New Design Principles posters
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.
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We’ve made the GOV.UK Design System more accessible
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 GOV.UK colours and font
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.
International Design in Government events this summer
Posted by:
Kara Kane – Head of Design for Test, Learn and Grow, Cabinet Office and Martin Jordan – former Head of Service Design, GDS, Posted on:
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Community, Design, International
Recently, we wrote about how the International Design in Government community will get together for multiple events in the US and Europe in 2019. After running the first ever International...
How a cross-government design crit day helps your work
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Jeremy Yun – Senior interaction designer, GDS and Clara Greo – former Lead Designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Community, Design
The User-Centred Design (UCD) Community runs cross-government design critique (or ‘crit’) days so that designers can show their work in progress and get constructive feedback. We do this because designers...
Setting cross-government design community objectives
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 …
International Design in Government events are going global
Posted by:
Kara Kane – Head of Design for Test, Learn and Grow, Cabinet Office and Martin Jordan – former Head of Service Design, GDS, Posted on:
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Categories:
Design, International, Service Design
...on 3 events, which will take place around the world. Here’s what we’re doing and how you can get involved. Partnering for global events The International Design in Government Community...
How the GOV.UK Design System can work alongside other government design resources
We carried out research to look at how the GOV.UK Design System can work with other design resources across government. Here's what we found out.
Design profiles: DWP Digital
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GDS team, Posted on:
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Community, Design, Design profiles, Service Design, User Research
In this profile piece we talk to 3 designers at DWP Digital about their roles and why they came to work in government.
Researching how we ask users about their ethnicity
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Frankie Roberto – Interaction designer, Department for Education, Posted on:
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Design, User Research
Government services ask users about their ethnicity in many different ways. See what the Race Disparity Unit has discovered so far and how you can help us design a more consistent way of getting this information.
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