05 / The person between the projects

Callum Conway.
Still curious.

Writer, content designer and AI experimenter in Berlin. I work with words, interfaces and AI — usually all three at once.

Language / Systems / Possible worlds

I’m interested in how things speak.

Words on a page. The shape of an interface. A song that becomes a character. A collection of images that becomes a place.

I am a British writer and content designer based in Berlin. After several years working on product language, user journeys, and UX, I became increasingly interested in the systems underneath the words: AI models, interfaces, local tools, prototypes, and the strange behaviour that appears when language becomes part of the software itself.

I now spend a suspicious amount of time building experiments that sit somewhere between product design, creative technology, and writing. I make things because I want to know whether they can exist.

What I work across

  • Language + UX
  • AI and conversational systems
  • Product thinking
  • Creative technology
  • Writing and editorial craft
  • Cross-functional collaboration

A few principles

  • Start with what the person is actually trying to do.
  • Language is part of the interface.
  • Prototype before over-explaining.
  • AI output is not automatically good output.
  • Strange is useful when it has a job.

Career, in brief

Present — Independent practice & product experimentation, Recalcify. On-device AI tooling, language systems, interactive archives and creative audiovisual world-building.

Previously — Writer & content designer, SumUp. Brand voice, product language, consumer wallet journeys, interface states, localisation and compliance-reviewed terms.

Earlier — Marketing copywriter & social media coordinator, SumUp / Freelance / Spacebase. Employer brand narratives, technical talent messaging, campaigns and multi-channel communications.

Working together

I’m interested in conversations about language, product experiences, creative tools and interdisciplinary work. If there’s a project where that combination could be useful, tell me about it.

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