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Content Design Podcast

Vanessa Barlow

Make your digital content way more effective with content design. Combining UX, user research and copywriting, get content design tips to help you meet your users' needs and solve their prob...

Episodes

17 episodes

S3 Episode 4 - Work smarter and faster with these content hacks and tools from Danny Chadburn

Are you inundated with emails requesting content? Do you spend ages going through different data sources? Do you find yourself doing the sam...

18:03Jun 22, 2020

S3 Episode 3 - Working with graphic and UX designers as a designer who writes with Scott Kubie

“You’re a member of the design team. As part of that team, advocate for words.” Are you the only writer in a team of visual designers? Scott...

49:47Jun 8, 2020

S3 Episode 2 - Creating NHS content at speed with Olivia Sperring-Jones, Content Lead at NHSX

Need to create great content fast? Find out how Olivia Sperring-Jones, Content Lead at NHSX , rapidly created content in response to Covid-1...

41:08May 24, 2020

S3 Episode 1 – Kicking off a digital content project with Jack Garfinkel, Senior Content Designer at Scope

Want to introduce content design to your organisation? Jack Garfinkel chats about how he did just that at Scope . From introducing crits and...

30:28May 11, 2020

S2 Episode 6 – Writing for your passion project with Kezia Newson

We chat to Kezia Newson, co-founder of The Time Ladies and contributor to Doctor Who Magazine about how she balances her passion projects wi...

51:52Apr 1, 2019

S2 Episode 5 - How to use social media to understand your audience and transform your content, with Laura McNally, Head of Social at Auto Trader

Social media can be a quick, cheap and effective testing ground to discover the different content that resonates with your target audience....

42:11Mar 18, 2019

S2 Episode 4 - How to be an exceptional content designer, with Sarah Richards, creator of the content design discipline

Sarah Richards, author of ' Content Design ' and creator of the content design discipline takes us through some of the key techniq...

42:37Dec 3, 2018

S2 Episode 3 - How to win clients with a great online portfolio

For all you freelance content designers out there, here's how to create a stand-out online portfolio. We chat to Owen Priestly, content...

13:38Nov 19, 2018

S2 Episode 2 - Applying lean design to content with Owen Priestly, UX Writer at Google

You’ve heard of lean UX , but have you thought about applying it to content design? Owen Priestly talks about how he transformed his content...

29:13Nov 5, 2018

S2 Episode 1 - Beyond user needs: how to be a more ethical content designer with Kate Coughlan from the BBC

Designing content for phones means designing for a device that's at hand 24/7. So should we be more holistic in our design thinking and...

47:01Oct 21, 2018

S1 Episode 7 – How voice tech like Amazon Alexa will change content design

With more and more people using voice tech like Amazon Alexa and Google Home there are lots of new opportunities for designing great voice e...

27:21Apr 11, 2018

S1 Episode 6 - Improving your content with peer-to-peer crits

Here's how to run a content crit with fellow content designers or your wider team. With guest Emily Brunwin, Content Lead at Citizens A...

10:17Mar 26, 2018

S1 Episode 5 – Designing content for chatbots with Daniel Gray, Digital Engagement Manager at WaterAid

The content potential of chabots is enormous, with so many opportunities beyond customer service. We chat to Daniel Gray about designing an...

23:57Mar 5, 2018

S1 Episode 4 – Getting content signed off faster with pair writing

We tackle the first of the topics you asked us about on Twitter: pair writing. Discover how to improve your content and agree changes faster...

11:57Feb 20, 2018

S1 Episode 3 – Test and test again – how to better understand your audience with Alex Rees, Head of Digital at Attest

How can you tell if your content is working? What will your customers prefer, design A or B? Alex Rees, Head of Digital at Attest , shares w...

22:02Feb 5, 2018

S1 Episode 2 – Designing to meet user needs with Emily Brunwin, Content Lead at Citizens Advice

I talk to Emily Brunwin, Content Lead at Citizens Advice about how to design content that meets a wide range of user needs. We chat about ho...

25:18Jan 24, 2018

S1 Episode 1 - Trailer

The Content Design Podcast is here! Ready to give you tips and tricks on how to use content design to improve your digital content. In this...

6:07Jan 21, 2018