Design

  • Moving Forward in One Direction

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    First off, thank you so much to everyone (and there were thousands of you) who took the time to review our design options and provide your feedback! We have combed through the polling data and the direct feedback. We have gathered insight from leadership across campus. And we have made a decision: we are moving…


  • Navigation

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    Each of the two design system options approaches the primary navigation differently. Mega Menu A “mega menu” is typically a large-format menu, activated by either hovering your cursor over or clicking on a primary navigation element. Once the mega menu opens, there is room to display a collection of links within the section, as well…


  • Make Your Voice Heard

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    We have talked about our process, discussed some of the bigger goals and provided a few sneak previews of our work. Now, it is time to let you chime in. Below, in order to provide you with a general sense of the site’s feel, you will see high-fidelity representations of the two design systems being…


  • Two Designs Diverged in a Purple Wood

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    For the last several years, TCU sites have been shifting over to the Web Standards design system developed by the Office of Website & Social Media Management. This design system was used to build the Web Standards parent WordPress theme, as well as several child WordPress themes. We also have a flat HTML version available…


  • New Design System

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    More than a site design or even a theme, our design team is developing an updated TCU design system for our web network. But what is a design system? “A unified design system is essential to building better and faster; better because a cohesive experience is more easily understood by our users, and faster because it…