Why We Updated Our Logo
Logos serve as the visual foundation of an organization, creating instant recognition, building brand identity, and hopefully making a strong first impression. When it comes to government seals and logos, the primary goals are fostering trust and familiarity. And while there is some benefit to continuity, there are other concerns to consider these days: Evolving […]
Top Ten Things Agencies Can Do
to Prepare for Lighthouse
Many Delaware state agencies the GIC works with have been asking how they can prepare to have their sites eventually placed into Lighthouse. So, we thought it made sense to go through some of the steps we ask all agencies to consider in advance of moving over to the new website! The design parameters of […]
Five Effective New Year’s Resolutions
for Agency Web Editors
One of the biggest challenges for any agency is dedicating the time to really make their website all it could be. Engaging a diverse audience and keeping up with digital trends can feel daunting, especially with limited budgets, limited resources, and oh yes, limited time! Besides, measuring success in our world isn’t just about clicks; […]
State vs. Agency Notifications:
Let’s Divide and Conquer!
Notification banners are a valuable way to alert website users to important information. However, these features are often used inconsistently across Delaware agency sites. Banners intended for emergency notifications are often used for non-emergency information, like event notification or links to existing pages on their sites. Here’s an example of useful and important information that […]
Choosing New Fonts for Lighthouse
One of the GIC’s main goals is to put accessibility at the forefront of our process. We always want to keep in mind those with visual, hearing and other disabilities as we make each website design decision. This approach calls for reconsideration of colors, backgrounds, and the text itself that we use. Many different fonts […]
Mid-August Lighthouse Dev Updates
The GIC team is hard at work, building our new Lighthouse design system. Every couple of weeks we’ll be checking in with a brief update on some of the more interesting aspects of our development efforts. Here’s what we’re working on now! Our web team has been building new components for Lighthouse, including: Let’s dig […]
Designing a New Header & Footer
Previous iterations of the Delaware State Common Look and Feel (CLF) provided a consistent header and footer for state agency websites to use, such as the ones on this webpage. Our new version of the CLF is called Lighthouse. Lighthouse represents a comprehensive design system that will unify even more elements of state websites. This […]
Welcome to Lighthouse!
A New Vision for Delaware’s Common Look and Feel Guidelines Delaware’s Government Information Center (GIC) is excited to share a new vision for the State of Delaware’s digital experiences! It’s called Lighthouse, and it represents a comprehensive approach to the redesign of state agency websites. A quick reminder, the GIC was chartered in part to define unified design […]
Website Projects
The Government Information Center (GIC) works as an internal consultant to Delaware state government on modern web practices and designs and maintains mobile responsive websites. Below is a list of projects that are recently launched, underway, or slated to start with state agencies, boards and commissions, and cities/towns. Check Out: Recent Project Highlights – What is Happening […]
Steps State Agencies Can Take
Webmasters – Steps You Can Take Today: Resources: Marketing/PIO/Content Staff:
