At the Government Digital Service, we run common platforms to help government build and deliver better and more user-focused services. In this post, Stephen McCarthy shares how we make the admin tools behind GOV.UK Notify and Pay easy to use.
Many local councils all across the UK are increasing their design, user research, and content design capability. Designers and design-minded people are improving the public services provided by Local Authorities. We are running a Local #govdesign Day to bring these people together and showcase their work.
We first published the Government Design Principles in 2012. They have influenced the work of design-minded people all across government. Now, we have made new posters to illustrate the principles.
Over the summer, the growing International Design in Government community gathered at a few events. In autumn, there will be 2 more events in Europe. In this post, we share what members of community can expect next.
We've made some changes to the GOV.UK Design System, to make sure everything it contains meets the new public sector accessibility regulations. Here's what you need to know and what you need to do.
We've updated the colour palette on GOV.UK, as well as the way the GDS Transport font is served. Here's more about those changes.
Service design is a rapidly growing and much needed field in government. In this post, Sanjay Poyzer describes how he became a service designer and shares some steps you could take to become a service designer in government.
After running the first ever International Design in Government Conference in London last summer, we asked our community who would like to bring it to their country. In this post, we share where designers in government will get to gather next.
The User-Centred Design Community runs design crit days to let designers share their work and receive feedback on early prototypes. Find out what happens on the day and how it helps, from previous attendees.
The Cross-Government Design Community exists to build the practice of design in government and to help designers work together and support each other. The community has grown significantly in size over the past few years. There are currently 1,176 people …
Our latest cross-government design meetup focused on how we design products and services for vulnerable people. We discovered shared challenges, as well as inspiration for how to design better services while working with sensitivity.
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