PinnedColin OakleyinUX CollectiveThe web we choose to buildPrinciples for user-centred front-end developmentJun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Colin OakleyGOV.UK Prototype Kit: New layouts with service navigationWith the release of the new service navigation component, there are a couple of things we can do to integrate it into the prototype tool…Sep 5Sep 5
Colin OakleyCreating reusable task flows using GOV.UK Prototype Kit pluginsThe biggest change I’ve seen since I started using the prototype kit was in version 13 introducing the ability to install plugins via npm.Aug 20Aug 20
Colin OakleyHidden link text, but is this accessible?I get asked a lot of questions about whether something is or isn’t accessible this week’s questions were around the GOV.UK Check your…Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Colin OakleyVisual component testing using playwrightEverything at scale gets a little bit more tricky, slowly but surely a lot of the building blocks of internal services have been DWP design…Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
Colin OakleyAccessibility OKRs — part 1If like a lot of places your year start in April — then there is no better time to talk about accessibility metrics.Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
Colin OakleyBuilding a community of speakersOne of the things I love most about Newcastle is the great community of meet-ups.Oct 16, 2018Oct 16, 2018
Colin OakleyReflections on running a first conferenceWhen I started talking to Gavin, who ran both DIBI and Industry Conf, he said that “running a conference will be one of the most…Apr 13, 20181Apr 13, 20181
Colin OakleyThoughts from DWP Digital design Patterns meet-up #2If you missed it I did some thoughts from Meetup #1.Mar 27, 2018Mar 27, 2018
Colin OakleyStory Sizing — the good the bad and the typesIf you’ve ever worked on an agile team you’ve talked at length about story sizing.Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018
