A recent COS Camp talk led me to once again think about my personal usage of digital media, and the way it influences my day-to-day. Even though it was not the first time for me that I took this mental detour, I needed the reminder to once again focus on… Read More »Digital Minimalism: How to un-f*ck Your Brain
Next stop to improve your web content: content inventory. Do you know how much content has piled up on your website over the years? Probably not. It’s better to deal with it now than later. That’s where content inventory comes in. It gives you an overview of all the content… Read More »Content inventories: A journey through your web content
User experience design is manipulating you every day. Have you ever noticed that the “Sign me up”-Button on a newsletter-form is much bolder then the “No thanks”-Button? Or the information you need to quit your subscription to some service is so hard to find. That it takes you ages to… Read More »You are in a Toxic Relationship
What are the business needs the company/organization wants to solve with its new website or app? This is one of the critical questions to ask when starting a digital project like a website or app, according to the “Five Pillars Framework.” Created by Content Strategist expert Rahel Bailie, I share… Read More »A helpful set of questions to ask before creating your next website or app
Most people (including me) already struggle to find a good Work-Life-Balance. However, I decided to spice things up this last year, and add a third component to that equation: study! For some reason I had the glorious idea to start a Masters Degree that was advertised as part-time (SPOILER ALERT:… Read More »Work-Life-Study Balance: A Guide to (Moderate) Success
When designing for any medium, you as a designer are not responsible for content, but for the framing of the content. And bad content will ex- or implode that framing quickly. But what can you do about that problem? And what is bad content from a designers perspective? Let’s talk!
I recently worked with a client who found themselves involved in a big court case. A former supplier of theirs sued them over allegedly unpaid bills. The general company sentiment was that indeed there were bills unpaid – but for very specific reasons. However, no one was quite clear as… Read More »Law & Order: Content Strategy at Trial
this blog post is a reflection based on a talk by Tatiana Mac What Is My Privilege? Since I was obviously unaware of major parts of my privilege, the first thing I needed to find out for myself is how privilege is defined. For me, a privileged person has always… Read More »The Performance Privilege: Why Accessibility Matters!
Why hotel chains should take their time to rethink and restructure their websites and how to do it. This is the first article of a little series to get your website clean and shiny, ready to welcome visitors from around the world. You will gain the knowledge and confidence to… Read More »Please, clean up your website!
As a designer getting into the field of content strategy, I am asking myself: Where’s the pretty stuff? Ask no longer fellow designers – I am here to tell you about the beauty of an excel sheet. And why you need to embrace them.