Before we can delve into creating the shiny new content for our website, we need to decide on the fundamental structure of how we will organise and label the content. In other words the Information Architecture (IA). Think of the website as a tree – the trunk is the homepage and each branch is a… Read more Tree testing: the roots for a successful website
As well as regularly asking the public for their feedback to help us make improvements to the website, we recently put out a quick survey for staff and councillors across the Dorsetforyou Partnership. There was a good spread of responses from all of our partner councils across Dorset. Most of what they told us agrees what we already know… Read more Finding out more about our audience
Well… truthfully, we won it months ago but we’ve all been so busy beavering away with our new website project that I forgot to take the time to blog about it! On 29 June, we received the “Best for Business Licensing” Better Connected websites award for our Temporary Event Notice page. Our page was selected… Read more We’ve won an award!
How we are bringing data to life in the age of online as we modernise and improve upon council services. Digital Team
Have a look at a random list of interesting links the Digital Team have collected over the last few months. Digital Team
One of my priority areas is the “Dorset Local Offer”. This term doesn’t mean a lot to most people but, those who know the phrase know it well. Dorset’s Local Offer is what we offer, in Dorset, for the families of children and young people with Special Educational Need and/or Disabilities (SEND). To give you… Read more My redesign experience with the Dorset Local Offer
We’re spreading the love this Valentine’s Day with our new and improved webpages on marriages and civil partnerships. When I was assigned this area in the content redesign project, I was excited to get stuck in. There was a lot of work to do around wedding venues, so I knew I’d have the chance to… Read more Roses are red, violets are blue, if you’re getting married, visit Dorsetforyou
The New Year brings a fresh start and a new wave of motivation to make healthier choices through diet and exercise for many of us. But a couple of months in to 2017, those resolutions can seem like a distant memory. To help you get back on track, our leisure centre web pages have changed… Read more New Year, new me, new web pages
Looking to dive into a new challenge? Digital jobs in Dorset We’re looking for a Senior Content Designer to join our friendly little digital team and help shape future digital services for Dorset. We need someone with great people skills and great project management skills: Senior Content Designer job advert. Our colleagues in Children’s Services… Read more New year new horizons
We’ve been quiet for a while but for good reasons. The fully staffed project team is now in place and we are busy beavering away redesigning our online content while keeping in mind our design principles. One of my assigned priority redesign areas is the waste and recycling website and questions like the above have… Read more Do you call it a tip or a dump? A recycling centre or recycling village?…..answers on a postcard please
