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Pedals and Pixels: A Tour of a Designer’s Bike-Inspired Workspace in South Carolina

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    • June 11, 2023
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    A minimal WFH standing desk setup with a bike by the window
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    Name: Benten Woodring

    Location: Greenville, SC, United States

    Occupation: Senior Web Designer at Unfold

    Room size: 13,4 m² (144 ft²)

    Cost of setup: ~$5,8K

    Social media: Bento, Twitter

    Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

    My name is Benten Woodring.

    I’m a self-taught brand and UI designer currently working as a Senior Web Designer at Unfold, building web identities for household name brands and tech startups.

    My work has been featured by Webflow, OnePageLove, and others.

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    I’m a Colorado native currently living in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina.

    When I’m not drawing rectangles, I like spending time on my bike, hiking in the mountains, or paddleboarding with my family.

    I recently competed in the first web design e-sports event as part of the Relume Design League, battling it out against the likes of Fons Mans and others in a timed competition.

    A minimal desk setup featuring a Dell UltraSharp monitor, a MacBook Pro laptop, a Keychron K3 keyboard, a Logitech MX3 mouse, and two houseplants

    I have also been working on a web design course with Unfold Academy that will be launching soon, alongside other courses from Unfold.

    I first got my start in design after graduating with a business degree and joining a non-profit that serves at-risk youth.

    I was responsible for running a small screen printing shop, where I helped teach job skills to at-risk youth.

    As part of my job, I had to learn how to prep artwork for screen printing, which piqued my interest in design.

    A minimalist and well-organised designer’s home office featuring an Uplift V2 standing desk, a Herman Miller Aeron chair, and a bicycle positioned near the window

    I started getting inquiries for freelance work, then landed my first agency job shortly after.

    Since then, I have worked in brand, print, marketing, art direction, and now, as a web and UI designer.

    Outside of my day job, I take on select brand identity and web design projects with my own studio.

    Take us through your setup

    Item Model
    Monitor Dell UltraSharp
    Monitor light bar Philips Hue Light Bar ×2
    Laptop MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
    Headphones Nothing Ear 1
    Keyboard Keychron K3
    Mouse Logitech MX3
    Mouse mat Ugmonk Natural Premium Leather Mouspad
    Chair Herman Miller Aeron
    Laptop stand Rain Design mStand
    Web camera Logitech Brio 4K
    Docking station Brydge Stone Pro
    Microphone Shure SM7B
    Microphone stand Elgato Wave LP Mic Arm
    Desk Uplift V2 standing desk
    Walking pad UMAY Under Desk Treadmill

    I first started building my setup in March of 2020, when everyone at my current agency shifted to working from home.

    I bought a cheap IKEA desk and had a steel workshop chair to get me started, but I quickly found I needed higher-quality gear to make working from home more comfortable.

    A standing desk setup with an ergonomic office chair and storage drawers

    My first big purchase was a Herman Miller Aeron that I bought secondhand, followed by an Uplift V2 standing desk.

    Those two purchases made a huge difference in my productivity.

    Since then, I’ve been slowly adding items such as a microphone and mic arm, a mechanical keyboard, a more comfortable mouse, and most recently, a walking pad.

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