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My first month as a content designer
My first month as a content designer
Insights from my first 4 weeks as Content Design Intern at Scope
Josh Barnett
Jun 14
Removing barriers in content design recruitment
Removing barriers in content design recruitment
We changed our recruitment process to make it more accessible to disabled people.
Jack Garfinkel
Jun 9
Content designer job advert example
This example advert is based on the advert we used for our paid content design intern role in 2022.
Jack Garfinkel
May 23
Content designer recruitment task instructions
We gave candidates an editing task to do at home. We wanted to see if people could follow instruction and learn new skills, then use them…
Jack Garfinkel
May 23
Running meetings to include people using screen readers
Running meetings to include people using screen readers
Share links to documents, slides and apps. Learn how to narrate them in a useful way.
Jack Garfinkel
Dec 21, 2021
Accessible meetings
Accessible meetings
How we have shaped how we behave and the technologies we use after finding out what our team members need.
Jack Garfinkel
Dec 21, 2021
What we learned from our co-produced project
What we learned from our co-produced project
This blog is about our co-produced project in the content design team at Scope. Team members have shared practical advice which we hope…
Grace Lauren
Nov 22, 2021
What I learned from my first co-produced design project
What I learned from my first co-produced design project
Our content design team at Scope ran a co-produced project to help newly disabled people find our information and advice. You can read more…
Grace Lauren
Nov 22, 2021
Making co-production accessible
Published on behalf of Ruth Murran (@ruth_murran), one of our co-producers.
Stephanie Coulshed
Nov 22, 2021
My experience of co-production
Published on behalf of Sue Boddy, one of our co-producers.
Stephanie Coulshed
Nov 22, 2021
Some reflections on co-production
Here are my reflections following our first co-production project in the content design team at Scope. You can read more about the project…
Stephanie Coulshed
Nov 22, 2021
How we use keywords and search data to improve our content
How we use keywords and search data to improve our content
We have always used keyword data to create our titles and headings, and to mirror the language of our audience. More recently we have…
Grace Lauren
Aug 16, 2021
Using data to find out what content to improve
Using data to find out what content to improve
Pageviews only tell you if your content is being looked at, not if it’s working.
Jack Garfinkel
Jul 29, 2021
Why everyone should write inclusive and accessible content
Why everyone should write inclusive and accessible content
Today I’m going to write about a passion of mine. It’s the thing that I’m muttering about in my sleep and will rant about at anyone who…
Elisabeth Ward
Aug 11, 2020
How user testing has changed during coronavirus
How user testing has changed during coronavirus
User testing has always been important when improving our online advice and support. The onset of coronavirus put new demands on our work…
Grace Lauren
Jun 11, 2020
Testing with an internal and external audience
Testing with an internal and external audience
Way back before the onset of coronavirus, which now feels like a very long time ago, we tested a content item with parents about the…
Andy Lancaster
May 26, 2020
Fast-track content design for coronavirus
Fast-track content design for coronavirus
We want to give disabled people and their families the information and advice they need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Stephanie Coulshed
Apr 23, 2020
Test your content because subject experts do not think like users
Test your content because subject experts do not think like users
We need subject experts to write content. Most work for Scope. Others are freelancers. Almost all give advice and support to disabled…
Jack Garfinkel
Aug 6, 2019
Finding and testing the language your readers use
Finding and testing the language your readers use
Being a content designer means putting people at the heart of what we do. Researchers create user stories that tell us what people need to…
Elisabeth Ward
Jun 19, 2019
Disability, language and service design
Disability, language and service design
I’ve been inundated with literally two questions about language and disability from people working in government.
Jack Garfinkel
May 29, 2019
Using Kanban to manage content production
Using Kanban to manage content production
Kanban is a visual management tool for the continuous delivery of products that is now used in software development and other knowledge…
Stephanie Coulshed
Apr 23, 2019
How to run a retro
How to run a retro
Retrospective means to ‘look back’ and reflect on what has been done in the past.
Memona Ahmed
Feb 28, 2019
Researching the reality of accessible public transport
Researching the reality of accessible public transport
An introduction to ethnographic research and how it can be used to improve the information and advice given to disabled people.
Alex Cleator
Feb 25, 2019
Persona-based content design
Persona-based content design
Personas are crucial for creating and testing content. Find out why and how we use personas at Scope, and what challenges we have faced…
Mariana Barros
Jan 29, 2019
First rule of Crit Club: talk about the content
First rule of Crit Club: talk about the content
A multi-disciplinary content critique, or crit, allows subject experts to comment on a piece of content before it’s shown to a wider…
David Evans
Jan 29, 2019
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