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Showcase block

What is a showcase block?

The showcase block shows three images which can be clicked on to show a small preview of the content you are highlighting and the call to action to allow a user to navigate to the content.

This block is designed to promote content exploration and provide a preview of the content you are highlighting.

 

Anatomy

Showcase block

Specification

  • Card holder title (optional)
  • Card holder description (optional)
  • Card title (required)
  • Card description (required)
  • Image (required)
  • Card CTA (required)

Usage guidelines

Do's

  • Use for showcasing your high value content
  • Try to place this block at or near the top of a page.
  • Choose images which have a high impact and will catch the user’s eye
  • Write succinct copy which draws the user in but doesn’t overwhelm. Use the inverted pyramid technique to help
  • Within the card holder container ensure buttons are aligned to the bottom when using this card

Don'ts

  • Don’t use the showcase block to display less than three items of content
  • Don’t use the showcase block for anything other than letting the user explore high value content
  • Don’t use more than one showcase block per page
  • Don’t choose images which make reading the text difficult
  • There should be no padding between the cards in the showcase block

Behaviour

  • When hovering over the image the title text will raise and show the see more text. This acts as affordance that there is an interaction on click
  • If a user clicks on a card more detail about the link will be displayed and a button will be displayed to allow the user to visit the content being showcased.

Example showcase block

Card holder container title

Card holder container description

Card title

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Card title

Card description

CTA

Card title

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Card title

Card description

CTA

Card title

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Card title

Card description

CTA