[ulrashida]

Figures this comes from the National Design Studio (https://ndstudio.gov/) which ironically also ignores the government's own advice on web standards and correct use of identifying headers.

One can assume the US Tech Force will perceive itself as also unfettered by those silly rules and good practices.

[cvoss]

My actual first thought was "Is this a hoax?" precisely because the website did not identify itself as a US government website in the usual way for executive branch sites.

[H1Supreme]

I know it's par for the course these days, but that's a lot of Js and CSS for a single page app with some text, a few images, and a list of collapsible info sections (whose animations aren't very smooth).

[torginus]

Do those standards mandate a correctly rendered US flag?

[mxfh]

New memo is one star, but compensate with 5 squares for what could be a simple rectangle. That logo's SVG is weird.

[ChrisArchitect]

Why is all of ND Studio's work so severely AI/'tech/crypto bro'/SF-billboard-vibe coded?

[Barrin92]

That's what an oligarchy looks like, 'careers' consist of trying to glaze whatever moneyed person in power you can in hopes of getting a contract

[amarcheschi]

Click on America by design initiative

"What's the biggest brand in the world? If you said Trump, you're not wrong. But what's the foundation of that brand? One that's more globally recognized than practically anything else.

...

This is President Trump going bigger than President Nixon"

Jesus christ, man

[kstrauser]

I about spit my coffee when I saw that. Good grief.

> We've been conditioned to accept that mediocre in government is normal.

Yes, I do now accept that mediocre [sic] in government is normal for the next few years.

[ipython]

:( I had to click through because I didn't believe you at first... as someone who used to proudly work with feds, this yet another low point in many over the past ten years.