Archives for the month "June 2011"

Plain Language comes to the US – for real, this time

June 28, 2011 · Posted in Content Development, Information Design and Usability  

The US will join the UK and Australia, which have Plain Language policies. As of October, the US will adopt the principles of Plain Language that makes content more accessible to low-literacy and ESL readers. Among the first initiatives was to design forms in plain language so that the average person could actually understand and [...]

If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention

June 15, 2011 · Posted in Content Strategies, usability, user experience  

The signage in Vancouver’s transit system is an example of how small content problems can have a negative effect on the overall user experience.

The Content Strategy Bookshself

June 6, 2011 · Posted in Content Strategies  

If you were to look at your library of books related to content strategy – directly or indirectly – what would be on that shelf? Here’s what is on mine.