Content design
Write so people can easily understand and take action
Standards and principles
Content design principles
ODI’s 7 keys for writing great content, including ways to implement them
Standards and principles
Plain Language Equity Standard
Our recommendations for how to help everyone understand content
Guides and playbooks
Use plain language to help people during a crisis
Tips you can use during crisis communications
Training
Introduction to plain language for the public sector
An online, self-paced course introducing plain language for State of California staff
Training
Building better services with plain language
An online, self-paced course that covers intermediate plain language skills and methods
Guides and playbooks
ODI’s style guide
How we keep our writing consistent, including the reasons for our choices
Guides and playbooks
Plain language checklist
Our detailed guide for making sure content is in plain language
Recommended reading
Recommended reading: content design
Articles, guides, and tools to learn more about content design