National Design Studio
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The National Design Studio website is criticized for its design and usability issues.
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[0] Wayback machine first captured it on 25 Aug 2025: https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://ndstudio...
Of the Australian government websites I've used, they seem to come in both extremes; some with incredibly poor UX/design, and others with some surprisingly great design. A similarly complex task on a bad site could take 60+ minutes, whereas on the well-designed site more like 5 minutes. Makes a big difference when trying to get things done.