Use my location to find local flood alerts
How I designed and tested a location feature for GOV.UK's Check for flooding service, helping people find local flood information without searching by postcode.
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I'm Martin Gray, a senior interaction designer working on UK government digital services. Here I share practical insights on GOV.UK design patterns, accessibility, prototyping and user research, alongside other design and web projects.
GOV.UK Design System examples
Explore how GOV.UK Design System components and patterns are applied and tested in government services.
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Watt’s Nearby: giving EV charging a bit more spark
Watt’s Nearby is a free UK EV charger finder that helps drivers locate charging points near them. This personal project explores a fun and engaging user experience.
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Me, myself and AI
Working with Defra on the Check for flooding team, I used AI to help code a similar chart with 3 years worth of data. Fully interactive chart.js would have taken me months to design and build took just days using artificial intelligence.
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GOV.UK Interaction Designer: What the role actually involves
What does a GOV.UK interaction designer do? Explore how interaction designers, content designers and user researchers turn complex government services into usable journeys.
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Migrate WordPress website to a different host
There are plenty of plugins that allow you to migrate WordPress websites to another host here is what worked for me.
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Football sticker album completed after 37 years
Like many, I collected Panini football stickers as a kid. When I was eleven and in my final year at primary school I remember trading swaps in the playground.
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User feedback from within the product
When reviewing a digital task or page, gathering user feedback is the first step. At MuddyBoots the customer was not always the end user of the system.
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