Ben Seymour

Ben
Seymour

Snr Director of Field Engineering ▲Vercel

Author. Entrepreneur. Evangelist. Web technology virtuoso generalist. For over 25 years I've been developing and leading teams at the intersection of technology and communication. Evolving from Web to Mobile and now Agentic.
What a time to be alive.

Currently at Vercel, where I was the founding Sales Engineer early 2021 and currently lead Field Engineering across EMEA and APJ - helping organisations build faster, more resilient web and agent-based experiences. Previously I spent over half a decade at Adobe, working on the platforms that power digital media worldwide, and was in the initial cohort at Cloudinary's EMEA Enterprise team on the path to bootstappig to a $billion valuation .

“To have a front row seat to the next small step in the evolution of how our species communicates”


Along the way I've founded Storyus — a Slow Social platform for families, Haktive — getting children and families active, authored Practical Responsive Images, and co-authored the Web Almanac 2020 Media chapter. I believe the best technology disappears into the background and lets people connect, create, and tell their stories.

When I'm not shipping code or leading teams, you'll find me exploring roads less travelled with Traivel Guide, or working on Be9.ing — a platform for intentional living.

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The Story Behind the Photo

Inspired by the iconic Steve Jobs biography cover, our 11-year-old daughter wanted to try replicating it — so she sat me in the garden for a photoshoot, and I'm pretty blown away with what she produced.

She's been responsible for some of my favourite portraits, and this one was her idea after she was helping me with inspiration for my personal website rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison with the Steve Jobs biography cover

Timeline

Recent updates

Projects

Selected work
Traivel Guide

Every road could tell a story. Uncover the local history, regional flavours, and hidden gems that sit just off the main routes.

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Storyus®

Slow Social family-friendly collaborative storytelling platform. No 'likes'. No public follower counts. No Adverts.

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Haktive

Health Active Kids — an incredible initiative to get more children and their families to be active.

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Be9.ing

The self realisation platform. Time is our Ally, not our enemy. Design your own life.

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Practical Responsive Images

A pocket guide considering the cost and value of images, reviewing formats and exploring new features.

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Book Art Originals

Paul Johnson's paper engineering and pop-up books — showcased on The One Show to 5 million viewers.

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Writing

Latest posts

Homepage Experiment 03 — Magazine Layout — 2026 · Set in Circe Slab A