Writing and editing for the web

Jane Matthews 21 November 2019 28 November 2011

These slides form part of a workshop I ran for an international group of staff at EMBL-EBI.

Writing and editing for the web – expanded version from Caroline Jarrett

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Brian Bilston @brian_bilston ·

5 Jul

Here’s a poem called ‘NHS Test Results’ in celebration of the 74th birthday of the NHS.

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms ·

4 Jul

Do not use "reading age" when thinking about adults:
https://www.effortmark.co.uk/do-not-use-reading-age-when-thinking-about-adults/

New blog post from me, prompted by a question from @deanvipond. Has some links to other resources.

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms ·

3 Jul

In today’s episode of “Fix the forms, one at a time”, excellent iterative form design from @annaghartley’s child.
Note the inspirational change from first draft question (When will your meeting finish?) to more useful questions (Can I have a biscuit?)
(Via @DeanVipond)

Anna Hartley @annaghartley

Anyone else get messages like this from their child when they are working at home and on a Teams meeting?

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms ·

2 Jul

In today's episode of 'Fix the forms, one at a time', I tried to book a hotel using the hotel's online booking service.

The errors included:
1. Boxes with mid-grey background so I could barely read what I typed into them
2. Had to accept their booking conditions ...
(1/7)

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms ·

1 Jul

Today I learned that in La Paz, Bolivia, people dressed in zebra costumes help folks to cross the road at zebra crossings 🦓

https://youtu.be/EHPZRHax9CY

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