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Thrifty Ink #PaperCamp4
A wooden frame on a white board with moveable type, with the words ‘spark of poetry’ backwards. Random moveable type letters on a silver metal board
September 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
Here today. #papercamp4
A screen with the words: “SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A CONFERENCE AND A VILLAGE FETE (ABOUT PAPER)”
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
“Playful bees! Learning bees! Optimistic bees!”

Fascinating post on the most marvellous of insects:
interconnected.org/home/2025/07...
A bumble bee sat on a window frame holding its front leg in the air. Through the glass window pane there’s a patch of green. This picture was taken when I was fixing up the old tool shed and found a nest of bumble bees. What a treasure to find. That summer was spent rescuing tired bees from the shed and popping them on flowers so they could refuel.
July 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
Hello Interesting
A screen on a stage with the word hello in white on a green background.
May 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
Four months in…and despite the ongoing Achilles twinges from last year’s injury, I’m on track for this year’s running goal 🤞🏻
A chart labelled ‘Running Distance’ with four bars filled in blue for January to April. March is the tallest bar. I managed around 70 miles that month. At the top there’s a total which reads 243.38 miles. This chart represents a lot of very early morning runs in the dark and cold. It’s also been many mornings of seeing the sun rise on a new day, which really is just the best thing.
April 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
Hello.
April 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
Love this description of what it feels like to enter *that* space when running:

“There are new experiences to be found, when you go past your limits, which aren’t like the old ones scaled up. They’re something distinct. Unanticipated and unanticipatable.”
interconnected.org/home/2025/04...
April 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
This is great. Super interested to see what the GOV.UK team do and make. Content modelling and information architecture could transform content across government.

insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/10/h...
How information architects are helping to build GOV.UK’s future
As we reflect on a successful event at GDS for World Information Architecture Day, find out how information architects’ work to classify, structure and consistently manage content is supporting GOV.UK...
insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk
April 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
Good clear eyed report from the Public Accounts Committee showing that getting AI to work in government means investing in data, tackling legacy IT, paying for skills and managing procurement to avoid dominance by a few providers
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
Uphill struggle ahead for Govt’s use of AI as PAC report reveals the scale of the challenge - Committees - UK Parliament
Out of date tech and poor-quality data put public sector adoption at risk as public trust jeopardised over transparency in use of algorithms.
committees.parliament.uk
March 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
Loved this talk at #WIADLDN on information architecture and artificial intelligence, and how this is being explored at the Government Digital Service. Lots of good stuff to think about.
A slide with text: The symbiosis of IA and AI A slide with black text on white: IAs help give AI contextual awareness by deriving, curating and documenting information structure and relationships
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
HNY. Watching a new day start in this place. The weather may be a bit dreich, but the year is light and new. And I have a flask of Monmouth Coffee.
A large oak tree black in shadow against a blue, grey and white sky at sunrise. This tree is one of a line of oaks marking the edge of the place. They’ve been here a long time.
January 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
…And the last run of the year is done. A total of 513 mi / 825 km in 2024. Super happy with that.
A pair of blue trainers against green grass, brown autumn leaves and a bit of mud. These trainers got me through an Achilles injury over summer. That one was not fun, but the trainers helped a lot.
December 31, 2024 at 9:02 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
Hello Papercamp.
Gold lettering on black. The text reads: “St. Bride Foundation Institute. Entrance. Bride Lane.” There is a drawing of a hand pointing to the left.
September 21, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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mrdudders.bsky.social
We're looking for a Board level volunteer to advise us at @fullfact.bsky.social as we develop our own training business. We sell courses on mastering data and fact checking and recognise the opportunity to do more to strengthen resilience to misinformation.

fullfact.teamtailor.com/jobs/4963872...
Full Fact Services board member. Learning and Development specialist (unpaid) - Full Fact
Full Fact Services is looking for an experienced L+D professional to join as a board member and act as a subject matter expert to help guide, oversee, and support Full Fact’s commercial training work.
fullfact.teamtailor.com
September 13, 2024 at 7:53 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
First experience of Lightroom in London today, watching The Moonwalkers. Genuinely awesome seeing Apollo and Artemis moon mission footage at such a giant scale.

lightroom.uk/whats-on/the...
The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a unique new perspective on humankind's past and future voyages to the moon.
lightroom.uk
August 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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deanvipond.bsky.social
…and just like that <blows on fingers> my current contract has ended.

Taking a week or two to take stock, read some things, rejig my website. But if anyone knows of any contract service design or design leadership roles happening, please do drop me a line.
August 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
The lineup for Papercamp 3 looks superb. Can’t wait.

Papercamp 3: an event exploring the weird and wonderful world of physical and digital paper.
Saturday 21 September. St Bride Foundation, London.

www.designswarm.com/papercamp-3/
Papercamp 3 – designswarm
www.designswarm.com
August 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
Great to see the focus on content modelling in the new GOV.UK publishing strategy: insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/07/i...
Introducing GOV.UK's new publishing strategy
Product updates and news from the Government Digital Service's GOV.UK team.
insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk
August 7, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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tomski.com
Early days, but optimism is definitely in order.

public.digital/pd-insights/...
Not bad for week onepublic digitalpublic digital
We are delighted that this administration decided - on its very first Monday - to make a clear, bold move to make digital government a priority, not an afterthought.
public.digital
July 9, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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vickytnz.bsky.social
Looking for something to read while we wait for final election results? I’ve written up why we need to think about information architecure more in UCD www.vickyteinaki.com/blog/a-plea-...
A plea for the lost practice of information architecture
How the Winchester Mystery house shows us what we risk if we conflate agile with constant bottom-up iteration and don't do any information architecture.
www.vickyteinaki.com
July 5, 2024 at 8:16 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
First ones.
Three red strawberries with green stalks in a white dish. They were picked this morning in the sunshine. I think it’s going to be a good season this year.
June 2, 2024 at 9:39 AM
alysonf.bsky.social
“Press On is an adventure that will take the printing bike from library to library across Britain printing bookmarks along the way. Each bookmark design will be inspired by the words and images of writers and artists in support of public libraries.”

www.caughtbytheriver.net/2024/05/pres...
May 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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undermanager.bsky.social
Interesting tomorrow

“Immaculate vibes” - attendee
Interesting tomorrow A few tickets left. You’re not too late. The sooner we start the sooner we can go home so please be in your seat ready to clap at 7pm. If you’re able to help with putting up bunting please come a bit earlier. There’ll be a bar. And badges. And don’t forget - if you want to get rich(er) bring your NI number.
May 14, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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cjforms.bsky.social
Happy to announce that I've teamed with
@crocstar.bsky.social to offer a new course "Content design for forms", in person, 27th July 24 in London.

More details and tickets: www.effortmark.co.uk/27-june-24-c...
New training course: Content design for forms - Effortmark
Join Caroline Jarrett to learn how to write questions and instructions for forms. In association with Crocstar training school.
www.effortmark.co.uk
May 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM
alysonf.bsky.social
First 10k run today since picking up an injury earlier this year. Lots of patience and recovery training finally paying off. Super happy.
A pair of white running trainers with grey laces, on tarmac. The sun is behind and it’s casting a shadow in front of the trainers.
May 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM