Recommendations

Guidance for incorporating cards into your design.

Limit icon example
Do

Limit the number of action icons on the card to 3, ensuring a clean and intuitive interface. Utilize an overflow menu for additional actions.

Cluttered example
Don’t

Don’t clutter the card interface with excessive action icons, as this can overwhelm users and detract from the overall user experience.

Limit the number of action buttons
Do

Limit the number of action buttons on the card to three (3) to ensure a clean and intuitive interface. Utilize an overflow menu on top right for additional actions.

Don’t use more than three buttons
Don’t

Don’t use more than three (3) buttons on the card. Avoid cluttering the card interface with an excessive number of action buttons.

Consistent card size example
Do

Maintain consistency in card sizes across the section for visual harmony.

Multiple card size example
Don’t

Don’t use multiple card sizes within the same section or dataset.

Representative sidebar example
Do

Use sidebar in cards to represent a status. There should be only one (1) sidebar per card and it should extend from top to bottom of the card.

Decorative sidebar example
Don’t

Don’t use sidebar just as a decorative element unless there is a status to convey. Don’t incorporate multiple sidebars within a single card and don’t use a sidebar that is smaller in height than the card itself.

No shadows example
Do

When stacking multiple cards on top of a big single other, conceal shadows for the uppermost cards to ensure a cleaner visual presentation and prevent shadow overlap.

Shadows example
Don’t

Don't display shadows for the cards placed on top of another big card.

Tooltip example
Do

The text can be configured to be one or two lines of text depending on the use case and layout of the card chosen. A tooltip appears when hovering over the footer so that the user can read the full footer text.

Too many lines example
Don’t

Limit the number of text lines to a maximum of two.

Highlighted value tooltip example
Do

Highlighted values are meant to be kept short and will truncate when bounded by a certain width. In this case, a tooltip displaying the full label can be displayed upon hover.

Long highlighted value example
Don’t

Don’t have highlighted values that are too long in card header or card footer.

Center alignment example
Do

The alignment of the identifiers - icon, avatar or image will be center to the Heading label value.

Top alignment example
Don’t

Don’t top align the identifiers - icon, avatar or image to the Heading label value.