Laws shape our everyday lives – but they are often complex, difficult to understand, and far removed from the needs of their users. Until now, the legislative process has focused primarily on legal precision, without involving those who will later implement the laws or be affected by them. The result: laws that are correct in content but not user-friendly in design.

We are convinced that access to law should be simple, clear, and barrier-free. To achieve this, new ways of thinking are needed – interdisciplinary, design-oriented, and practical. Our goal is to provide impetus and actively participate in the further development of the legislative process.

The current federal government also emphasizes the importance of modern, user-oriented law in its 2025 coalition agreement. It states:

“Our law must be understandable and digitally compatible. For us, content comes first, then the paragraphs. We will carry out practical checks early on in the legislative process and involve those affected as well as enforcement experts from the federal, state, and local governments …”
(Coalition Agreement 2025)

That is what drives us – and we want to use specific projects to show how legal design can help make law more understandable, modern, and user-oriented.