We started using a new font on GOV.UK last week, and received feedback that it wasn't working in everyones browsers. Creative lead Chris Heathcote details the changes the team has made to make sure the font works well for everyone.
To coincide with the recent release of the next iteration of GOV.UK, Louise Kidney, Digital Engagement Lead explains why we are changing the name of our Twitter account and what you can expect to see from the renamed @GDSTeam Twitter …
At GDS we’re using search data to inform every aspect of content production. It’s no dry data analysis though, search logs reveal surprising insights about what people really want. Lana Gibson, Product Analyst at GDS, explains how understanding search behaviour …
On Wednesday 4th July, GDS ran a 30 minute workshop called 'Social media guidelines: So what?' at Civil Service Live. In a slightly departure from the usual presentation style at Civil Service Live, we decided to mix things up. Louise …
On Tuesday evening we made another release of changes to GOV.UK. One of the biggest areas of discussion centered around the typography changes. Ben Terrett, Head of Design, explains the...
...the Licence Finder. I wanted to explain a bit more about how it came into being. What does it do? The Licence Finder solves one of our more straightforward user...
As Tom explained back in January, the GOV.UK beta is a work in progress. We've been hard at work behind the scenes since then, and today we're releasing a new batch of content, as well as the next iteration of …
Today marks the launch of the alpha release of the GOV.UK editorial style guide. Sarah Richards, Content Design Lead on the Delivery team explains why this is important and how...
...their data holdings In addition to the reaffirmation of the principles above the White Paper sets out an expanded Code Of Practice (in relation to the Datasets Section in the...
When a user sent a tweet about a possible improvement on GOV.UK, it became a great example of how quickly an agile team can respond to feedback. Chris Heathcote from the GDS design team explains how size doesn't necessarily mean …
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