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.

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

Editorial style guide

The editorial style guide sets out the conventions for our University writing style.

The University of Edinburgh Design System is a Beta site.

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