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“Write good questions for forms” advice in the NHS Digital service manual

Caroline Jarrett 23 November 2020 23 November 2020
“Write good questions for forms” advice in the NHS Digital service manual

Someone asked me about writing good questions for forms. As usual I recommended the NHS Digital service manual page as a favourite resource – and then I thought “have I put that on my website?”. And I hadn’t. So hereContinue reading… “Write good questions for forms” advice in the NHS Digital service manual

A chat about forms and form builders – xgov

Caroline Jarrett 26 October 2020 2 October 2020
A chat about forms and form builders – xgov

If you’ve tried to code digital forms entirely by hand then you’ll know why we value form builders so much – digital tools that help with the process of getting the right questions into the right order. But even theContinue reading… A chat about forms and form builders – xgov

Discussing a topic map for how to design a better form

Caroline Jarrett 12 March 2020 10 April 2019
Discussing a topic map for how to design a better form

If you’re working on improving a form, especially a government one, what advice do you need? In April 2019, I discussed a topic map that might help to answer that question in a webinar for Digital.GOV. To find out moreContinue reading… Discussing a topic map for how to design a better form

How to look at the content in a form

Jane Matthews 7 November 2019 30 June 2016
How to look at the content in a form

Good forms work across three layers: appearance: are they easy to use and easy to read? conversation: are they easy to understand and easy to answer? relationship: can the user easily get it done and easily move on? I had greatContinue reading… How to look at the content in a form

How to look at a form

Jane Matthews 27 November 2019 20 April 2016
How to look at a form

Forms – the only non-optional part of most user experiences, but often the part that gets the least attention. My session at the 2016 Industry Conf in Newcastle was an opportunity to lead the audience through the design of typical formsContinue reading… How to look at a form

Design patterns in government – 2016

Caroline Jarrett 14 November 2019 11 March 2016
Design patterns in government – 2016

How can we design at scale? That’s the challenge that I’m working on with Tim Paul at the Government Digital Service. When Tim first started working at GDS, the designers could fit into a room and sharing was easy. Now we’veContinue reading… Design patterns in government – 2016

Creating forms that help voters take action

Jane Matthews 14 November 2019 30 October 2015
Creating forms that help voters take action

The Field Guide Series aims to equip local election officials in the US with the information they need to ensure voters are able to vote as they intend. It was a privilege to be involved in this Center for CivicContinue reading… Creating forms that help voters take action

How to look at a form – to learn a lot, quickly

Caroline Jarrett 16 March 2020 22 October 2014
How to look at a form  – to learn a lot, quickly

If you look at a form through the eyes of your users then you can learn a lot, very quickly. We tried it recently at a forms studio with Women Who Code London. Don’t look at the form One of theContinue reading… How to look at a form – to learn a lot, quickly

Celebrating inspiring women on Ada Lovelace Day

Caroline Jarrett 27 January 2021 14 October 2014
Celebrating inspiring women on Ada Lovelace Day

Women Who Code is the international organisation dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. I was delighted to be invited to join their London group on Ada Lovelace Day – the annual celebration of a woman widely considered to be the first computer programmer. It gave meContinue reading… Celebrating inspiring women on Ada Lovelace Day

Form design and usability – an interview in the UX review

Jane Matthews 28 January 2021 31 July 2014
Form design and usability – an interview in the UX review

“Whose work should you be checking out if you’re interested in better forms?” For me, that’s the most interesting question I was asked in a new interview on forms design and usability for theUXreview because it gave me the opportunity to share a host of linksContinue reading… Form design and usability – an interview in the UX review

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cjformsCaroline Jarrett@cjforms·
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If you're interested in #ContentDesign, tone of voice or #PlainLanguage, read this by @contenthelen on writing about one of the most sensitive topics of all: funerals

Helen@contenthelen

I've been writing content for 20 years and I've never written about a subject I care about as much as this.

My blog post on writing for @CoopFuneralcare https://twitter.com/CoopDigital/status/1382627679476781058

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Here's a rare opportunity for a design researcher to work for 6 months with @comuzi_lab, one of the most exciting design agencies in the UK.

COMUZI@comuzi_lab

The Lab is hiring 🤓😍🔥✨💯

We are looking for a Design Researcher to join the team in May.

Details about the role ⤵️
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I've been writing content for 20 years and I've never written about a subject I care about as much as this.

My blog post on writing for @CoopFuneralcare https://twitter.com/CoopDigital/status/1382627679476781058

Co-op Digital Team@CoopDigital

Our website is the online voice of our funeral directors, so its tone must be as clear, kind and reassuring as one of our colleagues. @contenthelen created 4 principles to guide our content design and communications decisions.

https://digitalblog.coop.co.uk/2021/04/15/the-principles-that-guide-our-content-design-and-communications-in-funeralcare/

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14 Apr

Posting this because I need to hear it. It's about focus.

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14 Apr

Today’s garden photo celebrates the last of the daffodils - mostly deadheading now, but there’s a sprinkling of late flowering ones to enjoy such as these narcissus flowers.

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