Aggie UX For Developers
A design system enables quick development and ongoing improvement, saving time and costs by avoiding the need to create unique designs for each site. This frees up resources to focus on specific site needs.
About Aggie UX
Aggie UX is a living, breathing design system and web framework. With dozens of components with multiple design variations for each, Aggie UX has the basics covered, giving you time to focus on the unique needs of your project. More features and components will be added to Aggie UX as use cases and unique needs are discovered.
To learn more and stay up-to-date Aggie UX design system enhancements and templates, please join the Aggie UX mailing list and follow #aggie-ux on Slack.
Supported Content Management Systems (CMS)
To request Aggie UX templates that are already integrated into a CMS, please reach out to the web team at web@tamu.edu.
Cascade
Most major university websites are built using Cascade CMS. The Division of Marketing & Communications web team has built and maintains a comprehensive page builder with integrated Aggie UX components. Once installed, content creators can choose components as they build or edit pages without ever having to touch code.
Read Aggie UX Cascade documentation
WordPress
The Division of Marketing & Communications is in the process of constructing an Aggie UX WordPress theme tailored for Texas A&M websites. This theme is crafted using the Gutenberg block editor alongside advanced custom fields.
Preview the WordPress themeResources for Developers
Use Aggie UX Styles
Find everything you need to get started with the Aggie UX web design system in your own environment at aggieux.tamu.edu. Using our HTML structure and classes, you can jump right into building your website with Aggie UX. You can add Aggie UX to your project by linking to a CDN or downloading the source code.
Aggie UX Purge Tool
The Aggie UX (AUX) Purge Tool helps optimize your project by extracting only the necessary CSS and JS for the AUX components you select, isolating relevant styles from the input HTML for easy download or integration into your project.
AUX Slim CSS
Use the Aggie UX Slim CSS file to get the styles for the basics of your website or application without being weighed down by the styles from our full component library. This resource is ideal for simple application reskins or using as a base for designing components that meet your specific needs.
On-Demand Training Resources
Sign up for our on-demand training courses to get on the fast-track to becoming an Aggie UX expert.
Stay Up-to-Date With Aggie UX
Stay in the know about new and upcoming releases, including new components, enhancements to existing functionality and more.