Accessibility guidelines
Users with a visual, motor or cognitive impairment are far from rare.
Browser support
We focus support on major browsers in use by 95%+ of our audiences, and we ensure the site is navigable and usable by the remaining 5%.
Component creation
The when and how of component modification
Component types
We use a variation of the atomic design methodology: elements, blocks, and containers.
Components are part of patterns
Think of components as lego blocks you can use to build the look and content of your sites. Think of patterns as assembled packages of behaviour.
Components: deprecating
Inevitably code will be replaced and improved, leaving components stale and or outdated.
Components: versioning interoperability
Each Visual Framework component carries its own semantic versioning.
Content guidelines
Unique to the web are certain types of content that support user interaction.
Discussions, exchanges and help
Regardless of where, we welcome contribution, ideas and constructive criticism.
Image handling best practice
It's best to not let CSS do the image cropping.
JavaScript and Visual Framework components
We use "just enough" JavaScript in the Visual Framework.
JavaScript: mitigating broken experiences
If JavaScript fails, some tips on how you can ensure users can still complete their task.
Sass and CSS guidelines
The Visual Framework delivers much of its value through Sass.
User base of the Visual Framework code
This project is designed to be used by organisations with experienced developers delivery life science websites.
Using British and American english in code and documentation
For the language and spelling of documentation and code.
