Elements is the living design documentation of EPFL digital ecosystem
Our goal is to grow a single design system that supports a unified experience across all of EPFL platforms. To achieve this, we articulate our design desicions based on 3 master principles:
Our message is clear & understood. Clarity comes through intentional choices that support our values. Accessibility requires clarity.
We serve our own diversity. Balance comes from rational decisions on what we know and what we communicate. We seek harmony.
Building blocks form or design system. We achieve consistency using those blocks. This versatility is the echo of our capacity to innovate.
It is our goto number: it evoques our 3 missions: Education, Research & Innovation. Pronounced the French way, it sounds like “free“.
Elements component hierarchy is based on the Atomic Design approach. User interface elements are construction bricks of various size and complexity.