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Just doodling: telling the story with a few pen strokes

Posted by: Giles Turnbull, Posted on: 30 April 2014 - Categories: GDS team
Paul Downey - just doodling

One thing visitors to the GDS office can't help noticing is the colourful selection of cartoons and doodles stuck on the walls.

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Opening up open standards

Posted by: Paul Downey, Posted on: 6 September 2013 - Categories: Technology

Last night GDS hosted the first in a series of events to increase awareness, and participation in, the open standards process. It was held at  The Hub, a venue in Kings' Cross. We want your help to identify the specific open standards …

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No link left behind

Posted by: Paul Downey, Posted on: 11 October 2012 - Categories: GDS team

From October the 17th GOV.UK will replace Directgov and Business Link as the best place to find government services and information, but what will that actually mean for people following links for these sites, or visiting bookmarked pages?

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Blurring boundaries

Posted by: Paul Downey, Posted on: 23 February 2012 - Categories: Content design, Technology

Hello, I'm Paul, also known as @psd and I've just joined GDS as a Technical Architect. First impressions are important but soon forgotten, so here are some of mine from the first day of working with the team.

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