Content Folks

I helped mobilize a group of neighbors to provide direct aid to nearly 50 families who are in hiding from ICE.

These folks deserve fresh, familiar foods. So we're purchasing groceries direct from neighborhood Latino markets whenever we can.

Venmo @kristina-halvorson to help, and please repost.

date change: our next talk will now be on Tues 12 August. Topic: 'European Accessibility Act: red tape vs real world change'.

Tickets are free, as always. Sign up here: www.content-folks.com

What do you know about the new European Accessibility Act? If you're not confident about what it means for your work as a content designer, get along to our next talk: 'European Accessibility Act: red tape vs real world change' on 29 July, 17:30 UTC+1 www.content-folks.com

Get ready for the Button 2025 virtual conference - October 22–24 The premier content design conference! Happening October 22–24, online everywhere.

Content Folks is proud to be an in-kind sponsor for this year’s #Button2025 virtual conference! Register before early-bird pricing ends on June 27 to save on your ticket. See you there: www.buttonevents.com/2025-confere...

Next talk: Content is smart now: why content designers need engineering skills too. 27 May 2025, online www.content-folks.com

UX Content Salary Survey The UX Content Collective is conducting a detailed salary survey that we'll turn into an industry report. A couple of important notes: 1. We're collecting email addresses to ensure we don't have dup...

Content designers! Complete this survey from UX Content Collective so we all have a clear picture of current salaries, problem areas and opportunities: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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YouTube video by Content Folks Content Folks: Practicing content design with inclusivity in mind

happy valentine's day! You know what's sexy and romantic? Inclusivity! The recording of our latest talk is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTEG...

This is tomorrow! (Tues 11 Feb)

Applying trauma informed principles to content design, Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup **Applying trauma informed principles to content design.** Stress, anxiety, and trauma make it harder to understand and process information. But when we’re experiencing th

Calling all content designers based in Ireland!

Rachel Edwards is speaking at the next 'Content Designers Ireland Meet-up' event on Wednesday 26 February.

Details below ...

www.meetup.com/content-desi...

Next talk: Practicing content design with inclusivity in mind. Tuesday 11 February 2025, 5:30pm to 6:30pm UTC www.content-folks.com

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Content Folks is back! The next talk is on Tuesday 28 Jan. Rachel Edwards and friends will be talking about their book 'Designed with Care: Creating trauma-informed content'. More info here: www.content-folks.com

If you wish to send a message to the friends and family of Vicky Teinaki, @vickytnz.bsky.social,
about how much she meant to us and the community she was so much a part of, please add them here.

I now have access to a compilation by a close friend of hers (not on BlueSky) and will add ours.

Vicky Teinaki's enormous talent was only matched by her generosity in sharing her knowledge with the wider UX community. So sad she's gone, I suspect we'll all be reeling from this news for a while.

Anyone done a content design starter pack yet?

An online meetup for content designers Monthly free talks about UX, content design, and content strategy

Tuesday 2 July is our next talk: Things move fast, and content can too, by Rachel Edwards and Sarah Winters from @contentdesignln.bsky.social. The talk will be recorded if you can't make it live www.content-folks.com

thanks to the 91 new people who have signed up to the mailing list this week. There's an automation error so you won't get an email until I sort that... and I've had surgery on my hand so am currently 1-handed and slow at everything! I'll get the email sorted before the next talk in July. Milly

Next talk on 2 July 2024: Things move fast, and content can too, by @rachelanne.bsky.social and @escmum.bsky.social from @contentdesignln.bsky.social. Join the mailing list to join us! www.content-folks.com

If you’ve ever heard someone say “If we automated X, it would free people up to do Y”, and thought 🤔, I just wrote a thing about that: www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/automation-and-the-jevons-paradox/

✨Looking for UK design and research mentors ✨

Are you interested in improving equity and diversity in design and research in the UK? Could you give a couple of hours a month to support someone from an underrepresented group in design and research to grow their career?

A lot of content designers come into the industry understanding the principles of good content design, and with a lot of valuable transferable skills we've picked up along the way. But it becomes obvious quite quickly that content design in theory is very different to content design in practice. Liberty Howard will be talking about what content design has really been like in her time across the charity, private and public sectors, her experiences of navigating that gap between my expectations and the reality, how she became a more pragmatic content designer, and how she's guiding her team at TPXimpact to do the same. ======== Content Folks is a friendly space to meet and learn from other content-focussed people. For more information: https://www.content-folks.com Content design: what they don't tell you in the books

Thanks to Liberty Howard for her brilliant talk this week 'Content design: what they don't tell you in the books' www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiVT...

An online meetup for content designers Monthly free talks about UX, content design, and content strategy

Next talk: Content Designer, party of one? How to find your people and grow your skill and confidence as a solo content designer. Tuesday 7 May 2024, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (UK time) www.content-folks.com

An online meetup for content designers Monthly free talks about UX, content design, and content strategy

Next talk - Content design: What they don't tell you in the books. Tuesday 9 April 2024, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (UK time) Join the mailing list to get a link: www.content-folks.com

Text reads: "Utterly Content Global, Need a helping hand with your UX and content professional development? Get a free full scholarship place to Utterly Content, apply by 18 March 2024, Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 March 2024, 24 hours, online and global, www.utterlycontent.com," with a hand cupping a monitor saying UC.

Full free scholarships available to attend Utterly Content 2024 (global, online event for UX and content professionals www.utterlycontent.com)

- Inclusion scholarships
- Conflict zone scholarships

Deadline to apply: Monday 18 March: bit.ly/3wGtiNg

It can be tempting to use words like ‘just’ and ‘simply’ in your content. But they usually show you’re making assumptions, excluding people or trying to fix ... Why you should just stop saying ‘just’

'Why you should just stop saying just' - @anniecrab.bsky.social's brilliant talk is now available to watch on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5JR...

Curious about doing a talk at Content Folks? Get in touch! www.content-folks.com/speak-at-con...

The recording of Katie Dickerson's brilliant talk on User Centred Design in the third sector is now up on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8yt...

Reminder - this is next week. Book a (free) ticket if you want to come!

Our approach to Welsh language content and testing How the Ministry of Justice is transforming the justice system using digital services and technology: news, updates and comment.

An interesting overview from @niacampbell.bsky.social on the Ministry of Justice Digital Team's approach to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Welsh language #Content and testing.

“ … when the design work is done solely in English, the needs of Welsh speakers and the mechanics of the language itself are not always considered.”