We have been exploring the needs of the users of the toolkit, and obtaining suggestions for additions and improvements to the guidance and resources. We talked to academics, professionals, practitioners…Read More >
Testing, testing… What about the instructions? New open access book chapter
A book chapter about our work in Knowing COVID-19, published by Manchester University Press, is available for open access. Following the roll-out of regular home and workplace testing for COVID-19…Read More >
IIID Vision Plus 2023: Healthcare and information design
We were in Vienna last week at this year’s IIID Vision Plus Conference, which focused on the theme of Healthcare. We were delighted to share our experience of applying our…Read More >
Extending the impact of the toolkit
Between July and December 2023, we will explore how our toolkit can be applied beyond instructions for COVID-19 lateral-flow tests (the focus of the initial research). We want to extend…Read More >
User-friendly point-of-use instructions for home use diagnostic tests: guidance and tools
We have used what we learned from designing and evaluating point-of-use instructions to make a toolkit for manufacturers and distributors of tests, service providers, designers and content specialists who need…Read More >
Translating research into accessible information for acting on policy
We are proposing that those who are responsible for acting on policy recommendations should consider the design of procedural instructions for lay people involved in home or community testing, to…Read More >
Experimenting with patterns of colour and shape to change the perception of COVID-19 home test kits
We worked with Fraser Muggeridge studio to explore the use of graphic patterns in shifting the narrative of COVID-19 testing. The ‘medical-looking’ test boxes look authoritative, and this clean look…Read More >
Moving instructions: Enhancing instructions with animation
Working with our creative partner, we produced an animated version of the instructions to carry out a COVID-19 test using a lateral flow test. Research has shown that animation is…Read More >
Testing testing… Saliva COVID-19 tests and instructions to use them
We are pleased to be working with the latest COVID-19 diagnostic tests to find out if the test instructions are clear to follow. We will compare them to evidence-informed point-of-use…Read More >
Information + Conference 2021
We were delighted to have our paper ‘Designing instructions for COVID-19 self-tests: how do people use static and video instructions, and what parts of the test are the most difficult…Read More >
