Content crits: they're not scary!
Content crits: they're not scary!
Content crits are a great way of sharing work, problems and perspectives. Here's all you need to know.
Help us shape the GOV.UK Design System!
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Katrina Birch – User researcher, GDS and Rosie Clayton – User researcher, GDS, Posted on:
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Design System, Likely to change
Read about the results from past GOV.UK Design System user experience surveys and complete the 2022 survey to tell us about your experience with the Design System.
The International Design in Government community is 5 years old!
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Martin Jordan – former Head of Service Design, GDS and Paloma Jain – Senior user researcher, GDS, Posted on:
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Community, International
As the International Design in Government community turns 5, we look back on what has happened in the last few years and how it continues to evolve.
How to run a careers event to increase the diversity of your team
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Keeley Robertson and Clara Greo – former Lead Designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Equity, Tried & tested
We found that careers events for underrepresented groups is one of the most effective ways to increase the diversity of our team. Here’s how to run one in 14 steps.
Moving from the private to the public sector as a designer
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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:
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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.
Creating clear instructions for all users
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Ben Clancy – Senior content designer, UK Health Security Agency, Posted on:
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Content Design, Tried & tested
Over 180 million Covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests have been offered to the public. Senior content designer Ben Clancy explains how they made the tests’ printed instructions easy to understand.
Letting users tick a ‘none’ checkbox
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Frankie Roberto – Interaction designer, Department for Education, Posted on:
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Design System, Interaction Design
The Department for Education has contributed a new checkbox to the GOV.UK Design System that lets users explicitly tell us none of the other options apply.
How designers in the UK government help address climate change
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Martin Jordan – former Head of Service Design, GDS and Thaís Tozatto Maio – Senior service designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Design, Service Design
We reviewed the work of designers and design-minded professionals across the UK government and identified 5 main areas where they are addressing climate change.
Easy read is hard to get right
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John Newton – Content designer, UK Health Security Agency, Posted on:
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Content Design, Tried & tested
Content designer John Newton explains how to develop, prototype and test easy read guidance for users with lower literacy levels and cognitive disabilities.
Help test how we apply the Service Standard to lower volume forms
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Harry Vos – Senior product manager, GDS, Posted on:
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Experimental, Likely to change, Service Design, Service Patterns
As we look to bring the spirit of the Service Standard to lower volume forms, we need volunteers to read some draft Service Manual guidance, try to follow the guidance, and give us feedback on both the guidance and any impact it had.
Making links easier to see and read on GOV.UK
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Chris Ballantine-Thomas – Senior interaction designer, GDS, Posted on:
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Design, Frontend
We are making some visual improvements to links on GOV.UK to make them more accessible and easier to read.