From c722baa2937b19d8d105e673d796d530bd9e6595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Duthie Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:48:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Move Illustration brand guidance principles to Images page --- docs/brand.md | 22 ---------------------- docs/images.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/brand.md b/docs/brand.md index e2601f85..a01600ea 100644 --- a/docs/brand.md +++ b/docs/brand.md @@ -108,25 +108,3 @@ Taglines help to create a continued, consistent brand messaging. Login.gov has c **"The public's one account for government."** This tagline is meant to be used alongside our logo and other marketing materials to simply describe our program. - -## Illustration - -### Principles - -#### Be useful - -Illustration provides context, adds clarity, builds consistency, and lead users to their next step. Ultimately, any illustration should provide a deeper understanding of the application or brand. - -#### Be consistent - -Being consistent in illustration means considering details of a single illustration, as well as looking at the body of illustration work as a whole. Consistency speaks to quality: of the illustration and of the product it represents. - -#### Be focused - -Illustration is most effective when it is precise in choosing a single message to deliver. With every narrative that is built there needs to be a focal point, a hierarchy of elements that contribute to the single, pointed message. With every illustration, we ask ourselves “what are we trying to say?” - -
- Security key illustration - Failure illustration - Confirmed identification illustration -
diff --git a/docs/images.md b/docs/images.md index 86159399..43a78cce 100644 --- a/docs/images.md +++ b/docs/images.md @@ -7,11 +7,25 @@ redirect_from: /accessibility/policies/ ## Illustrations -Login.gov uses illustration to provide context, add clarity, build consistency, and lead users to their next step. +### Principles -**Example:** +#### Be useful -![Screenshot of illustration on secure.login.gov]({{ '/post-images/accessibility/decorative-illustration.png' | relative_url }}) +Illustration provides context, adds clarity, builds consistency, and lead users to their next step. Ultimately, any illustration should provide a deeper understanding of the application or brand. + +#### Be consistent + +Being consistent in illustration means considering details of a single illustration, as well as looking at the body of illustration work as a whole. Consistency speaks to quality: of the illustration and of the product it represents. + +#### Be focused + +Illustration is most effective when it is precise in choosing a single message to deliver. With every narrative that is built there needs to be a focal point, a hierarchy of elements that contribute to the single, pointed message. With every illustration, we ask ourselves “what are we trying to say?” + +
+ Security key illustration + Failure illustration + Confirmed identification illustration +
### Accessibility Guidance