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Laura Yarrow

@laurayarrow.bsky.social

Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS. Ex HM Land Registry. Public speaker. Observer of humans. Crisp connoisseur. Yarn hoarder. Northerner.

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Laura Yarrow@laurayarrow.bsky.social · 2y ago

White space isn’t empty—it’s powerful. ✨ In design, negative space isn’t just ‘blank’; it shapes how we see, feel, and understand the world - both on screen and off. www.laurayarrow.net/blog/whitesp...

Whitespace isn't empty — Laura Yarrow

As a designer, understanding the importance of whitespace as a visual tool is non-negotiable, but it’s an often fought-over topic in organisations. Often stakeholders will want to reduce whitespace an...

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Laura Yarrow@laurayarrow.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week I sat down and wrote some thoughts down on the Blueprint for Modern Digital Government. Tldr? : Exciting, bold, and hugely ambitious. Bring it on. www.laurayarrow.net/blog/theres-a-lot-to-be-excited-about-in-the-blueprint-for-modern-digital-government

There’s a lot to be excited about in the blueprint for modern digital government — Laura Yarrow

Last week was quite the ride. We kicked the week off with our Secretary of State (SoS), Peter Kyle, announcing the new Digital Centre, and blueprint for modern digital gov at the GDS office in Londo...

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Lisa Jeffery@lisajeffery.bsky.social · 2y ago

#ServicesWeek to return for its seventh year ✨ Please share and save the date: 17 to 21 March 2025 This event series aims to grow service literacy and is open to all UK public servants. Take part if you can! #ServiceDesign #GovDesign #LocalGov #LocalDigital services.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/19/s...

Services Week is back for 2025

Services Week is an annual event hosted by the Government Digital and Data community, bringing together professionals from across the UK public sector.

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Laura Yarrow@laurayarrow.bsky.social · 2y ago

Great work from Kuba and team, have a read!! 🤩 We’ve had some really interesting and positive results on GOV.UK Chat. It’s as always a team effort, but a big factor in its success has been the excellent design work that’s gone into it 👏 🎉

Kuba Bartwicki@kubabartwicki.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just published something about how we’re designing GOV.UK Chat, a product that’s currently in a private beta across some GOV.UK pages insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/28/h...

Rob Whiting 📓@whitingx.bsky.social · 2y ago

“[A] study, conducted by Samsung UK and OnePoll, surveyed 1,000 UK adults with invisible and visible #Disabilities and reveals that over two-thirds (68%) have felt #Excluded from #Products or #Services due to #Accessibility issues.” news.samsung.com/uk/inaccessi...

Inaccessible Designs Leave Two-Thirds of UK Adults Feeling Excluded

● Over two-thirds (68%) have felt excluded from products or services due to accessibility issues ● Over half of the respondents (55%) don’t believe mainstream brands are invested enough in making prod...

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