A brief overview of technology behind Alpha.gov.uk
The team share an overview of the technology used to develop Alpha.gov.uk.
Broadly, the visual language of Alpha.gov.uk
Read about the colour and typography used for Alpha.gov.uk which is a demonstration of what a single central Government site could be.
What's the deal with place names?
Alpha.gov.uk would work best if it knew where in the country its visitors are from. We'd love to get your feedback on our approach to this.
Why are we doing this?
Here's a reminder as to why it's so critical that GOV.UK offers UK citizens the best possible digital experience.
We are not the first to tread this path
We mention some of the other teams inside government who are passionate about an agile and user-centric approach.
The power of the disinterested
Jimmy Leach from the GOV.UK team explains why what might be considered the ‘disinterested’ approach is the key to coming up with a fresh way of doing things.
Accessibility
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Richard Pope - former Product Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility, GOV.UK
It is vital that the Government's live web sites are as accessible as possible for everyone. There can be no argument about that - their audience is everyone. With a short, agile, project like Alpha.gov.uk (we've had just over 10 …
A few design rules for Alpha.gov.uk
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Richard Pope - former Product Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GOV.UK
We share a few design rules we’ve set up for Alpha.gov.uk
Towards a simpler, smaller, nimbler, cheaper, better GOV.UK
Alpha.gov.uk will test a selection of products and technologies aiming to meet the needs that people have from government online.
Towards a Single Government Domain
Chris Chant has commissioned a project to create a prototype single government domain using an agile, multidisciplinary approach.
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