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This page is for collecting the most frequently used and referenced tools and artifacts from across the Bixal Design ecosystem.

Toolkits & Playbooks

Bixal Methods Toolkit
A guide to help practice and promote human-centered design and agile delivery to improve outcomes.
Bixal CX Toolkit
Bixal’s CX Toolkit briefly outlines the objectives, methods and roles needed to bring a CX perspective to the solutions we deliver to federal agencies. These are provided at a “framework” level.
U.S. Digital Services Playbook
The Digital Services Playbook identifies a series of “plays” drawn from successful best practices from the private sector and government that, if followed together, will help government build effective digital services.
Atlassian Team Playbook
The Team Playbook makes it easier for you to build empathetic transparency, so you can make your work, workplace, and work life better.
IDEO Design Kit
Design Kit is IDEO.org's platform to learn human-centered design, a creative approach to solving the world's most difficult problems.

Accessibility for Teams
A ‘quick-start’ guide and handy reference from Digital.gov for embedding accessibility and inclusive design practices into your team’s workflow.
Agile Mindset
A guide on agile principles and practices from 18F.
Inclusive Design Principles
A set of principles intended to give anyone involved in the design and development of websites and applications a broad approach to inclusive design.
Microsoft Inclusive Design
A comprehensive introduction to inclusive design with activity toolkits and guides.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
A guide from Digital.gov explaining what PRA is, when it applies, and how it impacts our work on federal projects.
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
The Act aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforces existing requirements for federal public websites.
De-risking Government Technology
Guidance for delivering successful custom technology projects in government from 18F.

U.S. Web Design System
A design system for the federal government.
USWDS for designers
This repository hosts editable, open source United States Web Design System design files for government designers or anyone wishing to make use of the USWDS components or visual styles.
Bixal Pattern Lab
Bixal Sketch Template
A boilerplate file with type, color, grid, and components for new projects in Sketch

Project Scrapbooks: curated collections of artifacts that tell the story of a project
- HHS Intranet
- PEO EIS (The Army's IT website)
- WIOA State Plans
- Move.mil
- Seattle Public Library (A design challenge from SSA)
FEMA Video Showcase
Research & Experience Design (Edit, Share)
A collection of user research and experience design deliverable artifacts from across projects
The Exchange
A Freehand showcasing a selection of Bixal projects

Brand Guidelines
The key ideas, messages and expressions that define the Bixal purpose and tell our story.
Email signature
A tool for creating your brand-compliant email signature.
Document and Presentation Templates
The 2020 rebranded templates for presentations and documents.
Project Management Templates
The 2020 rebranded templates for project work.
Brand Assets
The 2020 rebrand asset folder on Google Drive.

Design Team Values
Freehand WIP
UX Design Practice Charter
A description of the practice of User Experience (UX) Design, as it exists today at Bixal.
UX Design Team Handbook
The purpose of this tool is to collaborate on and document and the practices and expectations of the UX Design Team at Bixal.
Meeting Culture Manifesto (Mindful Meeting template)
Will's post in Bixal General about Building A Better Meeting Culture at Bixal Together
Practice Area Charter Boards (HCD, Visual, Service)
Working spaces for practice area charter workshops

InVision
Best practices for individual and collaborative work on the platform
Inclusive Design Resources (Files)
Resources to share and discuss for fostering inclusivity in our design and research practices.