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Tiles

Dashboard Tiles

HTML

<div class="tile-row">
    <a href="#" class="tile-link">
        <div class="tile-content profile-tile">
            <i class="tile-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
            <p class="tile-title">Profile</p>
        </div>
    </a>
</div>
            

Problem Being Solved

Users need a way to see the myriad apps they can drill down into.

When to Use

This pattern should be used to present a series of unrelated, equally-weighted links to apps. It works best when we can assume nothing about the best path forward.

When Not to Use

This pattern should not be used for anything except a dashboard.

Formatting

Currently, individual tile colors and icons are hard coded per app. Be sure to use or create styles and classes specific to the app.

Alternative Tiles

HTML

<div class="tiles-alt">
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-play_button white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Videos</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-newspaper  white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Articles</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-laptop  white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Webinars</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-book white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Books & Chapters</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-graph_up_down_3 white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Reports</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-audio white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Podcasts</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-laptop white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Online Courses</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-book_open white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Instructor-Led Courses</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-calendar white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Events</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-book_bookmark white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-titlev">Refresher Readings</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-folded_paper white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Magazine Issues</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="tile-alt">
        <a href="#" class="tile-alt-link">
            <div class="tile-alt-content">
                <i class="tile-alt-icon cfaicon-government white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                <div class="tile-alt-title">Exec Ed Workshop</div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
</div>
            

Problem Being Solved

We want to present tiles in an alternative but still simple and aproachable way.

When to Use

This pattern should be used to present a series of equally-weighted links, probably related in some way.

When Not to Use

This pattern should not be used when a normal link will suffice.

Formatting

Current color possibilities are blue (default) and p_green. Add the color class to the "tiles-alt" group container.