beta.parliament.scotIntroducing a Dark Mode for our beta site
This summer, the Web Project has gone over to the dark side. Or dark mode, at least. Users on our beta site can now choose to use a dark mode design option. Dark mode allows you to choose if you …
Next steps for committees on Beta
Earlier this year, we began work on moving our committee information to Beta. A few months ago we reached a milestone for the web project when all 19 committees had their first presence on beta, displaying: membership contact details a …
Remote user research at the Scottish Parliament
The arrival of Covid-19 almost overnight means moving quickly to a new way of doing things in unfamiliar circumstances. So, how do we go about conducting user research in the middle of a global pandemic?
Feedback and the Beta site
Getting feedback and making changes based on feedback is an important part of Agile working and continuous improvement. As well as user testing and interviews, all the pages on the Beta site have an option to leave on-page feedback, saying …
Site Navigation on Beta
Determining our new navigation structure At the end of last year, we asked you to help us shape the content structure for the Beta website to ensure information across the site is as easy to find as it can be: …
Who are our users?
An important part of building a user-centred website is understanding who uses the site and what their needs are. To do that, we need to know who exactly our users are. We start this by defining our key user groups. …
Committee information now available on Beta
Committees at the Scottish Parliament look rather different just now. While work and meetings continue, some committees are now meeting remotely. They’re using video conferencing to continue their work, and ensure the public can follow what’s happening. If you’ve looked …
Bills, Bills, Bills
From 14 April, current and previous Bills for this parliamentary session (from 2016) will only be published on our new beta website: beta.parliament.scot. This is a significant milestone for the web project. Bills from previous sessions of Parliament will continue …
User Centred Design and User Research
Last month, we spoke to the Scottish Parliament’s senior management team about the user centred approach we follow for our new Beta website, and how user research feeds into this.
Content design for websites
Like many other organisations (including the NHS and Gov.uk), the Scottish Parliament wants to take a new approach with its new website (https://beta.parliament.scot/). This new, user-centred approach means we will create information for the site in a new way. For …