Blog
2019/2020
2019 was brilliant. We’ve: trained over 500 people across 4 countries, moved our course to Australia, worked with companies like Office of National Statistics (ONS), British Red Cross, Hilton, UKRI, Equiniti and Which?, donated 147 number of trees to our usabilitrees...
Our first Content Design Academy
How it went, what we learned, what we will change From September to November 2019 we ran our first content design academy. For 12 weeks 18 students worked through a content sprint. For this, we partnered with the charity Action Duchenne that helps families with...
What is content design?
Content design is answering a user need in the best way for the user to consume it. In my book, I said: “Content design is a way of thinking. “It's about using data and evidence to give the audience what they need, at the time they need it and in a way they expect.”...
Hidden decisions: why we need content to rebuild trust in technology by Jo Schofield
More and more, we can get information wherever and whenever we need it. Interfaces surround us. They’re our assistants, collaborators and companions. They give us recommendations, information and jokes; breaking news, restaurant recommendations and history lessons;...
Data and user needs – what we did in the Content Design Academy
We are running our first 12-week Content Design Academy. We have a stellar group of people working on a project for Action Duchenne which helps children with muscular dystrophy and their families. Here the academy students share their learnings and experiences on...
Content discovery – how we did it in the Content Design Academy
We are running our first 12-week Content Design Academy. We have a stellar group of people working on a project for Action Duchenne which helps children with muscular dystrophy and their families. Here the academy students share their learnings and experiences on what...
Content Design course winners
To launch CDL’s international courses we ran a competition on 16th -23rd October 2019 to win a spot on one of our courses in Manchester and Australia. We’ll have more competitions in the coming months so look out for other opportunities. The competition question was:...
Getting into content design by Persis Howe
No one I know who’s working in digital content actually studied that at school. I studied English and Theater. I’ve worked with great content strategists who have degrees in art, biology, women’s studies and international relations. There is no single path into...
Competition: win a place on 1 of our 4 international 2-day Content Design courses
To launch CDL’s international courses we are giving you the chance to win 1 of 4 prizes. Enter to win a place on our 2-day course in 1 of these locations: The Hague, The Netherlands (this course is taught in Dutch), Sydney, Australia, Manchester, England, San...
Content discovery on a budget by Peter van Grieken
Content discovery is an essential part of content design. Doing research at the start of a project also enables us to produce content that meets our users’ needs and matches their mental models. Ideally, you work with a user researcher who helps you understand your...