Comments on: The vision for government corporate websites in the Single Domain (with product wireframes) http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/ Putting the public first in delivering digital public services Fri, 17 May 2013 09:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A quick tour of Inside Government | Government Digital Service http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-15373 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:37:48 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-15373 [...] The vision for corporate websites in the single domain (with early wireframes) [...]

]]> By: Beyond the publishing machine | Digital Health http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-8611 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:43:12 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-8611 [...] work on the corporate beta has (so far) focussed on the publishing machine – those things that all government department [...]

]]> By: Introducing the beta of GOV.UK | Government Digital Service http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-2609 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:25:58 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-2609 [...] that we haven’t dealt with yet. Content which explains what each Government department does is coming soon in the second phase of the beta (we use the term ‘corporate’ as a shorthand for this). And information of special interest to [...]

]]> By: UX by iancremona - Pearltrees http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-2345 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:22:46 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-2345 [...] The vision for government corporate websites in the Single Domain (with product wireframes) | Govern… All that aside, these drawings remain the most useful thing to share at this point to give you a sense of where we are heading. The product we release in beta, which will run in parallel alongside departments’ existing sites in early 2012, will be recognisably 80% of the way towards delivering this vision – and, where it deviates, we should have interesting stories to tell about how our thinking and priorities evolved along the way. More importantly, I want to put these out there to get your feedback now. I’ve workshopped them a bit with various domain experts inside and outside government, but the more feedback – from end users in particular – the better. Bring it on! [...]

]]> By: SiHerd http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-2176 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:37:10 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-2176 Great to see. It feels like you’ve not overlooked the detail in putting this together (eg Related (primary and secondary) links in the content area are really useful for those directly entering the site from search. Did you think at all about making the site search field more prominent?

]]> By: Doris Gray http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-1841 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:44:15 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-1841 I would have thought bis.co.uk is fit for purpose – what’s to be gained from giving it a generic look and feel in common with the other departmental websites?

On the other hand, BIS need to be punished for making us converge our websites on to Directgov.

]]> By: John Fox (@x333xxx) http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-1776 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:47:59 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-1776 As a concept I believe these wireframes are just about on the money, following a theme and structure that I had already envisaged myself.

I wonder whether other tiers of government (unitary/county/district plus parish and town councils) will be encouraged to adopt a “GovUK” site ‘wrap’ so that all tiers are visibly of the same Government “family”?

Whilst it would be inappropriate to mandate a site design at local and parish government level (for one thing doing so would meet very stiff opposition from localgovweb parties), a consistent approach to central government content would enhance user experience and usage of the single domain, whilst helping the citizen to understand the differences and responsibilities of the different tiers.

Different treatments on local council websites currently offer a mixed bag of means of access from local to central government, all dependent on the visibility (profile) accorded by a site’s manager. This could be remedied at a stroke by mandating a ‘single domain wrap’ with permanent navigation links embedded, perhaps with variants permitted for the devolved administration.

(Note: The views expressed here are my personal observations)

]]> By: Neil Williams http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-1660 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:14:53 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-1660 Much appreciated, both.

]]> By: Matt Navarra (@MattNavarraUK) http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-1628 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:29:26 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-1628 Neil

As always, i am here ready/willing and keen to be invovled as this sort of stuff is of great interest to me. Not sure what help you need right now. Let me know?

Matt

PS – site is looking slick!

]]> By: Scott Andrews http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/10/27/the-vision-for-government-corporate-websites-in-the-single-domain-with-product-wireframes/#comment-1623 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:25:33 +0000 http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?p=1848#comment-1623 Speaking as the guy largely responsible for the current DCMS website – having looked at your wireframes I won’t mourn my baby one bit once it gets replaced. Sterling work and it looks to be going in very much the right direction :-)

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