Designing a digital archive in partnership with an Indigenous community

Lessons for building a digital repository of archival material, stories, or user-generated knowledge.


Digital archives play an increasingly important role in preserving cultural knowledge, personal histories, and community memory. But not all archives are created equal. Beyond simply storing information, the most effective digital archives are designed to be welcoming, respectful, and alive — spaces that invite exploration while honouring the people and knowledge they represent.

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5 Things New Drupal Site Builders Struggle With

I’ve recently been researching, writing, and talking about content editor experience in Drupal 8. However, in the back of my mind I’ve been reflecting on the site builder experience. Every developer, site builder, themer who learns Drupal is going to try out the admin UI to get their site up-and-running. What are some things site builders often struggle with in the admin UI when learning Drupal?

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Drupal Admin UX Study: What We Can Learn from Contentful, Craft CMS, Squarespace, and WordPress

There is exciting work being done in the Drupal community to improve the Admin UI, including the JavaScript Modernization Initiative and an overhaul of the look and feel of the Seven theme. Meanwhile, I've been working with a group in the Drupal community to research what user experience improvements we should be making for content editors.

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