Components

The GT Design System provides a comprehensive set of React components designed to follow Georgia Tech brand guidelines and provide consistent user experiences.

Available Components

Form & Input Components

• Button - Primary interactive element with multiple variants and sizes

Layout Components

• Card - Content containers (Coming Soon)
• Modal - Dialog and overlay components (Coming Soon)

Feedback Components

• Alert - User notifications and status messages (Coming Soon)

Typography Components

• Typography - Text and heading components (Coming Soon)

Component Principles

Accessibility First

All components are built with accessibility in mind:

• WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
• Proper ARIA attributes
• Keyboard navigation support
• Screen reader compatibility

TypeScript Support

Every component includes comprehensive TypeScript definitions:

• Strongly typed props
• IntelliSense support
• Runtime type validation
• Generic type support where applicable

Consistent API

Components follow consistent patterns:

• Standard prop naming conventions
• Predictable size and variant patterns
• Consistent event handling
• Uniform styling approaches

Themeable

Components use design tokens for easy customization:

• CSS custom properties integration
• Theme-aware color schemes
• Responsive design patterns
• Brand compliance built-in

Usage Patterns

Basic Usage

import { Button } from '@gtalumni-la/react';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <Button variant="primary" size="lg">
      Click me
    </Button>
  );
}

With Event Handlers

import { Button } from '@gtalumni-la/react';

function MyComponent() {
  const handleClick = () => {
    console.log('Button clicked!');
  };

  return (
    <Button variant="primary" onClick={handleClick} disabled={false}>
      Interactive Button
    </Button>
  );
}

Custom Styling

import { Button } from '@gtalumni-la/react';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <Button
      variant="primary"
      style={{ marginTop: '16px' }}
      className="my-custom-button"
    >
      Custom Styled Button
    </Button>
  );
}

Component Status

Component	Status	Documentation	Tests
Button	✅ Stable	✅ Complete	✅ Complete
Input	🚧 In Progress	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned
Card	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned
Modal	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned
Alert	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned
Typography	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned	⏳ Planned

Browser Testing

All components are tested across supported browsers:

• ✅ Chrome 90+
• ✅ Firefox 88+
• ✅ Safari 14+
• ✅ Edge 90+

Performance

Components are optimized for performance:

• Tree-shaking support for smaller bundles
• Minimal runtime overhead
• Optimized re-rendering
• Lazy loading where appropriate

Next Steps

• Explore Button Component - Learn about the Button component
• View in Storybook - Interactive component playground
• Design Tokens - Understand the design system foundation
• Contributing - Help build new components