Talented designers flocked to the web when it started taking over the world in the 90s. Innovation boomed while migrating from paper to pixels.

This significant move is still relevant today when designing for resilience.  This carefully orchestrated design move isn’t just about helping people prepare for disasters; it’s about shifting a designer’s cultural mindset to reflect the ways users think about business strategy and collaboration.

Instructional designers all have the same essential mandate to design educational interventions that result in closing performance gaps. For decades now, technology has been used to redefine the way we train. The recent pandemic has accelerated the application of technology to transform traditional classroom training into remotely delivered, blended experiences.

A Design System organizes various disparate components to enable a team to design, realize, and develop a product. The elements of this design system can be used and reused to build a wide range of products and help facilitate designers’ skills and expertise. However, when choosing a design system, there are many elements to consider. And while many believe design systems are critical, some within the industry are divided on their use. 

Below we’ve highlighted the pros and cons of using design systems and attempted to overview how design systems work in the real world. 

UX Research and Service Design are both essential element

[Vienna, VA, October 2023] — Radiant Digital is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 5-year contract by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL). Radiant will be providing maintenance, enhancement, support, and technical assistance for the Older Americans Act Performance System (OAAPS). This is a mission-critical platform that collects essential data on programs under Titles III, VI, and VII of the Older Americans Act (OAA), including information on participants, services, and expenditures.