14 design decisions to audit on your intranet. Drawn from the three finalists in the 2026 ThoughtFarmer Best Intranet Awards design category.
Brand identity, co-creation, design consistency, and freshness and reach.
14 specific best practices to follow. Each with context on why it matters.
Informed by award-winning intranets across three sectors.
Great intranet design doesn’t require a big design budget. It requires deliberate decisions about who the intranet is for, what it should feel like, and how to make it work with the resources you have.
This design best practices checklist helps you identify where those decisions have been made well, where they’ve defaulted to something generic, and what to prioritize next.