A user-centred approach to renaming a service
A user-centred approach to renaming a service
Ruth and James share 6 step by step tips for a user-centred approach to renaming your service.
Iterating the GOV.UK Design System contribution model
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Chris Ballantine-Thomas – Senior interaction designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Design, Design System
Read about how the GOV.UK Design System team updated their contribution model to help the community get more involved.
Introduction to content design course is back on FutureLearn!
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Laura Hiles – Head of Profession for Content Design, GDS, Tommaso Spinelli – Senior Learning Designer, CDDO and Jane Wilkinson – Senior Content Designer, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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Content Design, Training
A new iteration of the Introduction to Content Design course is back after a two-year break! This is an open course with no limit on the number of spaces.
From me to you – Collaborating to design the unknown
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Tom Hughes – Content Designer, Government Digital Service and Rachel Spillane – Content Designer, Disclosure and Barring Service, Posted on:
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Content Design
Content designers share how they collaborated across departments on GOV.UK One Login.
Using scenario building to think through options for your service or policy
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Serena Nϋsing - Senior Service Designer, Policy Profession, Posted on:
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Categories:
Policy Design, Service Design
In this blog post Serena outlines how you can use scenario building workshops to understand the consequences of design decisions and imagine different futures
How we ran a 1 day design sprint to help users understand visa options
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Amina Omar - Service Designer, GDS, Hazal Arpalikli – Senior Interaction Designer, GDS and Rebecca Cottrell - Senior Interaction Designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Categories:
Design
In this post designers share how they designed and ran a 1 day design sprint, and what they learned along the way.
Making the GOV.UK Frontend typography scale more accessible
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Owen Jones - Senior Frontend Developer, GDS, Posted on:
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Design System, Frontend
The GOV.UK Design System team plans to update the typography scale in the Design System making it better for users and service teams.
Designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy
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Jane McFadyen- Senior Content Designer, DWP Digital, Rachel Malic - Content Designer, HMRC Digital and Laura Parker - Content Designer, HMRC Digital, Posted on:
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Categories:
Design
We often forget that some people struggle with numbers, which can make our services really hard to use. But, there are things you can do to make your services more accessible.
What do robots know about good content?
Algorithm-based readability checkers can be used to judge content quality, but should they?
Using design principles to make our work simple
Laurence Berry gives examples of how you can apply the principles of 'do less' to your work
How we prioritise additions to the GOV.UK Design System
The GOV.UK Design System have been looking at what their next priorities will be over the next financial year.
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