A slow and fast week, things definitely winding down with little pockets of mince pie fuelled urgency here and there. Haven’t actually had a mince pie yet. Need to rectify asap. What was good? Training new editors on LocalGov Drupal CMS. Seems similar enough to what they’ve used
It’s that kind of busy period where everyone’s trying to get things done before Christmas kicks in. All good fun, not ready to be festive yet but will morph into mince pie mode from next week. What was good? Pulling together insights from usability testing last week, making
This week has been all about user research sessions, and lots of interesting talks from LocalGov Drupal week. What was good? Getting useful insights from usability testing sessions. Talks from other councils getting into the nitty gritty of how they manage their content. Some changes to our cookie banner going
The GDS design system says “Avoid using images for unnecessary decoration.” This makes sense. When are they necessary then? As content designers we’re often pushing back against marketing images that clutter pages. But, are we doing a disservice to dyslexic users, for example, or anyone that finds an image
The ghost of Christmas looms ever nearer. This week included lots of interesting meet ups and chats, as well as prep for user research. What was good? We finally published some changes to ‘report a concern about a child’ form. It’s absolutely not perfect and we were really restricted
It’s been a slow and fast week: our own guidance that we can quickly publish then iterate, alongside projects which take time and input from subject matter experts with limited space in diaries. Some gigs to go to this week which helps keep the serotonin flowing as the nights
Happy Halloween! Looking forward to pizza and scary movies tonight. Felt like a slow week, but likely because it’s half term, so I’m sure the ghosts of projects that are in limbo will swoop back into town next week. Not sure if that metaphor makes any sense but
For a change I’m going to experiment with a few set questions, to see if I like any of them for future weeknotes. To be fair I’m usually happy to just chuck down thoughts on the past week without this structure, but curious if this could help focus
This week has felt grey and slightly apocalyptic. The long suffering roof on the block of flats we live in is finally getting fixed which is great, but this means lots of clanging and banging. Noise cancelling headphones are a beautiful thing. Work wise different projects have been inching forwards
After a week off that involved a fun but super tiring wedding (5 days of Indian, Italian and British traditions) this week has felt a bit like swimming through treacle. Back to feeling like a human again now though, and some progress made. Improved cookie banner The thing I’m
I’m not the biggest Iron Maiden fan (know the hits and that’s about it) but got a mate who’s desperate to see them while they’re still touring, so I’ve literally got 2 tickets to Iron Maiden baby! (for Knebworth next year). Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag (Official
Slightly weird week with some sad events happening in my local neighbourhood, but overall a good one and feeling grateful. It’s been a week of receiving nice messages from colleagues and wider networks. Reminded of how supportive the design and gov community can be. With strange timing, I was