Design
Understand how and why design impacts user experience.
Guidance, resources, and community to help you use design to create government websites that meet customer needs, work well on any device, and follow federal web requirements.
Related Policy
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act and OMB M-23-22
Design: Essential knowledge
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An introduction to federal website standards
Understand how and why to use the federal website standards. The standards cover common visual technical elements and reflect user experience best practices.
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An introduction to design
How to design government websites that meet customer needs, work well on any device, and follow federal web requirements.
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An introduction to design systems
If your organization needs to ensure compliance with a design standard or align to a brand, a design system can help you achieve those goals more easily than building a site from scratch.
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USWDS design principles
Earn trust by following consistent design principles.
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Understanding design in 10 questions
Learn how the discipline of design can help your agency improve customer experience.
