Del fare attenzione alla parola intorno a cui fai ruotare mondi| koselig.substack.com
Our work continues to standardise the planning application process to build a more data-rich planning system. After inviting everyone to review the baseline specifications for submitting an application, we’re now focused on preparing them to become mandated national standards, through rigorous testing and active collaboration. Working in the open remains our priority and we’re particularly keen to gather everyone’s input over the next 3 months to directly shape our ongoing work and prio...| mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk
This is the the unabridged version of the script for my Camp Digital talk in Manchester on 03/07/2025 – including all the stuff I had to cut to keep to time! The slides are here. The Power, P…| Digital by Default
At the Government Digital Service, we run common platforms to help government build and deliver better and more user-focused services. In this post, Stephen McCarthy shares how we make the admin tools behind GOV.UK Notify and Pay easy to use.| designnotes.blog.gov.uk
We’re adding a new design principle for sustainability. This will help teams take responsibility and ownership for the sustainability of services.| services.blog.gov.uk
I have spent most of the past decade developing digital products in domains where truth and accuracy really matter, including government services and public policy. More recently, that has involved a lot of working with AI. This blog post summarises some of the approaches to AI product management that I have seen work well and […]| Alan Wright
Frameworkism is now the dominant creed of today's frontend discourse, and it's bullshit. We owe it to ourselves and to our users to reject dogma and embrace engineering as a discipline that strives to serve users first and foremost.| Infrequently Noted
Extensive in-prison research leads to the first set of design principles for prisoner-facing services. Five years' of prisoner research In 2018, as part of the Launchpad in-cell technology programme, we researched, designed and built the Content Hub platform for prisoners. …| mojdigital.blog.gov.uk
Ruth and James share 6 step by step tips for a user-centred approach to renaming your service.| designnotes.blog.gov.uk
Lead Product Manager, James reviews the different approaches to product strategy so you don't have to.| dwpdigital.blog.gov.uk
...in the accessibility lab We want to make sure there are no barriers preventing someone from using something. However, user research conducted in 2016 showed that we could improve awareness...| gds.blog.gov.uk
I read a great post this week from Robin Rendle, about design systems and about the mismatch between how people describe their work publicly and how it’s really going on the inside: “My hunch is this: folks can’t talk about real design systems problems because it will show their company as being dysfunctional and broken in some way. But hiding those mistakes and shortcomings by glossing over everything doesn’t just make it harder for us personally, it hinders progress within the field...| sboots.ca
Working on COVID Alert has definitely been a career highlight, in a lot of unexpected ways. As of this week more than 4.8 million people have downloaded the app, and 2,600 people have used it to alert people close to them about their COVID exposure. For everyone that has worked on COVID Alert, it’s humbling and daunting to be part of something at this scale. COVID Alert also included some extra geeky “firsts” in the Canadian government that I was really thrilled to see, all related to w...| sboots.ca
How to avoid buying your bike again every 6-12 months and tips for how to apply the same reasoning to other things, like computers| calpaterson.com
Part 3 in a series about why we need Dark Mode to be an inclusive design consideration. Using CSS media query to detect if a user has set system-level preferences to use a light or dark colour theme.| charlesrt.uk