Sept. 30, 2025

Beta 1.0 Release Notes

The first beta release of the UCalgary Design System (UCDS) introduces new content and functional components focused on foundational layout, interaction, and design consistency. This update builds upon earlier alpha releases by expanding flexible patterns for text, forms, and navigation, ensuring a more cohesive and accessible experience across UCalgary’s digital platforms.

Release items from Beta 1.0

The following components were completed in this release:

Key content elements – Design

  • Hero
  • Pagination
  • Pull Quote 

Functional components

  • Search Input
  • Text Area

Content structure elements – Design

  • Text Lists
  • Tables
  • Form 

Navigation updates

  • Menu Styling

 

In the pipeline 

Work in progress that will be included in an upcoming release: 

Key content elements – Design

  • Card 

Functional components

  • Breadcrumb
  • Sidebar navigation - design

Content structure elements

  • Form

 

On the roadmap  

Looking ahead, the UCalgary Design System team is actively working on more elements and components. Upcoming additions include:

Functional components

  • Card
  • Hero
  • Pull Quote
  • Sidebar navigation
  • Tabs

Content structure elements – Design

  • Stepper
  • Toggle
  • Toggle Group

 

Stay tuned as we continue to expand the UCDS library with these new building blocks.

Check out our roadmap for details on future releases and planning.

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