Pete Kowalczyk

Pete Kowalczyk is an award-winning writer and designer, developing the field of AI design.

Currently: GOV.UK AI Studio

Portfolio shared privately.

Accolades

  • UK’s Top 10 Conversational AI practitioners (2026)
  • London Library Emerging Writer (2025-26)
  • Helped design C2PA Content Credentials — one of Time magazine’s Best Inventions (2024)
  • Shortlisted for Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize (2023)
  • Work featured in Creative Review and Dezeen magazine
  • Appeared on CNN Connect the World
  • Physics BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester

Design clients

  • GDS
  • BBC
  • Deliveroo
  • NHS
  • Co-op
  • GOV.UK
  • Bulb
  • OVO
  • Vanguard
  • Cinch
  • Barnardo’s
  • the Open University

Writing

  • the Guardian
  • the European Review of Books
  • London Library Anthology
  • Tolka
  • CNN
  • Dazed
  • Vice
  • Latterly
  • the Nikkei
  • McGraw Hill

Talks

  • London Design Festival
  • Tempo at the Barbican
  • BBC Design Days
  • VUX at Newspeak House
  • Figma meetups
  • Services Week
  • Content Teatime
  • Deleted Scenes Soho
  • Tolka Dublin

Podcasts

  • VUX World
  • Convers(AI)tions
  • Day by Day
  • Copy Cats

Design articles