I joined the Treasury as a product designer during the COVID-19 crisis. Right as the administration was rolling out stimulus programs. My office needed to stand up trustworthy, working software to support these programs asap.
I worked with developers and content strategists who launched several sites in record time. But there was a problem: each team was reinventing the wheel. Different colors, fonts, sizes, and button styles made our sites look inconsistent and unprofessional.
My creative director and I remixed the U.S. Web Design System to help our teams ship quality software faster. Our version has official branding, a library of accessible components, and a detailed user guide. Over a dozen projects (and many internal applications) use it, but you can see it in action on treasury.gov or bep.gov.