What a content designer does in alpha
What a content designer does in alpha
Kaitlin D'Avella explains what content designers do in the alpha stage of a project.
Data, tools and people: Introducing the three enablers of Defra’s Data Analytics and Science Hub
Pippa Sumner sets out how Defra is taking further strides towards being an increasingly data-driven organisation.
Same difference: the two sides of the same internship coin
In National Inclusion Week, two young professionals, Zach Shiels and Elora Parocki, who recently spent time in Defra through different internship schemes, reflect on their experiences and the things they learned.
Leader’s blog: Colin Banno-Thornton on the future of digital delivery in Defra
Colin Banno-Thornton, Director of Major Projects and Digital Delivery, explains how we made some organisational changes in our Digital data and technology organisation earlier in the year to bring together our projects and digital delivery teams into a single, digital delivery portfolio.
Recognising the power of literacy when designing services
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Lucy Hartley, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, User centred design
In support of International Literacy Day Lucy Hartley explores why literacy is so vital to her team’s work – content design - in particular the need to follow best practice when producing content and using plain English.
How we’re taking fishing rod licences digital
In the last of our Blogs celebrating National Fishing Month, Digital Product Manager Melinda Twigg shares some reflections on her team’s work over the past year to develop digital fishing licences.
Collaborative design: how content and interaction designers can work together to solve problems
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Caroline Vickers and Joe Horton, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra interaction, User centred design
Senior Content Designer Caroline Vickers and Senior Interaction Designer Joe Horton recently worked together on a GOV.UK service. They share how they found collaborative ways of working and the tools that worked best.
Defra Data Heroes: meet the Geospatial Service Management Team
In the latest from our Defra Data Heroes series, Matthew McArthur tells us about the value and importance of one of his team's key platforms - the Earth Observation Data Service.
Working well with subject matter experts: 6 tips for content designers
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Anna Scott, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Open data, User centred design
From explaining your role to working out their pain points, Content Designer Anna Scott shares tips for creating great relationships and working well with subject matter experts Hi, I’m Anna. I joined Defra as a content designer just over a …
Preservation, compliance, and registration: three keys to managing our precious water resources
In World Water Week Mark Harvett, a digital product manager at the Environment Agency, tells us about the impacts of the driest period in nearly 50 years on our water resources and the role of email alerts in helping abstractors comply with conditions on their abstraction licences.
Check, check, check; new rod licence app continues to bring benefits
Service Manager Joe Simpson explains how Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers (FEOs) have been making leaps and bounds in licence checking, thanks to a new app designed and built by Defra’s ‘I Want to Fish’ digital team.
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