Blog Design in government

How to be a trusted agitator

Posted by: Laura Yarrow – Head of design, HM Land Registry, Posted on: 5 July 2022 - Categories: Community, Design

How can designers advocate for change without alienating our stakeholders? Meet the trusted agitator.

How GDS’s design recruitment process works

Posted by: Kate Ivey-Williams – Head of Design, GDS, Tim Paul and Antonia Awoyemi – Senior interaction designer, GDS, Posted on: 2 March 2022 - Categories: Community, Design

In this blog post, we give an overview of the design recruitment process and what to expect once you’ve applied for a job.

Moving from the private to the public sector as a designer

Posted by: Courtney Toth – Interaction designer, GDS, Chris Ballantine-Thomas – Senior interaction designer, GDS, Martin Jordan – former Head of Service Design, GDS, Nikin Nagewadia, Senior Interaction designer, GDS and Vicky Teinaki – Senior interaction designer, GDS, Posted on: 17 December 2021 - Categories: Community, Design

Many designers in government either began, or have had extensive careers, in the private sector before joining the Civil Service. In this blog post, they share some of the differences they observed.

What the user-centred design communities team achieved

Posted by: Clara Greo – former Lead Designer, GDS, Kara Kane - Head of Profession for Design, GDS and Keeley Robertson, Posted on: 19 May 2021 - Categories: Community, Design

An overview of the achievements of the GDS user-centered design communities team; and how community members benefited.

Take part in “Get Feedback” — weekly remote design crits

Posted by: Jeremy Yun – Senior interaction designer, GDS and Kara Kane - Head of Profession for Design, GDS, Posted on: 12 May 2021 - Categories: Community, Design

Read about the new remote crit format for the public sector, why it’s useful and how to participate.