Bristol City Council
Bristol design system
GOV.UK-aligned React design system.
WCAG 2.1 AA across components; 500,000+ residents served.
Senior front-end engineer · 12/2021 - 05/2022
- React
- Docusaurus
- GOV.UK
- Accessibility
The brief
Council digital services needed accessible, consistent components engineers and content designers could trust.
The work
- 01
Accessibility floor
WCAG 2.1 AA across all documented components with test guidance.
- 02
Mentorship
Mentored two frontend associates on React patterns and review discipline.
Outcome
WCAG 2.1 AA across components; 500,000+ residents served.
Public sector constraints
Clarity and accessibility outweighed visual novelty; every component shipped with usage guidance.
Selected screens
bristol.gov.uk homepage (interim hero until design-system capture is added).