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July 17, 2024
Information architecture, Structured content, Artificial intelligence
Carrie Hane
Structured Content in the Age of AI: The Ticket ...

While generative AI is powerful, structured content remains a valuable tool for organizing and interpreting complex information.

Structured Content in the Age of AI: The Ticket to the Promised Land?
Carrie Hane
July 26, 2018

Designing With Content

Carrie Hane
July 26, 2018
Designing With Content

When designing visual interfaces, start with the content to create a useable, delightful way for users to engage with your content.

Tagged: web design, content first

Carrie Hane
July 12, 2018

5 Reasons Not to Use FAQs

Carrie Hane
July 12, 2018
5 Reasons Not to Use FAQs

Don't fall for these misconceptions about the usefulness of frequently asked questions (FAQ) on websites. If you design useful content and organize around the user journey, you don't need them.

Tagged: content design

Carrie Hane
June 28, 2018

Adventures in Designing Connected Content With Sarah Mendez

Carrie Hane
June 28, 2018
Adventures in Designing Connected Content With Sarah Mendez

Sarah Mendez, Content Strategist at National Instruments, on developing a process to create domain models and a common language for their strategists.

Tagged: designing connected content, content strategy, domain modeling

Carrie Hane
June 14, 2018

What Content Strategy Can Do For You

Carrie Hane
June 14, 2018
What Content Strategy Can Do For You

Increase revenue. Decrease costs. Create internal efficiencies. Improve customer satisfaction. Just a few of the things that happen when you practice content strategy.

Tagged: content strategy

Carrie Hane
May 31, 2018

Design Your Website From the Inside Out For Better Engagement

Carrie Hane
May 31, 2018
Design Your Website From the Inside Out For Better Engagement

Start with the context and meaning of your content, model it, and then use its constituent parts to create experiences that engage your audience.

Tagged: designing connected content, content design

Jil Kurtz
May 3, 2018

Ditch Your SEO Baggage and Focus on What Matters

Jil Kurtz
May 3, 2018
Ditch Your SEO Baggage and Focus on What Matters

A lot of SEO baggage exists but is not effective any more. It's time to ditch what you no longer need and improve your rankings.    

Tagged: content strategy, process, SEO

Carrie Hane
April 19, 2018

Aligning Stakeholders on User Needs and Strategy

Carrie Hane
April 19, 2018
Aligning Stakeholders on User Needs and Strategy

Becoming user-focused isn't as easy as it sounds. You need to create a shared understanding of user needs before you can get everyone on board with how to design content for them.

Tagged: content strategy, process

Carrie Hane
April 5, 2018

Inside CMS Content Type Planning

Carrie Hane
April 5, 2018
Inside CMS Content Type Planning

Why spend several hours planning early? To save many hours later in the process. A look at one why we take the time to plan collaboratively.

Tagged: CMS, content strategy

Carrie Hane
February 8, 2018

So You're Ready For a Content-First Design Process

Carrie Hane
February 8, 2018
So You're Ready For a Content-First Design Process

Content-first design isn't just about thinking about content in discovery or planning. It's using content as the design material itself. 

Tagged: content strategy, content design, web design

Carrie Hane
January 25, 2018

When Will Content Be First?

Carrie Hane
January 25, 2018
When Will Content Be First?

In 2017, I had a wish for people to put content first. While some people and organizations did, most just gave it lip service or ignored it all together. Here we are into 2018 and content is still not on the list of any design trends list. Let's work together as content strategists or supporters to make sure that changes for 2019. 

Tagged: content strategy, content design, design

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