How to use the Design System

Our Design System is for anyone in the University. It provides design principles, foundations and components to help you to build successful services.

Contact us

The University of Edinburgh Design System is a Beta site.

Help us to develop it, by giving us your feedback and suggestions.

Design principles

Nine core design principles express how we should approach digital design.

Brand

Brand values, assets and guidance:

  • University logos
  • Fonts, typography
  • Colours
  • Editorial style guide
  • Brand toolkit

Components

Components are reusable parts of the user interface that have been made to support a variety of applications. You can use individual components in many different patterns and contexts.