

Owlets: 3D Printing, Sanding & Priming

Archived under My Work, Personal
Been a busy guy since getting back from Iceland! I now have a 3D print out and have been sanding away to try and get the perfect finish for my mould
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25

February

2013

Helsinki Bus Station Theory

Archived under Inspiration
An interesting theory explored by Oliver Burkeman at the Guardian, the 'Helsinki Bus Station' theory claims the secret to a creatively fulfilling career lies in understanding the operations of Helsinki's main bus station
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3

February

2013

Star Trails in the Peak District

Archived under My Work, Photography
Had some friends up this weekend and we spent Friday and Saturday night shooting star trails. Check out the results, really chuffed and inspired by how beautiful the world is.
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26

January

2013

iOS Interface Designers Tool Kit

Archived under App Design, Interface, UI
Here's a useful set of 9 tools and guides I use which I've pulled together from various parts of the web to help make your iOS design life a little easier
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15

January

2013

Owlets Progress

Archived under My Work
Since my last post I have now started to created some concepts for the packaging and also work with a digital sculptor to get my 3D render created!
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