Why I contribute to the GOV.UK Design System (and why you should too)
How I helped to publish a pattern for confirming a phone number, and ways in which you can contribute to the GOV.UK Design System too.
Projects
GOV.UK Eleventy Plugin
Build websites using the GOV.UK Design System and the Eleventy static site generator.
GOV.UK Prototype Rig
A re-imagined version of the GOV.UK Prototype Kit.
GOV.UK Prototype Components
Use common or experimental components that are not yet in the GOV.UK Design System.
GOV.UK services list
A catalogue of digital services from the UK government and its agencies.
Posts
Write documentation using Markdown and publish it using GOV.UK styles
The GOV.UK Eleventy Plugin makes it easy to start writing documentation rather than spend time building a website for it.
An introduction to X-GOVUK
What the “X” in “X-GOVUK” stands for.
Resources
Design
Design systems, patterns and components
- GOV.UK Design System
- CJS Crime Programme design patterns
- Digital Land design system
- Digital Scotland Design System
- DWP Design System
- GOV.WALES components
- HM Land Registry Design System
- HMCTS Design System
- HMRC Design Patterns
- Home Office Design System
- Ministry of Justice Pattern Library
- MOD.UK Design System
- NHS Design System
- NICE Design System
- Office for National Statistics Design System
- Transport for West Midlands Design System
- Hackney Design System
- Croydon design and content guidelines
Other design resources
User research
Content design
- Government Digital Service style guide
- Department for Education glossary
- GOV.WALES style guide
- HMRC content style guide
- NHS style guide