GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
An update about GOV.UK Wallet and our engagement with the technology sector.
Bank Holiday story - is it really simpler, clearer, faster?
At GDS we iterate. One of the key contributions to that iteration is the post change checking to make sure that the users needs truly have been met and that the rules of the game have not changed. Peter Jordan, …
‘Simpler, clearer, faster’ at the Driving Standards Agency
...the Driving Standards Agency explained how GDS values inspired a re-evaluation of their content, and the big difference it has made to their audience. Simpler, clearer, faster. Ever since I...
What I've learned (so far) doing product management in government
I was recently invited to give a short talk at Agile Teacamp, an event where people come to learn about and share their experiences with agile software development. They're friendly and informal events held over a cup of tea in a department store …
Data Driven Delivery
Every year, central and local government serve citizens and businesses through one and a half billion transactions.
EVL is not evil
...services - amongst them the government’s flagship digital service. EVL Carolyn I started work on digital services in 2003/04 when things were very different in the digital space. Electronic Vehicle...
Public reading stages - a second iteration
Last Thursday the second iteration of a tool to allow comments on Bills passing through the House of Commons process went live. Steph Gray from Helpful Technology explains why a second iteration was needed and how putting users needs first …
Iterate. Then iterate again.
After we launched the iteration of GOV.UK two weeks ago we received a lot of feedback via Twitter and email regarding the changes we had made to the visual design of the site. Alex Torrance, User Experience Designer at GDS …
Webfonts in practice
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Chris Heathcote - Product Manager for Accessibility Monitoring, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GOV.UK
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.
Switching voices - @gdsteam
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Louise Kidney - former Digital Engagement Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital engagement, GDS team
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 …
The SEO war - fighting the good fight in search
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 …
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