From: Pat Soberanis (soberans@socrates.berkeley.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 09:38:26 PDT
Apologies for any duplicates. I felt this was important enough to send
to the entire Webnet list. (Karen Eft, I'll try to incorporate these
resources in the list I sent you for the Web site, but it probably won't
be until next week. Let me know if that's a problem.) - best wishes, Pat
Designers Roundtable wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Thank you to everyone who attended the Web panel at the most recent
> Designers Roundtable, and special thanks to the panelists--Jeff Kahn,
> Kirk Franklin, Karen Eft, and Christina Sponselli. Following are some
> of the panel's suggested practices for creating UC Berkeley Web sites.
>
> -----
>
> As part of a consistent navigation suite, provide links to:
> - Campus home page <http://www.berkeley.edu/>
> - A-Z index directory <http://www.berkeley.edu/a-z/a.html>
> - Campus directory <http://directory.berkeley.edu/>
> - Campus map <http://www.berkeley.edu/map/>
> - Site search (where applicable)
>
> Identify pages/sites as part of UC Berkeley:
> - Include the University seal
> - Include the copyright statement--© UC Regents. All rights reserved.
> - Make sure the identity of the unit/department/program is apparent
>
> Create sites with the user experience in mind:
> - Use a light, unpatterned background for legibility
> - Provide a generic e-mail address link for contact
> - Design with bandwidth in mind (smaller is faster and more economical)
> - Design pages/sites to current Web standards
> . CSS Level 1 <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1>
> . CSS Level 2 <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/>
> . HTML 4.01 <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/>
> . XHTML 1.0 <http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/>
> . New York Public Library Online Style Guide
> <http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/>
> . A List Apart, "Better Living Through XHTML"
> <http://www.alistapart.com/stories/betterliving/>
> - Weigh the costs and benefits of supporting Netscape 4.x
>
> Thoroughly plan Web projects:
> - Build a schedule first
> - Create requirements documents for editorial, design, and programming
> - Identify and involve project stakeholders, approvers, and
> committees early in process
> - Plan site architecture
> . Start with a blueprint/map
> . Inventory what's on each page with block diagrams
> - As deadlines approach, decide what can be pushed to Stage 2
>
> Designer/Programmer relationship:
> - Good communication is the key
> - Print designers should understand the limitations of Web pages/sites
>
> -----
>
> Resources on the Web:
>
> UC Berkeley
> Campus IT policies <http://cio.berkeley.edu/policies.html>
> e-Berkeley Initiative <http://eberkeley.berkeley.edu/>
> Identity Resources <http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/identity/>
> Webnet group <http://webnet.berkeley.edu/>
>
> Accessiblity
> Dive Into Accessibility <http://diveintoaccessibility.org/>
>
> Online Validators
> W3C HTML Validator <http://validator.w3.org/>
> Web Design Group HTML Validator <http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/>
> W3C CSS Validation Service <http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/>
> Web Design Group CSSCheck <http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/csscheck/>
>
> Web Color
> Lynda.com <http://www.lynda.com/>
> Online Color Scheme Generator <http://www.colorschemer.com/online/>
>
> Web Development
> Adaptive Path Essays and Articles
> <http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/>
> A List Apart <http://www.alistapart.com/>
> Boxes and Arrows <http://www.boxesandarrows.com/>
> Builder.com archives <http://builder.cnet.com/webbuilding/0-3881.html>
> Digital Web Magazine <http://www.digital-web.com/index.shtml>
> Evolt <http://www.evolt.org/>
> IBM's developerWorks <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks>
> New Architect Magazine <http://www.newarchitectmag.com/>
> SitePoint <http://www.sitepoint.com/>
> UI Patterns and Techniques <http://time-tripper.com/uipatterns/index.html>
> Webmonkey <http://www.webmonkey.com/>
> WebReference <http://www.webreference.com/>
>
> Web Site Metrics
> Nedstat <http://www.nedstat.com/>
>
> Web Standards
> The Web Standards Project <http://www.webstandards.org/>
> World Wide Web Consortium <http://www.w3.org/>
>
> -----
>
> --Calixto
> Designers Roundtable
>
> mailto:identity@dev.urel.berkeley.edu
> http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/identity/
-- Pat Soberanis, Web Manager UC Berkeley Psychology Dept."We must work toward peace."
Mon 7-4, Wed and Fri 7-2
email: soberans@socrates.berkeley.edu office: 510-643-8589
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