Freelancing update
It’s approaching two months since I made the decision to become a freelance interactive designer, and so far, touch-wood, there’s been very little to regret. Here’s what I’ve been up to over the last couple of months
Ben Stevens Interactive Design
Ben Stevens is a freelance interactive designer specialising in Flash design / programming for interactive applications, installations, and online media. Ben is currently working with digital agencies and private clients in the London area on various interactive projects.
If you would like to hire me for interactive work, or want to discuss how I can help develop your company's online web presence, please contact me here
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News
29 04 2008
13 03 2008
New job, new site
There comes a point in every designer’s career when they need to spread their wings and leave the comfort of a safe but uninspiring salaried job in which menial tasks are drip-fed to you on a daily basis.
15 02 2008
Thanks, D&AD!
It’s always nice to receive unexpected gifts, so I’d like to thank the nice people at D&AD for sending me their 2007 Student Annual.
Lots of great work in there by a talented bunch of youngsters. My particular favourites are Nick O’Brien’s “Scream” poster for the London Horror Film Festival, and Marc Pavlovic’s “Oblo” sphere puzzle […]
20 01 2008
ColourClock Screensaver
This is an animated clock screensaver I created for Liquid Digital using Flash, inspired by PixelBreaker’s Polar Clock. You can download the screensaver from their blog.
19 01 2008
How not to underachieve in 2008
One of the lesser-known curses of being “creative” is that you tend to get creative ideas almost constantly, at any point of day or night, and usually when you’ve got an existing project already on the boil. In the past, most of the ideas I’ve had for potentially interesting projects would have been subject to one of […]
23 12 2007
Driving home for Christmas
Photos from back home Xmas 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstevens/sets/72157603559032034/
18 12 2007
Have a Sticky Christmas!
Me and my mate Lloyd got a bit bored the other day so we did a bit of stop-frame animation using a fixed camera and a shed-load of sticky Post-It™ Notes! A few hours later, and you can see the result below. Happy Christmas everyone!
Behind the scene photos on Flickr
19 11 2007
HGA site launches
Just finished a Flash web site build for Harveen Gill Associates, launched today.
15 11 2007
FF Meta Serif
It’s official: my new favourite typeface is FF Meta Serif. It’s a thing of beauty. Expect to see it featuring in all my work for the next 5-10 years. I wouldn’t normally waste my time writing about a typeface (or watching a film about one for that matter!), but I just feel that when someone […]
02 11 2007
Offline™ …in Epping Forest
Today’s Offline™ adventure comes from Epping Forest in Essex.
If you want to loose something or someone in the London area, this is the place to do it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstevens/sets/72157602845611328/
