The Icelandic design system is meant to coordinate the approach of different parts of the project. Overall consistency in design is important for user experience; both enjoyment and efficiency, but no less to create trust.

The design system makes it easier for us to launch new services fast, and greatly simplifies the operation and maintenance of digital public services.

The design system is open to anyone to anyone who wants to take a look, it is accessible in Figma. Furthermore, we maintain a UI library that is our version of the design system in React.

Accessible and attractive

Design must be clear, simple and accessible. It needs to meet accessibility standards, but we also want the interface to be attractive because the look has an impact on the user's experience of the service.

Simplicity

Transparency of interfaces

Clear message, clear functionality

Repeated patterns

We try to keep the interface and user flow consistent, and use the same pattern in the interface for the same actions. The fewer patterns the better, without compromising user experience for each case.

Content first

We try to maintain a Content first approach to the design as possible. We make decisions on the basis of the content and the user's needs in this regard.

Design (especially service design) is largely content based. Therefore, it is important to work with a text that has meaning, not Lorem ipsum or other placeholder texts.

Lógó Ísland.is

Download the logo in

• PNG format

• JPG format

• SVG format

Other versions of the logo and rules about its use are accessible in Figma.