[HN Gopher] Making the Gov.uk front end typography scale more ac... ___________________________________________________________________ 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. | [deleted] | 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? | | 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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-12-14 23:00 UTC)