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Hey there, I'm Tim - I'm an experienced design leader working in the UK public sector.

I’ve built diverse design teams, led successful agile projects and designed multiple award winning websites.

I'm interested in how design relates to systems, services, standards, training, technology and accessibility.

I'm currently the Head of Interaction Design at the Government Digital Service.

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Some work highlights from the last 10 years.

I've been designing public services for 20+ years now but my original background is in Artificial Intelligence.

I studied Linguistics & AI at Edinburgh University, focusing on Natural Language Processing.

I speak at events and blog – most regularly about the experience of building the GOV.UK Design System.

Measuring the value of the GOV.UK Design System
UK Gov Design Meet-up, London
5 February 2020

Running a Design System for Government
International Design in Government Conference, Rotterdam
20 November 2019

Building the GOV.UK Design System
Design Systems Meet-up, Oslo
12 February 2019

Building the GOV.UK Design System
Co-authored with Alice Noakes
30 October 2017

Design at Scale: Building a design community
Co-authored with Caroline Jarrett
November 2015

In my free time you’ll find me reading, running, taking photos and making music.