A design system for Alberta government digital services

Build on the research and experience of other service teams by using shared components, examples, tokens, and templates.

Build your service using the design system

Our accessible, brand-compliant components and templates help you launch faster while staying aligned with the current standard.

Start using the design system

Select your service pattern

Public formA pattern optimized for clarity and error prevention for public-facing applications. It includes templates for page types: Start, Task list, Question, Review, and Result.
WorkspaceA pattern optimized for efficiently managing cases, records, and tasks. It includes layout, multiple data views, detail views, drawers, modals and notifications.

Dark mode

Dark mode is available as an experimental capability in the design system. Try it in your service and share what you learn — your feedback helps shape how we develop it further.

Animated dark mode feature toggle with subtle grid movement

Understand your service

Complete activities to better understand the service you are designing for. Identify common users, pages, and service types within your digital service.

Identify the primary users and their main tasksShare the primary users and their main tasks in your digital service. Do you know your users?
Identify the main pagesShare the most used pages from your digital service. What page or pages define your service?
Create a short storyboardYou can only use 3 pages from your product to make a storyboard of your digital service, what do you show?

Research tools

Conduct research with your users to validate your design decisions. Test your assumptions, gather insights, and ensure your service meets real user needs.

Card sortUnderstand how users naturally group and label information in your service. Does your team share a mental model with your users?
Test form contentTurn your form designs into coded prototypes and test them with users rapidly. Are you asking the right questions to collect the information you need?
Time on taskMeasure how long it takes users to complete key tasks in your service. Are your users working efficiently or struggling?