[HN Gopher] Making the Gov.uk front end typography scale more ac...
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       Making the Gov.uk front end typography scale more accessible
        
       Author : open-source-ux
       Score  : 35 points
       Date   : 2022-12-14 08:04 UTC (14 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (designnotes.blog.gov.uk)
 (TXT) w3m dump (designnotes.blog.gov.uk)
        
       | politelemon wrote:
       | I like the work that Gov UK do in terms of accessibility, changes
       | they make, and how they explain it. Not just from a compliance
       | point of view, but a lot of thought goes into their design too.
       | The first time I had to file my taxes (HMRC site), I was
       | terrified, but their site guided me through the process, with
       | clear divisions, sections, guidance along the way. In all of this
       | their design decisions really shines, and it makes a lot of
       | sense; dealing with legalese and paperwork is daunting, the last
       | thing a user should be doing is having to 'navigate' your
       | website.
        
         | shortcake27 wrote:
         | Every time I use a gov.uk service I'm thoroughly impressed. The
         | design is always clear and the UX simple. Kudos to the team.
        
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       | sigwinch28 wrote:
       | I am happy to see the author mention WCAG and British Dyslexia
       | Association. They seem to have a refreshingly strong focus on
       | accessibility.
       | 
       | I wonder how much of an uphill battle is fought inside the GDS
       | and across the UK government to push for this kind of universal
       | access.
       | 
       | Also, it's amazing how much of a "brand" GOV.UK is for me even in
       | spite of (or perhaps due to?) its accessibility. To me the brand
       | is: big strong blobs of the high-contrast colour palette, GDS
       | Transport (the typeface), and a relatively (but pleasingly)
       | narrow content.
        
         | gchq-7703 wrote:
         | I've worked for a few UK departments and been very impressed
         | with not only their adherence to WCAG 2.1 AAA on user-facing
         | tools, but also on internal administration tools. Accessibility
         | is strictly required and your project will not be allowed to be
         | released without it.
        
           | eurasiantiger wrote:
           | So they don't have any video content on the sites?
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           | Or do they actually have a sign language interpreter on each
           | video on every site?
        
             | jfk13 wrote:
             | I don't recall running across video on gov.uk sites -- and
             | offhand, can't think of any case where it would have been
             | desirable.
        
               | gchq-7703 wrote:
               | This is documented under the 'video' section on the
               | publishing guidelines[0]. Videos are heavily dissuaded
               | for a large number of reasons.
               | 
               | [0] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-publish-on-gov-
               | uk/images-...
        
       | razakel wrote:
       | GOV.UK is open source, and such a good design that Canada,
       | Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have copied it.
        
       | sposeray wrote:
        
       | HuwFulcher wrote:
       | Love GOV.UK design guidelines. Working for a government
       | department at the moment as a contractor building some internal
       | frontends and the design system is used internally as well.
       | Really helps keep things consistent across all areas of
       | government.
        
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