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…
Read more on A week in the life of a census content designerThe Office for National Statistics is a bakery. Let me explain…
I love metaphors, and use them a lot when trying to articulate my thinking, and recently I’ve been thinking a…
Read more on The Office for National Statistics is a bakery. Let me explain…Digital Leaders Week
Digital Leaders week is a week of events to share expertise and showcase the amazing work that happens in Digital…
Read more on Digital Leaders WeekNana’s New Hip
Yesterday morning, the Digital Women Wales network met at an event in Cardiff to talk about ‘A Woman’s Place is…
Read more on Nana’s New HipHelping users get what they need from ONS bulletins
For the past 12 months or so, the search term “gender pay gap” has consistently been one of the most…
Read more on Helping users get what they need from ONS bulletinsWriting about statistics: why is shorter, better?
Here at ONS, we’re doing a lot of work on our statistical bulletins – the pages we publish alongside new…
Read more on Writing about statistics: why is shorter, better?Redesigning bulletins (my first, and Benjy’s second, Design Sprint)
As you may have seen from Darren’s blog post, we are focussing on redesigning our statistical bulletins. To kick-start this work,…
Read more on Redesigning bulletins (my first, and Benjy’s second, Design Sprint)Bulletin development – making pages ‘easier to read’
What does this image look like to you? It’s actually the quarterly Crime bulletin from January this year. As part…
Read more on Bulletin development – making pages ‘easier to read’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 more on Making better bulletins – let’s start with what we knowHow we’re using data dashboards for content design at ONS
This is the final post in our short series on using data for content design at ONS. My first blog…
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