Pearson Education
Content Authoring
Simplifying a complex system to create an efficient, user-friendly production tool
Content Authoring canvas overview
Specific challenges & opportunities:
Transforming a complicated and rigid metadata taxonomy model into a flexible, content-agnostic framework
Creating a scalable modular design system for more layout possibilities and allowing AI content integration
Designing ready-made high fidelity templates so users could focus on creating content instead of making granular design decisions
Refactoring the content organization system and user flows for faster navigation and project creation
Leading the higher ed team towards a user-driven design process
Content organization overview
Contextual menus for common admin functions
Previously granular styling options became one-click choices like 'Themes'
e-Text templates created a complete out-of-the-box design solution
Sarah Peterson, Content Director