Rivet Design System

A system for designing and building digital interfaces at IU

Built with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Rivet helps teams create familiar and accessible experiences across platforms.

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v2.5.2

Rivet 2 is the latest version of IU's design system. Visit v1.rivet.iu.edu to see the Rivet 1 documentation.

Explore the Rivet design system

Layouts

IU-branded starter HTML templates for the design of your website or web application.
Components

Modular elements you can combine to create digital interfaces using HTML and CSS.
Utilities

CSS classes that can be used to adjust colors, typography, shadows, spacing, and more.
Tokens

Basic values used by the design system to represent color, spacing, font sizes, and other visual styles.
Design resources

Figma libraries for creating high-fidelity mockups of Rivet interfaces that are more easily translated into browser markup.
Tutorials

Beginner-friendly lessons in how to get started using the design system.

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Nov 30, 2023

The previous major version of Rivet will reach its end of life on Friday, December 29, 2023.

Scott Anthony Murray

Aug 30, 2023

Rivet 2.5.2 is now available. This patch release makes fixes to the avatar and disclosure components.

Scott Anthony Murray

Jul 24, 2023

Rivet 2.5.1 is now available. This release makes accessibility updates to the hero, quote, and switch components.

Scott Anthony Murray

Rivet is a university-wide initiative, overseen by the Enterprise Experience team. Learn how to get help with Rivet.