Say what you see – the way we write chart titles is changing
What’s the idea? Currently, most of the chart titles used across the ONS are purely statistical, signposting the data within…
Read more Making better bulletins – let’s start with what we know
Statistical bulletins are a critical part of what we do at the ONS. They are read by more people than…
Read moreBet your bottom dollar, you’ll lose the blues in Chicago
In March I was fortunate enough to travel with a colleague to Chicago to participate in the annual NICAR (National…
Read moreA week in a newsroom
The past, present and future of ONS statistical bulletins
When my colleague Laura Churchill and I joined the ONS editorial team early in 2016, top of our to-do list…
Read moreConCon6: making content count
As a somewhat newbie to the Civil Service, when I first heard the words “ConCon6” it is not surprising that…
Read moreBack to the future: changing the way we write numbers
Hipsters, gin and the Basket of Goods…the making of the movie
Content lessons from across the Civil Service
This month, myself and the rest of the Editorial team attended a content meet-up that ONS joint-hosted with the Intellectual…
Read moreSo long and thanks for all the stats!
One of the founder members of the visual.ONS team has moved on to pastures new. Hannah Thomas has been an integral part of the team, which has pushed the boundaries of data visualisation. Here she writes about her time at ONS. We will miss you StatsHan!
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