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Reflections from our Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) user experience intern
May 14, 2020Our UX intern has made numerous contributions during her time with us. In this post, she discusses the projects she has been working on and takeaways from her experience.
Adding a product to our team's portfolio
April 30, 2020Our team recently took on management of another public website. This post discusses how we'll apply what we've learned from our previous work, how we approached our initial discovery, and what we've prioritized for our next efforts.
Teaching digital skills: Progress on usability testing by peer training
April 16, 2020Last year, our term-limited UX designer taught us career government employee program analysts how to conduct user research. We want to tell you how it’s been going since then.
Remote work: What about design studios?
March 20, 2020Design studios can be effectively conducted by remote teams.
On being tool agnostic: Picking a design toolkit based on goals, constraints, and access
February 7, 2020Sometimes you don't get to use the tools you want to use. Don't let that stop you from creating effective designs.