Content design
Read our blog posts on content design. You'll learn what content design is, why you need it and how to apply it to your work.
Signs expose some of the problems that content designers try to fix in our work. We try to choose the right combination of words and design to help our users do, get, or know something. And really, that’s what signs are trying to do too: whether it’s directing us somewhere, telling us what to do (or not do), or giving us important information.
Have you seen the TV series called Years and Years? Set between 2019 and 2034, in the UK, it focuses on how changes in politics, language and tech affects everyday lives. For me, it shone a bright, harsh light on our potential future.
Guest author Thomas Chan shares his advice on designing international products for high and low context cultures for different international markets.
Senior content designer Nia shares a project she led with Redbridge Council to design tone of voice examples for different types of communication. Find out how we explored the differences and relationships between voice, tone, style, and language. And get a step-by-step guide to running a tone of voice workshop with your team.
December is always a good time to reflect, so I asked the content team at CDL to share their top content topics of the year.