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User centred design, the GDS way.

User centred design, the GDS way.

Posted on 28 December 201828 December 2018

I was recently in Brighton where the city council hosted a Government Digital Service session on user centered design. Here are things I found most interesting.

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The power of context in UX

The power of context in UX

Posted on 3 December 20184 December 2018

uxplanet.org has a tidy summary of 7 principles which can be applied to digital service design to influence people’s behavoir.

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Tips for young designers (or young people in any career)

Tips for young designers (or young people in any career)

Posted on 9 June 2016

David Airey’s blog has a nice excerpt from small NYC based design firm Sagmeister & Walsh’s answers page. The section on advice for students gives the following tips for young designers, but […]

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Roads that wirelessly charge electric cars

Posted on 5 September 20155 September 2015

Here’s an ambitious forward thinking project – cables under roads which can generate a field which is picked up by a special coil built into electric cars to charge them. […]

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(Very) Honest webdesign feedback.

(Very) Honest webdesign feedback.

Posted on 16 August 201531 August 2015

How can you get really honest feedback about your website or digital project? Richard Littauer realised that when he gets drunk, he gets very honest, and it turns out […]

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The best design is invisable

The best design is invisable

Posted on 10 August 201531 August 2015

When something has been designed exceptionally well, you shouldn’t notice “the design”. You should be using a service which just works, not fighting to understand what the process […]

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Great design doesn’t need to “wow”

Great design doesn’t need to “wow”

Posted on 22 July 201523 November 2018

Another post about good design. It doesn’t need to “wow” its audience, good design works. And it may look boring or dull, but if it allows people to accomplish […]

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Analog tools to help you design

Posted on 21 July 201531 August 2015

In a digital world where you can be overwhelmed with online services to help wireframe, brainstorm and project manage, it’s nice to see some attention being given to some […]

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The value in what’s free or hidden

Posted on 25 June 20151 September 2015

I’ve spent my career in the charity and public sector, where services are often offered to those in need for free at the point of delivery. This can […]

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Digital services – doing the hard work for you.

Digital services – doing the hard work for you.

Posted on 15 June 201531 August 2015

One of the more ambitious design principles of the the Government Digital service is number four: Do the hard work to make it simple. But it’s not all about […]

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