U.S. Web Design System
A design system for the federal government that makes it easier to build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the American public.
USWDS is a library of code, tools, and guidance to help government teams design and build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly government websites backed by user research and modern best practices. It powers nearly 200 federal websites and they’re committed to making the design system work better for any federal website.
Resources on U.S. Web Design System
An Introduction to USWDS 2.0 —A design system for the federal government.
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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.
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The website standards —as defined in 21st Century IDEA
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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.
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How to track performance —A step-by-step guide to picking metrics and tools for tracking performance on your siteundefined
Tools and Services
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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
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U.S. Web Design System Community —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 - September 2020
USWDS Monthly Call - August 2020
Measure Performance to Make Continuous Improvements
USWDS Monthly Call: Form Components Update
10x Project Lightning Talks: 2020
USWDS Monthly Call: Design Modernization and the Importance of Designers
Making Critical Government Information More Resilient—A roundup of steps that federal agencies, and other government entities, can take right now to improve the resilience of their websites and serve information more efficiently to the people that need it. — via 18F
USWDS Monthly Call - Cards, Forms, and Data Visualizations
Promote Continuity to Better Support Customer Journeys
Release Notes: What’s new in USWDS 2.7.0—Read more about these components on our website, but we’re excited to start releasing the first of a number of new design system components planned for 2020! — via U.S. Web Design System
18F recently worked with the Cloud.gov team to update their public site to the U.S. Web Design System, 2.0. The USWDS provided concepts they were able to use to translate designs into code a lot faster, and deliver higher fidelity results. Check out their USWDS field guide! — via 18F
