A design system for WVU.
The WVU Design System is a set of principles and guidelines, as well as a collection of code and visual assets that make it easy to create consistent, WVU-branded websites.
Check out the Getting Started GuideUnsure why you should use this? See why we need a design system.
Want to use the system, but new to web development? See our beginner’s guide.
Building Your Site
Quickly build website themes using WVU-branded components and utilities.
Utilities
Want to apply a gold slash to a block of type? Want to use the Helvetica Black Condensed typeface to make your copy stand out? Just apply a utility class to the element and you’re done!
Read MoreComponents
Components are the building blocks of templates. We offer a wide variety of components to meet your users’ needs.
Read MoreThemes
Not sure which combination of components you should use to meet your audience needs? Check out our example themes for some inspiration.
Read MoreNew to creating CleanSlate Themes?
Check out these tutorials to get you started.
Beginner’s Guide
Have no idea what Sass variables are? Does the phrase “check out your repo using Git and develop your theme locally?" sound like a foreign language? Check out our beginner’s guide.
View TutorialCreating a CleanSlate Theme Using the WVU Design System
Know what you need to know before getting started, and get an overview of the website-making process for CleanSlate.
View TutorialCreate a Site Using Super Theme
Learn how to request and configure a theme, as well as add components to create templates on the fly.
View TutorialWVU Design System FAQs
Answers to the most common questions about the WVU Design System and Super Theme Version 3.
View TutorialCheck out all of our tutorials.
Help Make the System Better
We use Github issues to keep track of new component submissions, bugs, design feedback, and any other suggestions related to the system. If you have created a component you think would be useful to others or would like to make a suggestion, let us know.
See how you can help