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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.

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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

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U.S. Web Design System: May Monthly Call

Join the U.S. Web Design System team as we talk through the recent update to 2.0
Dan Williams
May 23, 2019
Introducing USWDS 2.0

Introducing USWDS 2.0

Reinvent the experience, not the wheel
Dan Williams Maya Benari
Apr 08, 2019
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A First Look at USWDS 2.0

This month, the USWDS team will share what’s coming up in version 2.0 which is set to launch later this summer.
Dan Williams Maya Benari
Jul 06, 2018
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How Design Systems Help Us Work Together — with Brad Frost

Join Brad Frost as he talks about design systems and the role they play in creating a successful, collaborative structure for modern organizations.
Brad Frost
May 31, 2018
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Workshop: Making Government Websites with GitHub, Federalist & U.S. Web Design Standards

Come learn how to create a simple, compliant government website, using Federalist, GitHub and the U.S. Web Design Standards.
Will Slack David Warren
Dec 12, 2017
3 Ways to Manage Research Projects Remotely

3 Ways to Manage Research Projects Remotely

Being a remote team doesn’t mean you should forgo any of your research rituals. It means finding different ways to do them.
Nicole Fenton Jamie Albrecht
Oct 03, 2017
Slack AMA Connect Standards Team with Public

Slack AMA Connect Standards Team with Public

The Standards team hosted their first AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the public in August. Here’s a breakdown of the big topics discussed during the chat.
John Donmoyer Marco Segreto Will Sullivan Ryan Thurlwell Atul Varma
Sep 25, 2017

Fractal and Federalist Join the U.S. Web Design Standards

We’ve recently added two powerful tools to the U.S. Web Design Standards development workflow that allow us to preview, test, and publish the Standards code more quickly and easily. Fractal Fractal is a powerful and flexible framework for building interactive component libraries. It’s similar to Jekyll (which we use to publish the Standards site) in
Shawn Allen
Jun 13, 2017

The New FEC.gov

Last week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unveiled their new website at FEC.gov. This new site is the result of a years-long collaboration with GSA’s 18F and features completely revamped tools for exploring campaign finance data. It provides user-centered content for understanding the reporting and compliance requirements for people participating in federal elections, redesigned tools
Noah Manger Jennifer Thibault
Jun 06, 2017

A Deeper Look into the USDA.gov Website Redesign

We hope you are finding it easier to get the information you need on USDA.gov following the launch of our site redesign in March. We’ve already welcomed over 1 million visitors to the new site and we are pleased with the positive feedback we’ve received thus far. Our redesign makes it easier for you to
Bernetta Reese
Apr 26, 2017

How the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Uses the U.S. Web Design Standards

As mentioned in our recent Q&A with the team at NASA, the U.S. Web Design Standards team is sitting down with various agencies that are using the Standards. In this second post in our series, we met with the team at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and learned how they used the Standards to
Julia Elman
Apr 12, 2017

Color in Digital Design

How do we choose color in digital design? In print, we have the Pantone fan and what you see is what you get — as long as your printer is color calibrated. With computer monitors, one does not get such precision, even within one office. So how much time and effort do you spend on color selection?
Angela Y. Smithers
Apr 04, 2017

A Complete Redesign with You in Mind

We’re excited to launch a complete redesign of USDA.gov featuring stronger visual storytelling components, a more modern user-experience with easy to find services and resources, and to top it off, a completely mobile-friendly design. Through careful planning, thoughtful design, and a primary focus on user experience and usability, we’ve taken the best of government and industry
Peter Rhee
Mar 29, 2017

NASA’s Journey With the U.S. Web Design Standards

The U.S. Web Design Standards were created by the government, for the government. They’re currently implemented on hundreds of government sites, with an audience of more than 26 million monthly users. They’ve also been recommended by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for all government agencies to ensure a consistent look and feel of
Julia Elman
Mar 24, 2017
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