Suggested by: Your name Team/contract: Your team Product/application/form: Describe where your Experimental component/pattern will live Date: Today’s date

Experimental pattern name

Briefly describe your proposed Experimental design component/pattern.

Purpose

Talk about the “why” of your Experimental component/pattern. What problem(s) will you be solving? How will this component/pattern improve the experience of Veterans using va.gov and/or be an affordance for designers and developers working on the platform?

Example

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UX behavior

Include placement and interaction details here.

• Bullet points help keep things scannable.
• You may delete this section if it isn’t needed.

Additional notes

Add supplemental information here.

• This may include PR links, links to code, etc.
• Note if your experimental pattern relates to other components or patterns. Please include links.
• You may delete this section if it isn’t needed.

Design mockups

Add links to Figma file here. Please include mobile and desktop versions of your design.

Accessibility notes

• How does an engineer build the pattern to meet WCAG 2.2 standards?
• What is the focus order of UI elements in your pattern?
• Include guidelines and code snippets here.

Research

Include links to research findings as they are gathered. If research is in planning or in progress, please indicate that here.