Since presenting at DrupalCon in 2022 I have been contributing to Drupal’s marketing and usability initiatives. Returning to speak at DrupalCon 2023, I wanted to share what I’d learned, do some hands-on activities and encourage the community to apply UX principles to all things Drupal. Coming back to DrupalCon with some experience contributing I was […]
Read moreDrupal is the content management system underpinning EdWeb (and EdWeb2). It’s open source meaning it’s built by the community for the community. I’ve been contributing my UX expertise to Drupal since speaking at DrupalCon in 2022. Drupal’s just for developers, right? Wrong. When I first encountered Drupal in my role as UX lead on the […]
Read moreWe’ve spent the last year listening to our community of practice to help us to make much needed changes to the Effective Digital Content training. The Effective Digital Content training course is a series of videos and quizzes that sits on the virtual learning environment Learn. It is a mandatory course for any staff who […]
Read moreWhen I began learning how to test websites and apps for accessibility, it was to lend support to my unit, which needed products to have accessibility reports and statements. I was also intrigued as a user experience practitioner; if I could understand what it’s like to use assistive software to navigate a digital environment, this […]
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The Change Advisory Board (CAB) helps bring requests, changes and improvements into the Design System. In September, we processed our first Requests for Change through the CAB, approving accessibility changes that had been submitted by another team. This allowed us to put into practice our process for maintaining and updating what is contained within the […]
Read moreA three-day conference bringing together practitioners, supporters and advocates, Service Design in Government (SD in Gov) is an annual opportunity to learn about the design, delivery and management of services in the public sector. With sessions from individuals from a variety of backgrounds and organisations it offers the chance to learn about service design strategy […]
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The aim of personae is to help designers think about how people will interact with what they are creating. Personae […]
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Original board games created by University of Edinburgh postgraduate students from Design Informatics at the Edinburgh College of Art during […]
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Lothian Health Services Archive (LHSA) website packed with educational resources, images and audio visual material from their UNESCO-recognised HIV/AIDS collections […]
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