Ben Bate

I'm Ben, a Product Designer from the United Kingdom. You can visit my website or follow me on Dribbble.

The Hidden Costs of Minimalism in Design

Minimalism is a trend that has largely defined the best part of the last decade. Its rise to prominence came as a…

From Fireworks to Framer: Is Software Choice Good For Design?

With a huge variety of software options available, the industry is fragmenting and collaboration is becoming…

Should You Follow Design Trends?

Across all disciplines of design, from fashion to architecture, trends largely define the styles and directions of an…

Achieving Simplicity Beyond Complexity in Design

Simplicity Beyond Complexity is essentially the point at which the complications of a product, and its code, become…

Why The Hamburger Menu Should Disappear For Good

The hamburger menu was initially introduced as a means to obscure secondary navigation items in an effort to maintain a…

How Dark UX Patterns Target The Most Vulnerable

Dark UX patterns help companies maximize profits, but at the expense of the most vulnerable, and by damaging the web…

Should the Web Have a Universal Design System?

The web is a diverse platform, but that diversity impacts usability and user experience. We explore the case for an…

How to Move Your Design Workflow to the Cloud

In an era where using the cloud has become something of the norm, it’s worthwhile to look at how this technology and…

3 Months with Figma: Why it Changes Design Forever

Like most designers, I started with Photoshop, using it for over half a decade. From there, Sketch burst onto the scene…

Why evolution is better than revolution in product design

Digital products will always need to be redesigned. Styles progress, hardware technologies advance, and development…

Is mobile app UI design a complete waste of time and money?

More and more companies are constantly chopping and changing their design direction and user interface in a battle to…