Featured people

The featured people pattern allows University academics, staff, and students to be prominently included on a webpage. This is used to link to work or research profiles of noteable people affiliated with the University of St Andrews.

Rules for featured people

  • This pattern should only appear once on a web page.
  • The background colour must be white or light grey, using the class sta-light-grey.
  • Padding must be added at the top of the pattern, using the class padding-top, if the light grey background is added.
  • The heading for the section is optional.
  • The image and name of a featured person must link to the same web page.
  • Linked web pages must open in the same tab.
  • Section title must not exceed 50 characters.
  • Featured images must be 180 by 180 pixels.
  • Featured images must be a high quality portraiture headshot of the named person.
  • It is recommended that featured people's names must not exceed 50 characters in length.
  • It is recommended that featured people's title must not exceed 70 characters in length.
  • Description character count must not exceed 300 characters.

Options available


Three profiles with descriptions

Example
Code
<!-- Begin pattern: featured people //-->
<section class="featured-people">
    <div class="container">
        <h2>Featured academics</h2>
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-001.jpg' alt="Professor Sophia Adams">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Professor Sophia Adams</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Structural Biologist</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos. </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/male-001.jpg' alt="Aiden Davis">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Aiden Davis</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">School of English</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos. </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-002.jpg' alt="Olivia Evans">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Olivia Evans</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Senior Lecturer</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos. </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<!-- End pattern: featured people  //-->

Grid of profiles

This example shows a grid of featured people without linking to further information. A light grey background has been added, with additional padding at the top.

Example
Code
<!-- Begin pattern: featured people //-->
<section class="featured-people padding-top sta-grey-light">
    <div class="container">

        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/male-002.jpg' alt="Dr Garrett Winters">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Dr Garrett Winters</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">School of Biology</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/core/images/featured-people.png' alt="Dr Rhona Davidson">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Dr Rhona Davidson</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">School of Medicine</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-003.jpg' alt="Brielle Williamson">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Brielle Williamson</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">PhD student</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-001.jpg' alt="Professor Sophia Adams">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Professor Sophia Adams</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Structural Biologist</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/male-001.jpg' alt="Aiden Davis">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Aiden Davis</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">School of English</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <div class="featured-people__person">
                    <div class="featured-people__image">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-002.jpg' alt="Olivia Evans">
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name">Olivia Evans</h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Senior Lecturer</h4>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<!-- End pattern: featured people  //-->

Two profiles with indented descriptions

The descriptions can be indented by adding the class featured-people__person--indented.

  • This class must only be used when a person has a description.
  • If used then all persons in the current block must also have indented descriptions.
  • Must not be used when more than two Featured People are on a single row.
Example
Code
<!-- Begin pattern: featured people //-->
<section class="featured-people">
    <div class="container">
        <h2>Student participants</h2>
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-6">
                <div class="featured-people__person featured-people__person--indent">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/male-004.jpg' alt="Ashton Cox">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Ashton Cox</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Student</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos.</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-md-6">
                <div class="featured-people__person featured-people__person--indent">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-003.jpg' alt="Olivia Liang">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Olivia Liang</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Student</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos.</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<!-- End pattern: featured people  //-->

One profile with indented description

The descriptions can be indented by adding the class featured-people__person--indented.

  • This class must only be used when a person has a description.
  • If used then all persons in the current block must also have indented descriptions.
  • Must not be used when more than two Featured People are on a single row.
Example
Code
<!-- Begin pattern: featured people //-->
<section class="featured-people">
    <div class="container">
        <h2>About the author</h2>
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-xs-12">
                <div class="featured-people__person featured-people__person--indent">
                    <a href="#" class="featured-people__image" tabindex="-1">    
                        <img src='../../assets/docs/images/profile-pictures/female-002.jpg' alt="Professor Sonya Frost">
                    </a>
                    <div class="featured-people__person--group">
                        <h3 class="featured-people__name"><a href="#">Professor Sonya Frost</a></h3>
                        <h4 class="featured-people__title">Theoretical Physicist</h4>
                    </div>
                    <div class="featured-people__description">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras fermentum eget velit ac ultrices. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed est sem. Duis egestas justo hos.</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<!-- End pattern: featured people  //-->