A collection of open stories on the realities of designing a digital government, shared by the people who work there.

Feb 27, 2018

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GOV.Design is an unofficial collection of open stories on the realities of designing a digital government, shared by the people who work there.

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Melanie Cannon in GOV.Design

Aug 30, 2016

Designing content for services (not channels)

As more government services become digital by default, the online section of a service becomes a key part of what people experience when they interact with government. But it’s not the whole service.

Vicky Teinaki in GOV.Design

Oct 16, 2018

Metaphors we sticker by

How I realised the value of mission badge-style stickers for teams… and how your team can make your own.

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Melanie Cannon in GOV.Design

Mar 29, 2017

Starting conversations about content design

Part of my job leading the Content Design team is to firmly establish content design as a valued profession at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Melanie Cannon in GOV.Design

Jun 20, 2017

A different way of thinking about gender ‘diversity’

Today I spent the day in Leeds with a room full of women, discussing what we can do to encourage more women to work in digital and technology roles. It was a conference hosted by the Department for Work and Pensions, and it was full of…