Author Bio
(vi16-content/Bio in teamsite)
Author biographies give users more detailed information about a writer, team leader(s), etc., allowing them to connect on a more personal level. You can also use this to showcase thought-leaders, team members, or highlight profiles of BlackRock employees (i.e. Board members page). They can be used at the bottom of an insight page so users can explore more about each contributor while not interrupting the focus of the piece of content. We have multiple layout options & key features available to help you achieve your content needs:
- Add an optional large (H2) or medium size (H3) headline with intro blurb
- 1, 2, 3, 4 column layouts with no limit to how many author/contributors you can add
- Ability to turn component-level top padding on or off
- Note: Use this is to solve “double” padding issues when stacking similar colored components together which may cause large gaps to appear, and get pre-approval for guidance from the Design Platform team
Publishing? View the DCR guidebook for detailed instructions.
Standard - single column
Use this appearance when there is only one main author of the page content. You can stack multiple bios in one column as many times as needed. Keep in mind the length of your page when stacking more than 2 authors in this appearance, especially on mobile devices.
We recommend using the Standard / 2-column, 3-column layouts for more than 1 single author to keep the page length more condensed.
Single primary author example
This 1 column option allows for continued stacking down the page. For example, 2 authors, 3 authors, etc. would continue to stack down the single column structure.
Rules and recommendations
Note: The rules below don’t change between appearances. The only note is that our 4-column layout does not allow for profile descriptions.

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Component elementA: Background color options | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementB: Headline & intro blurb | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementC: Author biography | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementD: Profile image | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementE: Title & Social media handle | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementF: Profile description | Optional element | Rules
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Component elementG: Component CTA | Optional element | Rules
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Component element*NOTE: Due to varying alphabets and character widths, please ensure your publisher tests this prior to release | Optional element | Rules | ||