opengovernment.org

OpenGovernment is “a public resource for government transparency at the state, city, and local levels. Free and open-source.” The design really backs up this message of openness and transparency through the use of light, almost monochromatic graphics, just...

blog.constitutioncenter.org

Really cool blog layout. I like the single story focus with the top post then going to the two column story layout for other past posts. There are also some other nice smaller details like the banner pieces around the section titles. It’s also cool to see a tab...

letsmove.gov

The Let’s Move website is a really nice mix of detail work and generality. I think the design is open in the sense that anyone can relate to it. It’s youthful without employing comic sans, it’s colorful without going too far off the deep end with...

parliament.uk

This is one of the best “federal” type government websites i’ve ever seen. There’s so much going on here content wise it’s crushing and yet this layout let’s you peer right into it with ease. One thing that’s blowing my mind...

jeffersoncountytn.gov

Sites for government entities or large bureaucratic organizations like this are hard to do because there is usually an enormous amount of content, mostly text, that somehow needs to be accessible to many audiences within one click. On top of that there are usually...

Votetocracy

votetocracy.com Submitted by David Kraljic, @votetocracy. The site I am submitting was recently launched. It allows every citizen to vote on every bill in congress and send their votes to their representatives. As you will see it is an information rich website / heavy...