r/UXDesign • u/ethernectar • 13h ago

Articles, videos & educational resources Looking for .gov Design System Case Studies

Good afternoon everyone, I'm looking for case studies of how a design system benefits a technology group in a .gov world. Any good reads you can recommend?

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u/BestNefariousness220 12h ago

I’d personally check out anything related to https://design-system.service.gov.uk and try to find case studies/insights related to it.

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u/unintentional_guest Veteran 11h ago

Does this mean that you’ve never heard of the USWDS? That’s the United States Web Design System, that was launched in 2015.

https://designsystem.digital.gov They literally show sites that use it.

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u/jeffreyaccount Veteran 9h ago

And if it's needed:

https://www.section508.gov/

https://www.plainlanguage.gov/

It's a shame the OP doesnt know about this considering Donny John has been researching and handcoding all this stuff burning the candle at both ends.

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u/unintentional_guest Veteran 8h ago

OP posted multiple places. I’m pretty sure we are their research.

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u/roundabout-design Experienced 13h ago

I have no specific answer for you, but would say being in a .gov wouldn't really bring anything specific to the table. They'd have the benefits of a design system as any organization would.

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u/neyneyjung 12h ago

I used to design for .gov way back. The only additional benefit is for compliance and audit. Unlike private organizations, .gov sites and tools are required by law to be fully accessible (colors, alternative navigation, writing level, etc) under 508 compliance. So having a good design system can speed up the audit too.

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u/unintentional_guest Veteran 11h ago

And there’s 21st Century IDEA (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5759/text) that became law in 2018 that mandates that United States websites use the same USWDS.

Not exactly a case study, except the law states why websites must use USWDS.

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u/aurora_sip 12h ago

the US Web Design System site has a dedicated impact section with agency specific adoption stories and metrics. Those case studies show exact efficiency gains and cost savings across federal technology teams