As a UK citizen, I am routinely impressed by our government website. It is one of the few things this country does right, in my opinion. I know some people who work on the UI, and they put painstaking attention into every tiny detail to make things as accessible as possible. The goal is that it should be universally navigable by anyone, regardless of technical competence, disability or background.

As a web developer I’m impressed by the consistency, practical beauty and the respect of users.

We as technical nerds often forget how people actually interact with technology and assume way too much attention, familiarity and ability to understand UI patterns.

We often think of accessibility in terms of screen readers, but that’s just a fraction of the story…

Add varied devices, slow connections, very bad performance etc.

I’m craving for things like simplicity, performance, robustness and accessibility.

This looks like a holistic, carefully crafted design system. I’m looking forward to study it.