Hello.

I'm Amy. I'm a content design and design systems consultant, making the case for simplicity and inclusion in the face of complexity.

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I'm currently on the hunt for new clients. If you'd like to work with me, get in touch.

I've led design systems at Springer Nature, BT and Babylon Health and I spent 3 years at the Government Digital Service as content lead for the GOV.‌UK Design System.

Prior to GDS, I worked at Which? writing about everything from compost to conveyancing.

I care about making services accessible and inclusive, starting with the basics – the words we use to talk about them.

Latest articles and talks

How to write shit documentation (talk)

Documenting design systems (blog post)

Getting investment for design systems (blog post)

A new barrier for communicating about design systems (blog post)

We document our design systems, why don't we systematise our docs? (blog post)

Things I've written elsewhere

The trouble with mailto email links and what to do instead

4 ways design systems can promote accessibility - and what they can't do

How the GOV.UK Design System can work alongside other government design resources

How we document components and patterns in the GOV.UK Design System

Opening up the GOV.UK Design System for contribution

Introducing the GOV.UK Design System

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