Some content designers joining government haven't worked on services before. Here are some tips from Department of Work and Pensions lead content designer Melanie Cannon on what being a content designer on services entails and how to approach it.
Small changes can have big effects. If you have an idea for a small change to an existing site or prototype, a quick way to try it out is by using the browser developer tools. What you'll need A browser …
At GDS we design based on user needs and always try to keep things as simple as possible for the user. We often say that design shouldn’t interfere with the user journey – except for when the user needs it …
...the people who make these services. To help do this we’ve started to run cross-governmental design training. These courses help people find out how design works in building government services....
Although the vast majority of our time here is spent designing public services and digital platforms, occasionally we do something a bit more traditional like an identity project. Yesterday GDS held its fourth Sprint conference, Sprint16. We designed an animated …
We’re looking for talented interaction designers to help us transform government services. You’ll get to design some of the most important services in the country and your work will be used by millions. We’re developing a platform for the rest of government, …
We’re looking for talented service designers to work on services that matter across government. You won't just be designing the digital bit. Your job will be to fundamentally reimagine the way that public services work from the ground up. Working …
...has led the way in defining, in the open, what it means for government and the wider design industry. Her blog post 'Good services are verbs, bad services are nouns'...
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