Play Testing
Play Testing
Side-projects where I stress-test AI models for art, music & micro-apps, show off new paintings and other general nonsense that's not "professional."
I’m inventorying light, screens, and schedules with a poet’s precision, then letting the chorus become a coping mantra I can live inside: “Same sun, different time—still online.” It’s my paradox of collective isolation — millions of us awake under one star, staggered by clocks, calendars, and slow burn.
I’m inventorying light, screens, and schedules with a poet’s precision, then letting the chorus become a coping mantra I can live inside: “Same sun, different time—still online.” It’s my paradox of collective isolation — millions of us awake under one star, staggered by clocks, calendars, and slow burn.
Systim is a custom ChatGPT agent I created to help people explore my UX leadership experience in a smarter, more contextual way. It lets hiring managers, product leaders, and collaborators ask real questions — about projects, strategy, or challenges — and responds with insights drawn directly from my career in healthcare, telecom, SaaS, and more.
Systim is a custom ChatGPT agent I created to help people explore my UX leadership experience in a smarter, more contextual way. It lets hiring managers, product leaders, and collaborators ask real questions — about projects, strategy, or challenges — and responds with insights drawn directly from my career in healthcare, telecom, SaaS, and more.
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Systim is a custom ChatGPT agent I created to help people explore my UX leadership experience in a smarter, more contextual way. It lets hiring managers, product leaders, and collaborators ask real questions — about projects, strategy, or challenges — and responds with insights drawn directly from my career in healthcare, telecom, SaaS, and more.
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My personal take on the tension between AI’s environmental cost and its creative potential — sparked by a real conversation with my daughter daughter. Thoughtful, candid, and grounded in practical design experience.
My personal take on the tension between AI’s environmental cost and its creative potential — sparked by a real conversation with my daughter daughter. Thoughtful, candid, and grounded in practical design experience.
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My personal take on the tension between AI’s environmental cost and its creative potential — sparked by a real conversation with my daughter daughter. Thoughtful, candid, and grounded in practical design experience.
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AI isn’t a shortcut — it’s a multiplier. In my UW lecture, I showed how AI reshapes UX research and design, cutting overhead, deepening insights, and helping the next generation of designers think bigger and move faster.
AI isn’t a shortcut — it’s a multiplier. In my UW lecture, I showed how AI reshapes UX research and design, cutting overhead, deepening insights, and helping the next generation of designers think bigger and move faster.
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AI isn’t a shortcut — it’s a multiplier. In my UW lecture, I showed how AI reshapes UX research and design, cutting overhead, deepening insights, and helping the next generation of designers think bigger and move faster.
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UX Pilot is a custom AI partner that pushes design thinking beyond templates. It accelerates ideation and research—turning raw data into insights and helping teams reach clarity and impact faster.
UX Pilot is a custom AI partner that pushes design thinking beyond templates. It accelerates ideation and research—turning raw data into insights and helping teams reach clarity and impact faster.
String Theories shows how AI fuels creativity through rapid iteration. Using tools like Suno.com, I turned late-night experiments into a music collection—proving that AI expands artistic possibility, rather than replacing it.
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String Theories shows how AI fuels creativity through rapid iteration. Using tools like Suno.com, I turned late-night experiments into a music collection—proving that AI expands artistic possibility, rather than replacing it.
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September 2025
"If you write across multiple moods — or under multiple aliases — your catalog can feel scattered. We just built a compact system that keeps two distinct personas aligned under a single, cinematic thread…"
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September 2025
"If you write across multiple moods — or under multiple aliases — your catalog can feel scattered. We just built a compact system that keeps two distinct personas aligned under a single, cinematic thread…"
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July 2025
Designing Sound with AI: The Art of Music Prompting
I’ve been experimenting with how to turn musical influences into AI-ready prompts. Instead of just naming bands or albums, I break down the sound — the instruments, rhythms, textures, and moods — and translate them into short, vivid descriptions. The result is part producer’s note, part poem: clear enough for the AI to follow, but still human and evocative. This is where I share those experiments and test how far the prompts can go.
I’ve been experimenting with how to turn musical influences into AI-ready prompts. Instead of just naming bands or albums, I break down the sound — the instruments, rhythms, textures, and moods — and translate them into short, vivid descriptions. The result is part producer’s note, part poem: clear enough for the AI to follow, but still human and evocative. This is where I share those experiments and test how far the prompts can go.
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July 2025
Every song paints pictures in the mind— and to accompany the new song A New Kind of Feeling, I wanted those pictures to move and embody the spirit and sense of the song. Not just a static album cover, not just abstract footage. I wanted the visuals to grow and shift with the music, breathing in sync with the lyrics.
Every song paints pictures in the mind— and to accompany the new song A New Kind of Feeling, I wanted those pictures to move and embody the spirit and sense of the song. Not just a static album cover, not just abstract footage. I wanted the visuals to grow and shift with the music, breathing in sync with the lyrics.
July 2025
Allen Ginsberg, the incredible Beat poet of the 1950s - 1990s had mentioned that he found the Romantic poet William Blake a muse and inspiration. This new song, "Ginsberg Talked To Blake uses this theme as an analog for my long-time friendship with poet and writer, J.C. Coyle, based in Los Angeles, CA.
Allen Ginsberg, the incredible Beat poet of the 1950s - 1990s had mentioned that he found the Romantic poet William Blake a muse and inspiration. This new song, "Ginsberg Talked To Blake" uses this theme as an analog for my long-time friendship with poet and writer, J.C. Coyle, based in Los Angeles, CA. His poetry and writing has always been a personal inspiration for me, and a great metaphor for my relationship with J.C.
Using Suno.ai, ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Krea.ai, Midjourney.com, Adobe Premiere and Garageband, I created this new music and accompanying video. Enjoy.
February 2025
It started with an experiment: Could AI tools be used to create apparel, gifts, artwork that feels both beautifully crafted and genuinely unique? The answer, it turns out, is yes — and the Cellphoneparkinglot Etsy shop was born from that curiosity.
It started with an experiment: Could AI tools be used to create apparel, gifts, artwork that feels both beautifully crafted and genuinely unique? The answer, it turns out, is yes — and the Cellphoneparkinglot Etsy shop was born from that curiosity.
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Mini-tests: Generative AI and More
The Giant Robot Club: Experiments with Generative AI
The Giant Robot Club: Experiments with Generative AI
The Giant Robot Club: Experiments with Generative AI
The Giant Robot Club: Experiments with Generative AI
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
Text-to-image-to-video to VR and music
Text-to-image-to-video to VR and music
Text-to-image-to-video to VR and music
Text-to-image-to-video to VR and music
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
Creating a digital twin (D-ID)
Creating a digital twin (D-ID)
Creating a digital twin (D-ID)
Creating a digital twin (D-ID)
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
Generative AI Test - A Test With RunwayML
Generative AI Test - A Test With RunwayML
Generative AI Test - A Test With RunwayML
Generative AI Test - A Test With RunwayML
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
A test of Generative AI images for VR
A test of Generative AI images for VR
A test of Generative AI images for VR
A test of Generative AI images for VR
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
"Blackbird Beats" - A 20-Min DJ Set (circa 2001)
"Blackbird Beats" - A 20-Min DJ Set (circa 2001)
"Blackbird Beats" - A 20-Min DJ Set (circa 2001)
"Blackbird Beats" - A 20-Min DJ Set (circa 2001)
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
Experimenting with mobile A.R.
Experimenting with mobile A.R.
Experimenting with mobile A.R.
Experimenting with mobile A.R.
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
DraftXR Experiment in VR
DraftXR Experiment in VR
DraftXR Experiment in VR
DraftXR Experiment in VR
Flagship business responsive website UX/UI
AI Model Exploration
I've been spending a lot of time focusing on AI both professionally and creatively. Below are some of the tools I regularly use and find to give the best results for my purposes when designing both enterprise-level and "microsites." This is just my experience. If you think they should be reordered or other tools should be added/replaced, let me know! I'm very interested in learning new things within the AI field.
Image Generation
Krea.ai
Midjourney
Pika.art
ChatGPT
9.0
8.5
8.0
6
6
5
Wireframes and UI
UX Pilot
Relume.io
Galilieo
UIzard
UIzard
Galileo
9.0
8.0
7.0
6
6.0
UX Research and Strategy
ChatGPT
Otter.ai
NotebookLM
Claude
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
I'd love to connect.
Please drop me a line. I'm very friendly and love to take on new challenges.
I'd love to connect.
Please drop me a line. I'm very friendly and love to take on new challenges.
I'd love to connect.
Please drop me a line. I'm very friendly and love to take on new challenges.
I'd love to connect.
Please drop me a line. I'm very friendly and love to take on new challenges.
Contact Tim
+1 206-427-0664
© 2024 Tim Aidlin. All rights reserved of their respective owners.
All brands, screens, and assets used by permission of owners. Some examples available during live review, on request.
© 2024 Tim Aidlin and respective owners, used with permission.
Contact Tim
+1 206-427-0664
© 2024 Tim Aidlin. All rights reserved of their respective owners.
All brands, screens, and assets used by permission of owners. Some examples available during live review, on request.
Contact Tim
+1 206-427-0664
© 2024 Tim Aidlin. All rights reserved of their respective owners.
All brands, screens, and assets used by permission of owners. Some examples available during live review, on request.