Tim Paul
@timpaul.co.uk
Head of Creative and Design at The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), GDS. He/him. Views his own, not his employers.
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wrote down some stuff about closing FF Studio, what I was proud of and what I'd do differently if I did it again notes.annagoss.co/closing-ff/
Designing a design studio
Anna Goss, service designer
notes.annagoss.co
October 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
wrote down some stuff about closing FF Studio, what I was proud of and what I'd do differently if I did it again notes.annagoss.co/closing-ff/
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Clichés take hold in political language, a vicious cycle that runs through campaign speeches, through citizens’ expectations, and down into the software we build or procure by cliché, whose accordingly poor performance invites further calls for simplification. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/design-...
Design by cliché
We reject cliché. We require true names
mechanicalsurvival.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Clichés take hold in political language, a vicious cycle that runs through campaign speeches, through citizens’ expectations, and down into the software we build or procure by cliché, whose accordingly poor performance invites further calls for simplification. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/design-...
Had a very enjoyable top deck, front seat bus ride to work, chatting on Signal to @duncanjbrown.com about this absolute banger of a talk he gave
Why I don't believe in "small giants": mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/team-dy...
Team dynamics after AI
Small giants and real giants
mechanicalsurvival.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Had a very enjoyable top deck, front seat bus ride to work, chatting on Signal to @duncanjbrown.com about this absolute banger of a talk he gave
Oh god we literally bought a fridge from them yesterday and I’ve already fielded one cold call to upsell me insurance
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oh god we literally bought a fridge from them yesterday and I’ve already fielded one cold call to upsell me insurance
I worked with Amy and she is the best - HIRE HER!
A wee reminder that I am looking for my next client. I’m a design systems and content design consultant, specialising in design systems management, documentation, general content design, and consultancy.
I’ve worked with the BBC, GOV.UK, Springer Nature, NHS, The Wellcome Trust, BT and more
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I’ve worked with the BBC, GOV.UK, Springer Nature, NHS, The Wellcome Trust, BT and more
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September 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I worked with Amy and she is the best - HIRE HER!
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I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
A notional design studio. — ethanmarcotte.com
A design language, if you can keep it.
ethanmarcotte.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
Congrats! We are hopefully a few weeks from being able to make a similar announcement!
August 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Congrats! We are hopefully a few weeks from being able to make a similar announcement!
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Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
July 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
Photo: Camp digital logo projected on to wall
July 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Photo: Camp digital logo projected on to wall
Back at #CampDigital and so far it’s as inspiring and interesting as ever 😃
July 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Back at #CampDigital and so far it’s as inspiring and interesting as ever 😃
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The flipping legend @herahussain.bsky.social kicks off #campDigital with her 3 month old in a pram by her side 🌟💪🏽
July 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The flipping legend @herahussain.bsky.social kicks off #campDigital with her 3 month old in a pram by her side 🌟💪🏽
Thanks for having us! I’d really like us to start sharing what we’re learning about how to design for and with AI
June 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Thanks for having us! I’d really like us to start sharing what we’re learning about how to design for and with AI
Oooooh so sorry Martín - hope it heals quick and didn’t hurt too much
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Oooooh so sorry Martín - hope it heals quick and didn’t hurt too much
And the ones she runs with @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social are also fantastic! 😃
May 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And the ones she runs with @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social are also fantastic! 😃
Two great courses here from the brilliant @claragt.bsky.social
Today is the last day for early bird tickets to Introduction to user-centred design in government training in June 🐥
Tickets for Advocating for UCD training are also available 🦚
Opportunity tickets are also available
claragreo.com/training/
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Tickets for Advocating for UCD training are also available 🦚
Opportunity tickets are also available
claragreo.com/training/
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Illustration by Ayush Kumar on Unsplash
Training
Designer, researcher and trainer
claragreo.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Two great courses here from the brilliant @claragt.bsky.social
This is very cool - an AI-powered prototyping tool that’s simple enough to run locally!
I wrote up my experiment making an LLM/AI project for GOV.UK prototyping:
joelanman.com/posts/llm-ai...
joelanman.com/posts/llm-ai...
Joe Lanman - Making an LLM/AI web app for GOV.UK prototyping
Designer based in London
joelanman.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This is very cool - an AI-powered prototyping tool that’s simple enough to run locally!
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PS, if you are an amazing, experienced app designer or know someone who is – drop me a message please – we might need a bit of help soon 👋
May 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
PS, if you are an amazing, experienced app designer or know someone who is – drop me a message please – we might need a bit of help soon 👋
Yep, you wouldn’t be reliant on the PDF version, though there are other reasons (good and bad) why they might stick around
May 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yep, you wouldn’t be reliant on the PDF version, though there are other reasons (good and bad) why they might stick around
Absolute state of me this morning - cheers Steve 😅
May 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Absolute state of me this morning - cheers Steve 😅
Post is here!
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Could AI convert all the PDF forms on GOV.UK into web forms?
Personal site for Tim Paul
www.timpaul.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Post is here!
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Last year I wrote about a thing I made that uses AI to turn PDF forms into nice, accessible GOV.UK-styled versions. Here's an update where I consider what it would be like to use it on ALL the PDF forms on GOV.UK
May 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Last year I wrote about a thing I made that uses AI to turn PDF forms into nice, accessible GOV.UK-styled versions. Here's an update where I consider what it would be like to use it on ALL the PDF forms on GOV.UK