We share a few of the early sketches from the alpha.gov.uk project, some of which include features that we either dropped when we realised they would work or haven't got around to implementing yet.
The team share an overview of the technology used to develop 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.
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.
Here's a reminder as to why it's so critical that GOV.UK offers UK citizens the best possible digital experience.
...DEFRA Defra relaunched their website based on WordPress, an open source platform. You can read Simon Everest’s presentation here on how and why DEFRA made this choice. Alpha.gov.uk is built...
One of the criticisms of the 'Alphagov' project I’m most aware of is the ‘who do they think they are’ approach to the team itself. The bulk of the team...
...context and help make future government sites more accessible for everyone. Photo credit: Paul Downey Richard Pope was Product Owner on the Alpha.gov.uk prototype. You should follow @richardjpope on Twitter...
...driving test than an HGV one, more people get made redundant than have to make someone redundant, so we should optimise for the common case. The start of any process,...
Alpha.gov.uk will test a selection of products and technologies aiming to meet the needs that people have from government online.
If you’re interested in joining us, check out all open opportunities on the GDS careers site.
