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Style Guide

This guide provides an internal template for keeping your LibGuides consistent

Font Types

  • Avoid customizing font size in an individual box - fonts should be defined at a system-wide level
  • Use sans serif fonts - serif fonts are harder to read on screens
  • Steer clear of Comic Sans - it's widely considered to be unprofessional

Styles

  • Don't underline text - users identify underlined text with links
  • Bold & italicize sparingly - bold a word or phrasebut not an entire sentence or paragraph
  • Use color sparinglytoo - make sure the contrast between the box background & your colors is readable (don't be that person)

Headings

We suggest the following usage for the built in headings.

Heading Use
Heading 1 Guide / Page Title
Heading 2 Box Title
Heading 3 Box Subsections
Heading 4