A week in the life of a census content designer
Earlier this year, I shadowed two senior content designers bringing Census 2021 to life. In the world of census, nothing…
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As an English literature graduate, I have always associated old, leather-bound books with great works of fiction. But when I…
Read more on 50 years on: are our digital releases more user-friendly than their print predecessors?Reflections on content design at ONS
In May 2019 our Head of Content Design Kieran Forde wrote a blog post: Five ways content designers are changing…
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In the world of web content, there’s a common misconception that accessibility refers to people with specific needs, like those who use screen readers or other…
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Over the past couple of months, we have been working with the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) to test how easy…
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Practical design tips you can follow to improve the readability of documents and presentations Introduction to accessibility There’s a lot…
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I’m Sarah Brooks, I’m a Product Manager for Business Electronic Questionnaire (eQ) and Author, and my role is to work…
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It’s official: Digital Leaders week is over for 2019! From the 17 to 21 June we hosted 6 events on…
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Have you ever wondered how a blind person reads their post? How someone with reduced mobility in their hands uses…
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I’m Sarah and I work in the Electronic Questionnaire (eQ) team within Survey Data Collection, at Office for National Statistics….
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