Ben Brignell

I used to carry a sketchbook wherever I went, but after a wrist injury, then lockdown?! I kind of got out of the habit, plus I don't travel or commute much… anyway enough of that. Slightly inspired to get back into sketching again… #art #urbansketching #sketching

See it, say it, salted

Should UX designers shop in LIDL?

My parents are on a Marie Kondo spree and declutterring, and just asked if I wanted a Mexican fancy dress outfit

The trick is to end every prompt with “…make no mistakes”

:: ever so carefully positioning toad in the hole sausages so that portions can be divided equally ::

We want a unicorn but we only want to pay for a pony

When was the last time you folded up a packet of crisps into a little neat triangle in a pub garden? I think it was 1998 for me.

When the weather starts getting cold and damp I just put the dehumidifier outside in the garden

You can find sun-dried tomatoes in the sundries aisle at the supermarket

Rare privilege to be the first customer of the day in Greggs

Just heard about AI, seems crazy!

I can’t find my reusable shopping bag. Jute the obscure.

I’ve never ever seen a pie on a windowsill

Can't beat some homegrown carrots 🌱🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

Are your design system's principles actually helping teams make decisions? In this article, @benbrignell.com looks at the gap between having principles written down and using them to guide the everyday choices designers and developers make. 👇

Being bitten by mosquitoes but it’s still nicer than being inside the house

If you work with design systems there's a little surprise coming soon… take a look principles.design/guides 👀

If you work with design systems there's a little surprise coming soon… take a look principles.design/guides 👀

A poem: Only you can see This API key

I have been trying to catch the same mosquito for three nights. It has a cloaking device.

LinkedIn are really pushing Patches for all these unemployed people

I made a free 5-part email course on what actually makes a design principle useful, not just something that sounds right. Most fall apart the moment there's a real decision - "keep it simple," "make it accessible," that kind of thing. Free to join: principles.design/newsletter/

Sometimes just a trailing slash is all it needs to bring down an entire world

I made a free 5-part email course on what actually makes a design principle useful, not just something that sounds right. Most fall apart the moment there's a real decision - "keep it simple," "make it accessible," that kind of thing. Free to join: principles.design/newsletter/

When you go swimming and get water stuck in your ear why does the water only get stuck in your ear when you get home not when you are in the pool?

The morning after

I have been partially submerged in a wheelie bin filled with water for the past few months. What have I missed?

Whenever people think their house is bugged and somebody is listening they put the taps on. Is that why it's called being tapped?

Warm

brb going to have a water fight

Oh yeah, this website exists

Having a hot cup of tea to cool me down

Warm, isn't it

I've just seen M People are doing a short tour. They're playing one night in Devon.

Weird to think that David Byrne is going to pretty much be playing at the end of my garden in a few weeks

Homer Simpson salt bin

Homer Simpson salt bin

I’m never sure how to react when you pay with your card and the cashier says “Right, that’s all gone through!” with an element of surprise in their voice

Design is everywhere

If you are wondering about how my day is going today all I can say is I am currently using DEFCON alert levels as a task management methodology

I always thought it was somebody who used Futura

Morning. Meet my lawyers.

Are there any film buffs on here who could help? I’m trying to remember the name of the Pixar film about the man that goes up.

Just had a hail storm and now I’m putting on suntan cream 👍 ☀️ 🌱

I just hacked up 4 IKEA Kallax units with an axe into manageable sections so they could fit in the car to take them to the tip. It was surprisingly accurate, precise and didn’t make any mess. Unbelievably satisfying. 🪓

Are pistachio nuts like mussels? If one of the shells is closed should you not try to open it?

Going to a cool cocktail party tonight (yes, actually leaving the house) and my whole look was going to be starting the evening with that cool “end of the evening” undone bow tie around my neck. Getting stuff ready for later and just realised my bow tie is a pre-tied one.

Poor Ted 🐶 💔 🎣

Forgive my late response, I just have a little bit of mowing to do and will be back soon 🌱

Who remembers when everything wasn't bobbins