Content Strategy and Information Architecture: What the Hell?!
I had an exciting and informative time at LavaCon last week, and live-blogged as much as I could. Of course, I couldn’t live-blog my own talk, but I can provide you with the slides, in case you missed...
View ArticleLive from CSA: Interview: Content Design – Working Together for an Elegant...
Interview: Content Design – Working Together for an Elegant User Experience, by Dave Lippman and DeAnn Wright DeAnn: How did your intro to content strategy start? Dave: My experience started with...
View ArticleLive from CSA: Next Level of Collaboration: The Future of Content & Web Design
Next Level of Collaboration: The Future of Content & Web Design, by Rebekah Cancino Work used to be simple. It was tangible and had clear edges. (quote from @kerry_anne) – but now everything has...
View ArticleWhy is “In Progress” a Dirty Word?
Source: AdWeek Picture this: you’ve hired a design team, and you come to a meeting, ready to see the latest designs. But when they’re presented, you start noticing typos… things you asked to be changed...
View ArticleCollaboration for Content Maintenance and Change
This weekend I took a quick trip to Philly to attend and speak at Conduit 2018, hosted by the Society of Technical Communications Philadelphia Metro Chapter. The main takeaway? Collaboration is key....
View ArticleSEO + Content Strategy = SEO Strategy
I’m sick of fighting with SEO experts. Not because I dislike them, or because I think they’re wrong or they’re stupid. I’m sick of fighting because I know we need an SEO strategy. Every SEO expert I’ve...
View ArticleAn Island Never Cries – and Never Designs
Today I have several stories, all with the same moral: we can’t do our best work in isolation. Design systems exist for a reason. A Story of Teenage Angst “I am a rock I am an island I’ve built walls A...
View ArticleThe Role of Requirements
I worked on a recent project with very enthusiastic stakeholders. They were very hands on, and we had many long requirements, strategy, and design discussions to come to consensus and take in feedback....
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