Updates
Read the latest updates from the Design System team. We will highlight new features, changes, and progress.
July 2021
- Website Header: Added a dark variant to support a refresh to Deep Blue Documents.
- Website Header: Removed the divider between the logo and the website name and condensed the text for a better use of space.
- Added
aria-hidden="true"to SVGs since they are purely presentational.
February 2021
- Redesigned the landing page to highlight what is available to use.
- Getting started information has been reduced to a section of content just obove the footer on every page, for ease of access and use.
- Redesigned and lightened up the code previews to allow for “Copy HTML” and “Edit in CodePen.”
December 2020
- Added “Edit in CodePen” option near code examples to support a design system prototyping code playground.
October 2020
- Added Universal Header component research findings in allignment with our principle of Design System contributions being backed by research.
- Added a “Used by” section to component pages to highlight what components are being used and where.
- Added an Experimental Website Header component. Feedback is encouraged on this component as we continue to develop it for production use.
August 2020
- Added an offline message to the Chat component.
- Added an accessibility statement to our support page.
July 2020
We finally have a way to create our own HTML elements and use them in any framework we want. This update is our investment in that web standard and our first public release.
The redesigned library website was launched and is built with the Design System 🤩. Also, Library Search has been updated to use the Universal Header and Chat.
- Added Color and Space design tokens available as CSS custom properties.
- Added a Chat component.
- Added a Universal Header component.
- Redesigned public documentation with Eleventy.