Love Essex is a site dedicated to dealing with waste in a responsible and environmentally friendly manner. Discover how the end user was at the very core of the creation process for this unique approach to functionality, education, and guidance.

Prerequisite
A familiarity with managing, maintaining, and presenting sets of related data

Outline
Hear:
How Drupal has been used to transform the editorial experience from a spreadsheet-fuelled nightmare to an easy to manage system that sparks delight.

About the Love Essex search platform and what makes it unique.

How the the seemingly straightforward requirement of “we need a search” was adapted to become an intricate solution which looks elegantly simple to the end user.

How editors can respond to the changing needs and conditions of the county.

How the end user’s experience drove the process from beginning to end.

Learning Objectives
How considering the motivations of end users can drive data models and interaction design.

How Drupal can make managing large pools of content efficient and straightforward.

How getting the data model right is fundamental to success.

Experience level
Beginner