BBC Bitesize Study Guides
A new format of study guides to coincide with new
Key Stage 3 content written for an August 2021 release. Research showed that the existing articles were too text-heavy, but that older students still valued stretch and depth.
The focus for this work was to design a flexible format, which included the option to break guides into
one-thing-at-a-time steps and a side nav to navigate to specific content quickly.
Company
BBC
Role
UX Designer
Platforms
Responsive Web
Project Goals
Make it easier to navigate through articles
Break up the “wall of text”
Users can better focus on the information at hand so they retain it better
Users can understand more of what they read
Project focus 🔍
How might we…
Break up the “wall of text” and make it easier for our users to navigate articles
Hypothesis
We believe that adding a side navigation menu will make it easier for our users to find their way through articles
How might we…
Reduce cognitive load for our users when reading articles?
Hypothesis
We believe that breaking our content into smaller chunks will make it easier for our users to focus on each learning outcome.
Desk Research
Based on existing Bitesize knowledge and Nielsen Norman’s Designing for Children report, it was clear that children have very specific needs at different ages. As we were designing one format, it had to flex to cater for all these needs.
Scrolling
Navigating with arrows
Navigating with side nav
