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• govcy-frontend-prototype: A dynamic prototype tool

  Posted on 4 March 2025 • Tagged with dev dsf design

  

  A tool that builds functional prototypes for gov.cy services, using data instead of code.

• Managing multi repository products with GitHub projects

  Posted on 20 February 2025 • Tagged with dev productivity

  

  How to efficiently manage a multi-repository product using GitHub Projects.

• Creating a reliable software release policy

  Posted on 9 February 2025 • Tagged with dev ci-cd

  

  A look at the key aspects of a release policy and a practical checklist for seamless, high-quality software releases.

• Why release versioning matters: A Guide to SemVer and automated publishing

  Posted on 3 February 2025 • Tagged with dev ci-cd

  

  A look on why versioning matters, how Semantic Versioning (SemVer) works and how to implement an automated versioning workflow for products intended to be used by external teams and developers

• Building a Dynamic HTML Renderer with Nunjucks and JSON Templates

  Posted on 24 January 2025 • Tagged with dev dsf ci-cd

  

  An overview on how a dynamic HTML renderer (gocvy-frontend-renderer) works

• Enhancing the Unified Design System with automated visual testing (by DSF)

  Posted on 8 January 2025 • Tagged with dsf design dev ci-cd

  

  How DSF uses Percy to perform automatic visual regression testing, to improve the quality of the Unified Design System and provide a more reliable user experience

• Automating accessibility: Site-wide testing and reporting guide

  Posted on 23 December 2024 • Tagged with dev accessibility eleventy ci-cd

  

  Enhance your website's accessibility with automated testing and reporting. This guide walks you through the process of setting up and running accessibility checks across your site.

• gov.cy Design System update (V.3.0.0) – Unified Design System

  Posted on 7 August 2024 • Tagged with dsf design accessibility

  

  A post, about the release from Digital Services Factory (DSF) Cyprus of version 3.0.0 of the gov.cy design system. This is a total redesign of the design system, with branding and styling changes, updated and new components, to accommodate both services and websites.

• Improving Accessibility: Lessons from making design elements screen reader-friendly (by DSF)

  Posted on 23 January 2024 • Tagged with dsf design accessibility

  

  A post from the Digital Services Factory (DSF) Cyprus, on how DSF tried to evolve the screen reader capabilities of their components.

• How to use the Figma community library file to design digital services (by DSF)

  Posted on 24 August 2023 • Tagged with dsf design figma

  

  A short post from the Digital Services Factory (DSF) Cyprus, on how to use their Figma community library file to design digital services as per our Design System.