Ben Stevens

Supernova Design is an interaction design studio run by Ben Stevens creating bespoke digital solutions for our clients. We create compelling interactive experiences that engage, educate, and inspire. Project highlights: Partnerships for Forests - website for the FCDO supporting partnerships between the private sector and communities that depend on forests for their livelihoods; CatDV - collaborated with Squarebox to redesign various aspects of their media asset management software; JIM Search - a music search/discovery web app for Just Isn't Music, the commercial licensing arm of Ninja Tune; ABC Joined Up - an educational app that teaches 4–8 year-old children cursive/joined handwriting.

Paperchase Plus is a brand new app offering premium personalised products from Paperchase. Working with a team of designers, developers, and print specialists, I led the research phase of the project and helped to define the various user journeys through onboarding, personalisation, and checkout.

I've collaborated with Newangle as an Interactive Developer on several exhibitions: - South London Botanical Institute (Jul 2018) - Winnie-the-Pooh Exhibition, V&A Museum London (Dec 2017) - Arabic Islamic Science Museum, Kuwait (Nov 2017) - Fethard Horse Country Experience, Ireland (Mar 2017) - AGPLM, Turkey (Jan 2016)

Working with LSE I helped to create the Student Hub, an app where students can organise their work, connect with groups in the school community, and discover the campus environment around them. As Lead UX I helped to align research from student workshops to user journeys and wireframes, and collaborated with the UI designers & engineering team to produce the cross-platform native/web application.

Liquid Digital specialises in the development of digital signage and interactive kiosk solutions. As a Senior Digital Designer at Liquid Digital I was involved with all aspects of content creation; from animating motion graphics using After Effects to the design & development of large-scale web applications. Key responsibilities: — Lead designer/developer on all Flash-based projects (websites, online applications, interactive kiosks) — Creation of motion graphics for digital signage networks — Supervised junior designers / interns — Main liaison between creative and technical teams.

As Senior Creative I lead the digital team on several large-scale projects including the IVCA award-winning PRELUDE for the EEA, the implementation of a digital signage system for the BBC, and the digital presence (website & digital signage) for the new multi-million pound Southbank gym, 37°. I was also responsible for mentoring internships on placement at the agency, and acting as the key point of contact for freelance creatives & developers. Key responsibilities: — Leading the digital creative team — Meeting with clients to discuss requirements for digital projects — Supervising & directing interns — Briefing freelance creatives & developers