Tile grid
The tile grid pattern contains a heading, call-to-action buttons and a grid layout of tiles; it is used to show a collection of links to highlighted content such as news articles. Each tile is a clickable link, and includes an image, title and description along with optional date and tag.
Rules for tile grid
- Must have a background image, light grey, or white background colour.
- Must not use more than six tiles in one grid.
- Must only have one tile grid per page.
- Must only be used within the main body of the page.
- Must contain a maximum of two call-to-action buttons.
- Tile images must be 360 x 240 pixels.
- Tile titles should not be more than 50 characters, or two lines in length.
- Tile description text should be between 80 to 140 characters, or roughly three to four lines in length.
Tile colours
Tile colours may be used to represent different categories. For example, in the below options, tile colours represent the following categories:
- Blue, primary: News
- Green, secondary: Featured event
- Red, tertiary: Photo of the week
Blue is the primary colour used for the most popular category. Tile grids must not include more than three category colours.
Options available
Tile grid with background image
To add a background image, attach the image using an inline style, for example <div class="tile-grid" style="background-image: url(path/to/image.jpg)">.
- The background image must be blurred, this can be done in Photoshop.
- The background image must be large, this example is 2100 x 1400 pixels.
Example
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The Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) has attained the top standard for sustainability from the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Wednesday 23 August 2017
The work of one of Scotland's most revered contemporary artists, Barbara Rae, is to go on display in St Andrews.
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Hundreds of football fans watched the World Cup final in the newly opened Sandy's Bar at the Students' Association on Sunday.
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Scientists have, for the first time, decoded the meanings of chimpanzee gestures.
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Graduation is a time for all the family but this year one pet dog made its way into the post-ceremony celebrations in the Quad.
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Alistair Darling to use public address to make the case for Scotland remaining in the UK
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Tile grid with light grey background
This is the default background.
Example
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What's happening in St Andrews
The Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) has attained the top standard for sustainability from the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Wednesday 23 August 2017
The work of one of Scotland's most revered contemporary artists, Barbara Rae, is to go on display in St Andrews.
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Hundreds of football fans watched the World Cup final in the newly opened Sandy's Bar at the Students' Association on Sunday.
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Scientists have, for the first time, decoded the meanings of chimpanzee gestures.
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Graduation is a time for all the family but this year one pet dog made its way into the post-ceremony celebrations in the Quad.
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Alistair Darling to use public address to make the case for Scotland remaining in the UK
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Tile grid with white background
Example
