Design Histories
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Separating cashable from strategic value
The brief for the Commercial Value Tool was a calculator. But the complexity was never arithmetic. It was definition. What counts as savings? Cashable returns against a baseline? Forecasted value…
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Task list over linear wizard
When Crown Commercial Service asked for a tool to help buyers report and benchmark procurement savings, the obvious shape was a linear wizard. Enter your baseline, enter your spend, get your…
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Prototype-first branding
The CCS rebrand was built entirely in the GOV.UK Prototype Kit before anything was proposed for the live product. That choice shaped the process. Colour, navigation, footer taxonomy: every decision…
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From burgundy to blue
The CCS website was built around a deep burgundy. It was visually distinct in the GOV.UK landscape. Unmistakably government. But presence is not the same as the right signal.
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Five iterations to a calculator that makes procurement value legible
Procurement value isn’t one number. This tool makes the distinction legible, auditable, and comparable.
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Evolving a government service brand without losing its users
The constraint wasn’t just the design system. It was the expectation that comes with a government URL.
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Find and select a UK address
Improving the user experience for the majority of the users, adding a UK postcode search functionality.
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Design Prototypes: a GDS learning platform built on Rails
The goal was to teach what prototyping in code actually means. The outcome was a moderately successful learning product, with a new version on the way.
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A New Start page
Creating a ‘Start a service’ page for the Suppliers information service. CCS Suppliers Information
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Address replicator (Basic Information)
Enhancement to enable address reuse, thus saving time and improving accuracy. CCS Suppliers Information