Benjy Stanton

A double weeknote starting 24 March 2025.

A weeknote starting 17 March 2025.

A weeknote starting 3 March 2025.

A weeknote starting 24 February 2025. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus (Happy St David's Day)!

A weeknote starting 18 February 2025.

A double weeknote starting 3 February 2025.

A trip to Llandeilo to the Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio and Cadog This weekend I went to see the Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio (with support from Cadog) at a cafe in Llandeilo, a town about 40 minutes from Swansea.

A weeknote starting 27 January 2025.

A weeknote starting 20 January 2025.

I was shocked and saddened to hear the news last Sunday that Vicky Teinaki had passed away.

A weeknote starting 6 January 2025.

Another double weeknote, starting 9 December 2024.

I wish Spotify Wrapped included live music, so here is my 2024 run down of gigs and festivals.

A double weeknote starting 25 November 2024.

Hamilton in Cardiff I’ve had a jam-packed weekend away with the family.

One alpha and one discovery I've finished my first sprint of being split between 2 services this week.

A weeknote starting 11 November 2024.

A weeknote starting 4 November 2024.

A weeknote starting 28 October 2024.

A weeknote starting 21 October 2024.

A weeknote starting 14 October 2024.

A weeknote starting 7 October 2024.

A weeknote starting 30 September 2024.

A weeknote starting 23 September 2024. ⚠️ Content warning: funeral.

A weeknote starting 16 September 2024.

A weeknote starting 9 September 2024.

A weeknote starting 2 September 2024.

A weeknote starting 26 August 2024.

A weeknote starting 17 June 2024.

User acceptance testing (UAT) This week I'm heading out to observe user acceptance testing for the thing I've been working on for most of the past 12 months.

Good design habits I've been trying to get into some good design habits recently.

Inclusive language Candi Williams shared a great post on LinkedIn about inclusive language.

Finishing off the prototype I had to simplify a complex page I was prototyping.

Planning for some user research We've decided to do some usability testing on our most recent prototype.

Reflecting on 1 year contracting I've been contracting for just over a year now, and I'm still pleased with my decision to take the plunge.

⚠️ Content warning: alcohol use.

Moving into the prototype phase At the start of the week, I shared our refined requirements with the wider team (including software developers and quality assurance testers) and our business sponsor.

Refining business requirements I've spent most of this sprint refining and iterating on some new business requirements that the team are being asked to work on.

Space for new work and design debt For what feels like the first time in about 6 months, we have a bit of breathing space.

Design Swansea Cropped I spoke at Design Swansea on Thursday, I’ve shared my talk slides and rough transcript.

Get the slides View slides on Google Slides Hi, my name is Benjy Hi, my name is Benjy and I'm an interaction designer from Swansea.

Super quick weeknotes this week because I want extra time to prepare for my lightning talk at Design Swansea next week.

After 2 days away with the team.

Almost 1500 GitHub commits I spotted that I’ve made almost 1500 commits on GitHub for this site.

Markdown is an incredibly flexible tool that’s part of my daily working practice.

Designing with many dependencies and an unclear scope Despite the team being under lots of pressure in work.

Stressful week This week has been stressful.

Design Swansea 60 I went to Design Swansea on Thursday.

Work has been busy, and very up-and-down this week, so I’m pleased to be heading towards the weekend feeling pretty positive.

Deadline approaching This week we finished our first sprint of the year.