Making a splash with an accessible, consistent design system
Ripple 2.0 is a design system for the Victorian Government. It creates an accessible and consistent visual user interface across all our digital products. This helps citizens trust they are visiting an official source of Victorian government information.
Turning rules and legislation into interactive digital experiences
Legislation is often extremely difficult to understand and interpret. It uses complex legalese language and often includes multiple references to other legislation meaning you may need to read multiple pieces of legislation to understand one ‘rule’.
Drupal and the Open Web in the Australian Government - 2025 edition
A state by state breakdown will be done, and we can even compare the total amount of Drupal running in each state, through a lens of PageRank. We will be able to see which states (and at the federal level) are making a broader adoption of Drupal.
Writing for Australian Government websites
The presentation will give an overview of the Australian Government Style Manual. This manual has rules for using plain language and clear writing. It will also explain parts of the DTA’s new Digital Experience Policy, which supports the creation of user-friendly, accessible content.
Driesnote: DrupalCon Singapore 2024
Belgium-born Drupal founder Dries Buytaert is a pioneer in the open-source web publishing and digital experience platform space. In his traditional Driesnote at DrupalCon Singapore 2024, he presents an update on the project and Drupal's development.
Improving Accessibility Through Design Systems | Homer Gaines
2024 Web Accessibility In Mind Conference
Outside Looking In: Stepping Back to Overcome Organizational Bias and Embrace User-Centered Strategy
Internal teams often have a strong organizational lens that can obscure their understanding of users and hinder strategic efforts. In this presentation, We’ll share practical methods for overcoming these biases to better connect with the user perspective, whether you’re focused on content strategy, web management, or broader initiatives.
From the ground up: Building a scalable design system for health services websites.
The what, why and how of building design systems from scratch; ways to bridge the gap between developers and designers when collaborating on their creation, implementation and evolution
Little Projects, Big Improvements: Small-step Content Strategy
Your website is full of content. Some may be useful to your constituents, some might need TLC, and other content...well...it's just time to take it out.
Mind Games: Leveraging Behavioral Economics in Content Strategy
"Mind Games: Leveraging Behavioral Economics in Content Strategy" to uncover the psychological insights that can transform your content into a powerful tool for engagement and action.