U.S. Web Design System

Resources on U.S. Web Design System

Deceptive Design: How to Identify and Combat Consequence Design —Consequence design is part of everyday life. Deceptive techniques like “dark patterns” and “hostile design” trick people into taking …
An Introduction to USWDS 2.0 —A design system for the federal government.
USWDS Maturity Model —How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences.
Best Practices for Writing for the Accessible Web —Tips for making online information accessible for those with auditory and visual needs.
The website standards —as defined in 21st Century IDEA
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act —21st Century IDEA aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforces existing requirements for federal public websites.
How to track performance —A step-by-step guide to picking metrics and tools for tracking performance on your siteundefined

Tools and Services

U.S. Web Design System —A toolkit of principles, guidance, and code that helps agency digital teams build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the …

Join a Community of Practice

U.S. Web Design System —Making it easier to build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the public.

News and Events on U.S. Web Design System

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USWDS Monthly Call - June 2021

In this month’s session, we’ll unpack the new pagination component—what design problem it solves, how it came to be, what the U.S. Web Design System team did to build it, and what you and your teams can do with it.

Jun 17, 2021

Accessibility: Usability for Every Ability—Accessibility enables full participation, and everyone who works on government websites has a role to play in making federal resources accessible and inclusive. — via U.S. Web Design System

May 25, 2021

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USWDS & Accessibility: Creating More Inclusive Federal Websites

It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day — join us as we unpack how we “do” accessibility as a top product priority.

Ammie Farraj Feijoo

Dan Williams

May 20, 2021

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USWDS Monthly Call - April 2021

Join the U.S. Web Design System team as they answer the crucial question, “Why use the design system?”

Dan Williams

Ammie Farraj Feijoo

Apr 15, 2021

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USWDS Monthly Call - March 2021

Join the U.S. Web Design System team as we look at what’s in USWDS 2.11.0, our latest release.

Dan Williams

James Mejia

Mar 18, 2021

What’s Next for the U.S. Web Design System—In 2020, we brought together researchers, designers, engineers, and policymakers to conduct research across dozens of federal agencies to help support emergency response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we released a new and exciting report and strategy that outlines what’s next for the design system and our community. — via U.S. Web Design System

Mar 11, 2021

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