Over the past few months we have been focusing on the following three areas:
Homepage re-fresh
Incorporating the findings from the user/new rcs data malaysia user research and regular feedback from the UK Data Service team, our designers have wire-framed several options for a more engaging homepage. These have been narrowed down to two final options that will be shown and discussed at the next UK Data Service Staff away day on the 26th February 2015.
Case Study Visualisations
Working independently at first and then with the depositors, 10 visual case studies. The aim for all of the visualisations is to summarise the key findings from chosen studies. We are currently refining these and working them into a template. The research team have been busy disseminating the studies into digestible and engaging stories. This process has shown that although some lend themselves very well to this format, and there are also those that don’t. As an alternative means of dissemination, some of the case studies will take the form of short ‘talking-head’ style videos. In the coming weeks we will be meeting with, and filming, depositors talking about the studies and the wealth of data available. The aim of both the visualisations and video shorts, which will feature prominently on the website, is to engage users of the UK Data Service.