...that became the definitive standard and was copied around the world. Sound familiar? Swap signage systems for websites. Swap vehicle traffic for online traffic. That's a challenge no designer could...
...formal sign off. Lesson learned. In any event as @LouLouK flushed out that there are a myriad of interpretations for the phrase Chatham House Rules. I think it was important...
Our goal is to make GOV.UK the best designed, most accessible Government website to date. To realise this aim we maintain a relentless focus on user need, therefore what browser...
...of additional, redefined or removed features. Fortunately, the way we've designed the front-end of GOV.UK makes it quite simple for us to make changes across the site. The majority of...
...on initiatives like our recently published Social Media Guidance for Civil Servants when exploring the concept of open policy making. It calls for civil servants to use “web-based tools, platforms...
...to do with starting up, or employing people for the first time, as well as information on business rates and protecting intellectual property. We’re using the same approach as for...
...used G-Cloud previously for a number of small projects covering services like hosting and operations. We were very happy to discover that letting a major service contract for our flagship...
...give us feedback. It's something we'll continue to do in the future because it's the best way for us to discover what's working and what isn't. On-going commitment GOV.UK is...
...would be the easiest way for people to find information, so we promoted that on the homepage. But in testing the site, we started to find something else. Over time...
...off 'auto suggest' for now. We still suspect there is solution out there that will make search-based navigation clearer, simpler and faster for everyone, and we’ll be returning to this...
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