Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
Should You Follow Design Trends?
Across all disciplines of design, from fashion to architecture, trends largely define the styles and directions of an…
By Ben Bate
Achieving Simplicity Beyond Complexity in Design
Simplicity Beyond Complexity is essentially the point at which the complications of a product, and its code, become…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate
Why evolution is better than revolution in product design
Digital products will always need to be redesigned. Styles progress, hardware technologies advance, and development…
By Ben Bate
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…
By Ben Bate