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
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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. -
An Introduction to USWDS 2.0—A design system for the federal government. -
How to track performance—A step-by-step guide to picking metrics and tools for tracking performance on your siteundefined
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The website standards—as defined in 21st Century IDEA
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USWDS Maturity Model—How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences.
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News and Events on U.S. Web Design System
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USWDS Monthly Call: Website Standards Panel Discussion
The U.S. Web Design System gives flexibility to teams to build the right solution for users, but there are still plenty of design decisions that teams need to make to be successful. In short, you’ll still need a designer. — via 18F
Adopting the USWDS, One Step at a Time
GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards. — via General Services Administration
USWDS Monthly Call: Using the USWDS Maturity Model
A Look at the New GSA.gov
U.S. Web Design System: December Monthly Call
The U.S. Web Design System released a maturity model to help you adopt the design system incrementally as you design and build better digital experiences for the American public — via U.S. Web Design System
Welcome to the NEW Digital.gov
U.S. Web Design System: November Monthly Call
U.S. Web Design System: October Monthly Call
Are you and your team working with the U.S. Web Design System on your site, or have plans to start using it? The USWDS team has a public Slack channel where you can meet other government engineers, content specialists, and designers who are working with the USWDS to build accessible, mobile-friendly websites. — via U.S. Web Design System
