Coordinating content and design changes across teams can be challenging. Different teams use distinct terminology to discuss desired features, and it can be difficult to keep track of changes throughout the design process.
Content docs are a tool content designers can use to coordinate content planning and implementation while improving collaboration across teams. A content doc is a table that helps coordinate content, design, and development work. You can use content docs to plan what elements to include on a page or interface and what words you’ll use for those elements. Content docs help content strategists, content designers, and UX writers advocate for the words throughout the design process while keeping track of content iterations.
In this talk, I’ll explain what content docs are, how they improve collaboration with designers and developers, and how I used content docs in my role as the content strategist at the University of Arizona Libraries to redesign our historical archives website.
You'll learn:
- What content docs are and how to build them
- How to use content docs in your work
- How to introduce content docs as a collaboration tool to your team
- How to adapt and use content doc templates provided in the talk
