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  • How to create new design elements using the gov.cy utility classes

    16/02/23 12:44   |  Blog

    The gov.cy Design System provides the basic components for creating digital service straight out of the box. These components may not be enough to build all services end to end, so the DSF team has created a library of CSS utility classes that apply unique styling and formatting to a group of HTML elements, that can be used to build new design elements, in the ‘gov.cy way’.

  • How to create a page using the gov.cy design system

    15/02/23 15:18   |  Blog

    When creating a new digital service for gov.cy, you can use our components for all your front-end needs. These components are consistent with the gov.cy design system and they can be easily implemented by anyone with basic front end development skills.

  • It’s all Greek (and English) to me: how we design in two languages

    15/02/23 12:43   |  Blog

    Designing content in multiple languages can produce some fascinating and unexpected issues

  • What type of user are you?

    15/02/23 12:05   |  Blog

    What type of user are you?
    Consistent Costas, Stressed Stavros, Angry Andri or Empowered Emilia?

  • Designing the Design System

    15/02/23 09:50   |  Blog

    At the Digital Services Factory (DSF) we were looking for ways to have a consistent, clean, accessible and intuitive user experience throughout the services of the gov.cy portal.

  • How we’ve changed the way we build services

    03/02/23 15:55   |  Blog

    At DSF, one of the things that set us apart is the way we work. We’ve left behind the more traditional ways of working which involve ‘Waterfall project management’ (where requirements are fixed at the beginning), and strict hierarchies. Instead, we follow the Agile project management philosophy (where we build, improve and adapt as we go along)