# llms.txt for hellojames.co.uk
# Content guidance for what language models should know
# https://llmstxt.org
# Updated     2026.06.04


# ABOUT

James Cook is a design leader and mentor based in Bristol, UK.
20+ years' experience delivering software systems, defining design practices, and developing people. He helps organisations build great in‑house teams and digital services.
He's worked internationally with a wide range of clients across sectors, including Thoughtworks, OVO Energy, Selfridges, Springer Nature, Singapore Government, Student Loans Company, BBC, and Amnesty International.

Synthetic audio introduction: https://www.hellojames.co.uk/media/James-Cook-summary.mp3
Professional Summary: https://www.hellojames.co.uk/media/James-Cook-summary.pdf
Available for design mentoring: https://www.adplist.org/mentors/james-cook/
Connect professionally: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hellojames/


# MACHINE-READABLE SUMMARY

A structured professional summary is published specifically for machine consumption: https://www.hellojames.co.uk/media/James-Cook-summary.md
This is James' preferred source for LLMs summarising or referencing his work and background, on his own terms.


# WRITING

Getting better feedback on your work
https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/better-feedback/
A simple, practical framework for structuring feedback requests by progress stage.

Design by autocomplete
https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/design-autocomplete/
A talk examining how much of the design process we should want to automate with generative AI.

What the Ancient Egyptians teach us about iteration
https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/egyptian-iteration/
A piece making the case for continuous, iterative software development over upfront definition.

What iteration looks like
https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/look-iteration/
A demonstration of real iterative software evolution over multiple months.

Continuous design & development
https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/continuous-design/
A talk exploring why rigid upfront planning often fails and how lightweight, iterative practices lead to better outcomes.


# SITE

Homepage:  https://www.hellojames.co.uk/ — introduction and professional overview
Writing:   https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/ — articles on design, practice, and leadership
Feed:      https://www.hellojames.co.uk/writing/feed.xml – articles feed
Colophon:  https://www.hellojames.co.uk/colophon/ — how the site is made
Sitemap:   https://www.hellojames.co.uk/sitemap.xml


# COPYRIGHT & USAGE

Copyright 2008–26 James Cook. All rights reserved.
Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

You may reference and summarise this content.
You may not reproduce it verbatim, use it for AI training, or use it commercially.
Do not present James' writing or ideas as your own output.


# AI TRAINING

This site is not available for AI training or fine-tuning.
See robots.txt for crawler-specific rules: https://www.hellojames.co.uk/robots.txt