Ben Issen

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Design is intentioning
Oct 2025

If designing had a synonym, it would be "intentioning".

Hackathons and AI - a new paradigm
Aug 2025

AI hackathons field guide to build impressive demos faster, alongside the most talented people of your city

Books I recently read and recommend
Jul 2025

Selection of books I recently read and recommend

From sketch to product using AI
Jan 2025

Using ChatGPT to draft product ideas in minutes

Tiny product challenge with Ran Segall
Apr 2022

The ups and downs of working with other creatives

Glue entrepreneurs
Dec 2021

How great products can now be built by composing APIs

15 habits to be organized as a designer
Jul 2021

Sharing apps to organize my tasks, time and thoughts.

Creative tempo (Part 2): Diverging, Testing, Converging
Jun 2021

Exploring new ideas at a controlled beat

Creative tempo (Part 1): Setting the rhythm
May 2021

Creating more to be more successful

A theory of what makes something interesting
May 2021

What makes an idea interesting?

ABC framework: How to give better feedback
Apr 2021

A better framework to give feedback and improve creative work

Moodboards as a creative escape
Mar 2021

A tale of same energy, covid toes and rabbit holes

Tiny products
Nov 2020

Tiny products 1. take two weeks to build, 2. generate income and 3. require zero ongoing maintenance.

The Monthly Investor Update
Sep 2020

Applying the transparency and rigor of public companies to freelance businesses.

Ben Issen

I design and build tools people love

Work

Articles

Contact

Design is intentioning
Oct 2025

If designing had a synonym, it would be "intentioning".

Hackathons and AI - a new paradigm
Aug 2025

AI hackathons field guide to build impressive demos faster, alongside the most talented people of your city

Books I recently read and recommend
Jul 2025

Selection of books I recently read and recommend

From sketch to product using AI
Jan 2025

Using ChatGPT to draft product ideas in minutes

Tiny product challenge with Ran Segall
Apr 2022

The ups and downs of working with other creatives

Glue entrepreneurs
Dec 2021

How great products can now be built by composing APIs

15 habits to be organized as a designer
Jul 2021

Sharing apps to organize my tasks, time and thoughts.

Creative tempo (Part 2): Diverging, Testing, Converging
Jun 2021

Exploring new ideas at a controlled beat

Creative tempo (Part 1): Setting the rhythm
May 2021

Creating more to be more successful

A theory of what makes something interesting
May 2021

What makes an idea interesting?

ABC framework: How to give better feedback
Apr 2021

A better framework to give feedback and improve creative work

Moodboards as a creative escape
Mar 2021

A tale of same energy, covid toes and rabbit holes

Tiny products
Nov 2020

Tiny products 1. take two weeks to build, 2. generate income and 3. require zero ongoing maintenance.

The Monthly Investor Update
Sep 2020

Applying the transparency and rigor of public companies to freelance businesses.