Ben with his dog Molly

I’m Ben, founding designer for startups.

I run an independent fractional design practice for early/mid-stage teams, where I help shape what to build and ship 0→1 products that scale.

I believe good design should feel obvious. Intentional in every choice, crafted with care.

XLinkedIn

Playground projects

InkChinese calligraphy art and learning toolSumiDesign tool for Japanese aesthetics
WashiGenerative motion sketchbook
SOAPNoteAI

AI clinical note-taking app

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AIB2BBootstrap
Time2025 – 2026
Team

Challenge

SOAPNoteAI helps clinicians write session notes with AI. Features had been added one at a time, and the product needed a foundation that could scale. It also had to keep the trust of professionals who are wary of AI touching their records.

How we worked

Embedded with the founder and engineers, with no traditional handoff: engineers built the scaffolding, I polished in code. We set a short, medium and long-term prioritisation framework and a phased plan to move users from V1 to V2 without disruption.

Outcome

Unified the design system across website, web app and iOS, and rebuilt the product around an agentic ux designed to scale. Since launch, monthly usage is up 60%, with new users outpacing churn.

Kunal ModiCEO, Founder

“Ben helped us zoom out and rethink the product from the customer's perspective. He used AI workflows to rethink problems and generate pull requests tied to his designs, helping our team quickly visualize and validate proposed solutions”

Starting a new note

SOAPNoteAI: N1
SOAPNoteAI: N2
SOAPNoteAI: N3
SOAPNoteAI note screen after the redesign