Aug 23, 2021Weeknotes: August 16th — 20thPlenty going on this week, mainly lots of smaller bits and interesting meetings than being focussed on one thing in particular. DDaT for testing We put the final polish on a word doc version of some learning materials for ECC staff. They’ll be shared with the wider team for testing. …Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Aug 16, 2021Weeknotes: August 9th — 13thFinding it harder than usual to keep up with these weeknote posts for some reason. Here’s a quick little update: DDaT While working on learning modules, we thought a lot about the structure and how to make it flow as a narrative. One assumption floating around in the ether is that…Weeknotes1 min readWeeknotes1 min read
Aug 9, 2021Weeknotes-August 2nd-August 6thI’m really behind on weeknotes! Partly due to getting married, which was lots of fun. There were also tons of meetings last week — lots of fun meetups and workshops to attend! Structural changes A bit of head scratching this week with DDaT content. We had our 6 ‘units’ done, but the…Weeknotes1 min readWeeknotes1 min read
Jul 23, 2021Weeknotes — June 19th — 23rdYes, I missed a week. It was a good pal’s wedding alright. Cut me some slack! From what I remember it was all hands on deck for Ways of Working content, all hands on deck, hitting those deadlines kind of stuff. With the added heat it’s all becoming a bit…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Jul 9, 2021Weeknotes- July 5th — July 9thIt’s coming home, it’s coming home etc etc. Independent Visitors This is a fantastic scheme that I’ve enjoyed learning about this week. It pairs up volunteers with a child or young person in care. They can bond over all kinds of things, sport, films, whatever, and organise meet ups at least once…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Jul 2, 2021Weeknotes-June 28th-July 2ndIt’s coming home? Perhaps. Just let me enjoy this moment of bliss before we inevitably get knocked out of the Euros on Saturday. Anyway, enough about that, what’s been kicking off at Essex? Back of the net Ok one last football reference, this project is finally over the line. Heatmaps set-up, keywords engaged. …Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Jun 25, 2021Weeknotes — June 21st — 25thMore new faces This week saw the addition of another person from design agency Scroll! This time in a Lead Content Designer capacity, while a newly hired lead serves out their three month notice period. It’s cool to have another experienced designer in the team — they have a lot of GDS and…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Jun 18, 2021Weeknotes — June 14th — 18thStay out of this, cowboys I continued to iron out content for Technology Enabled Care. It consists of information pages for people with care needs, advising them on what could help them and whether the council can help pay for it. Feedback from stakeholders and team members was useful . In the end we decided…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Jun 11, 2021Weeknotes: June 3rd — 11thMy journey at Essex County Council started with the usual admin-y stuff such as getting set up on IT. Even before starting, the team was really welcoming and ace at making sure I had everything I needed to get set up. Meeting the team A lot of the first week has been about…Content Design2 min readContent Design2 min read
Mar 14, 2021Improving users’ in-kitchen experienceA design sprint looking at grocery site Flavr’s recipe usability Context A 3-week sprint with a group of 4, for our final project as part of GA’s immersive course, designing for a live client. The Challenge The client for this project was Flavr, a start-up that aims to take the stress out of…UX Design8 min readUX Design8 min read
