Last year Ed Horsford made a copy of the entire Service Manual for some user research. In this blog post he looks at to use the Wget command line utility to create copies of large amounts of content.
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, …
Over the summer at GDS we ran a discovery on the tools and resources teams in government use when designing their services. We wanted to understand how design happens in teams, what information people use when they design and what …
This advert has now closed, but keep an eye out for future opportunities - we're always looking for great people to work with. The design team has grown hugely since we started - both in size and the scope of …
I don’t talk a lot about myself on this blog. For obvious reasons - the work of a head of design is done in the background. The work is more important than you are. However, this week I had the …
Working on prototypes, a lot can change quickly. It’s good to have a record of previous iterations so you can revisit the changes and decisions you made in the past. I like to keep a running log for each round …
Last week I went to Manchester for the last two sessions of Design Manchester festival. From the two sessions I attended (out of a whole week’s programme) it was clear that being agile and open with your design process produces …
If you've enjoyed reading about how we design at GDS, we have a project that needs immediate help. Maybe you can help. The Dart Charge is a payment scheme for the Dartford Crossing. We need a designer capable of quickly …
I'm just back from MCing a three-day hackathon at the DVLA. It was a brilliant event. The DVLA team have already written about their experience, and I wanted to talk a bit about why these events are good for government. Hackawhat? …
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