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 >
Project updates
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 >
Precaution information and test overviews in LFT instructions: results from user feedback
We asked members of our panel about versions of COVID Lateral Flow Test (LFT) instructions that showed differences in the use of colour, layout and emphasis. We designed different versions…Read More >
Pandemic and beyond: COVID-19 research focusing on public heath, communication and healthcare
On Monday 7 June 2021, we attended the Public Health, Communication and Healthcare Knowledge Exchange Workshop, run by Pascale, Des and Rachel from the Pandemic and Beyond Project. The Pandemic…Read More >
Design choices in diagrams for LFT instructions: results from user feedback
We asked members of our panel to give us feedback on a set of diagrams for Lateral Flow Tests for COVID-19. We showed them diagrams differing in the type of…Read More >
Covid test instructions using line illustrations, photographs or video: A pilot study to find out about preference
We compared different formats of user instructions for Covid Antibody testing using lateral flow tests, and gathered information about how people use different formats of instructions. What we produced We…Read More >
