The first campus Web Office Hours on Dec. 20 was a great success! Participants engaged in a very thoughtful discussion about content and content strategy, especially as they relate to Mobile First and Content First thinking. Another one of these sessions will be scheduled this winter. If you’d like to be notified, contact Nick Weaver at University Communications.

A few resources mentioned at or pertaining to the discussion:

Website:

• The Gov.UK design principles

Books:

• Just Enough Research by Erika Hall, published by A Book Apart
• Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug. Krug has just published a substantial update to this classic web design book first published in 2000
• Two days after we met, 24 Ways published an article titled, Bringing Research and Design Together, which touched on several things  discussed in the meeting

Online course:

• Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is offering a Coursera MOOC titled, “Content Strategy for Professionals: Engaging Audiences for Your Organization.” It begins Jan. 13 and runs for 6 weeks.