Design

Technology Transformation Begins With People: Closing the Human-Technology Gap

GSA's Technology Transformation Services is prototyping a human-centered approach to cultivating an environment of lifelong learning to attract and retain the best talent to serve our citizens.

Nina Bianchi

Sep 11, 2019

Prototyping Engagement Workshops for the Future of Federal Data, Dashboards, and Storytelling

User-centered design is critical for meetings—from the front lines to C-suite. How might we host more hands-on learning sessions and experience exchanges to improve and customize the way the federal workforce communicates to diverse stakeholders?

Davar Ardalan

Nina Bianchi

Maria Dayton

Aug 21, 2019

Join Dan Williams, U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) product lead, as he walks through the design system and answers your questions. This month we’ll take a look at bootstrapping USWDS, including how to add USWDS to a project and start designing in minutes.

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Dan Williams

In our July meeting, the USWDS team and special guests walk through migrating sites to USWDS 2 and take any questions you might have.

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Dan Williams

Intro

Get Your Idea Funded Through 10x

Introducing a new investment fund for technology products in the federal government

Jul 09, 2019

Join the U.S. Web Design System team as we walk through the system’s design tokens and take any questions you might have!

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Dan Williams

SUCCESS STORY: The U.S. Web Design System 2.0 from GSA

Code.gov breaks down the latest USWDS 2.0 release with highlights of the most important features that will help teams build better websites for the American public. — via Code.gov

Jun 10, 2019

Join the U.S. Web Design System team as we talk through the recent update to 2.0

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Dan Williams

Sponsored by the User Experience Community of Practice (UX CoP) and DigitalGov, this event is an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learned in UX and network with other UX practitioners from across the government.

Journey Maps as Communication Tools

The team at Office of Natural Resources Revenue wrote about how they use journey mapping to help teams look at their agency’s processes in a more comprehensive way. — via Office of Natural Resources Revenue

May 07, 2019

We have a lot of forms in government, and many of them would benefit from better design. In this talk, Caroline Jarrett will explore a curriculum she’s working on about how to design forms.

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Caroline Jarrett

Introducing USWDS 2.0

Today’s update introduces a powerful toolkit of new features to help make creating useful, consistent digital services faster, simpler, and more fun.

Dan Williams

Maya Benari

Apr 08, 2019

How should designers collect data and how can they use that data to inform their work? Dalia El-Shimy, UX Research Lead at Shopify’s Montreal Office, will share how her team uses mixed methods research in support of its design decisions.

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Andrew Maier

Ben Peterson

Dalia El-Shimy

Health Tech Sprint Aims at Improving Care Access and Experience

This sprint is designed to improve care by assisting in access to novel therapeutics and improving clinical trials.

Gil Alterovitz, PhD

Justin Koufopoulos

Kristen Honey, PhD

Nov 02, 2018

Collaborating for Better Design, Technology, and User Experience

Overview of initiatives across Federal government that focus on IT design, development and accessibility.

John Sullivan

Aug 30, 2018

The U.S. Web Design System team will show you how to get started with USWDS 2.0: how to set up your project colors, fonts, and more.

Join us for this hour long webinar to receive an introduction on the Civic Service Design Tools + Tactics, a set of practical ways to gather insights from the people who depend on your services in their own environments.

Caroline Bauer