WEB GUIDELINES

• Think of your audience.
• Keep content relevant and up-to-date.
• Avoid unnecessary information. Most visitors skim pages, not read.
• Layout and formatting is most effective when it is clean, clear, and consistent.
• Spell check. Refer to the UNF Writing Style Guidelines for full listing.
• Avoid the use of ALL CAPS for large sections of text.
• Avoid the use of underline.
  • The use of underline implies a hyperlink and should not be used to emphasize text or headlines that are not linked.
• Give page headlines (H1) a strong, descriptive name. For example, any site could have "Forms" or "About Us". Use instead "Human Resources Forms" or "About Physical Facilities".
• Content Ownership
  • If you do not own the content, do not duplicate it. Link to the original content or website that would always stay up-to-date.
  • If you link to webpages outside of your site, be alert that your link stays active.

• Names assist with search engine optimization.
• Consider words that users would commonly search for.
• Avoid uncommon abbreviations or acronyms.
• Use strong, descriptive keywords when naming folders, content, and uploaded files.

• Do not use the navigation term "Home" unless it links to the UNF homepage, www.unf.edu.
• Opening a hyperlink in a new window is generally not recommended. Excessive and inappropriate use can be an annoyance to the viewers. 
• When publishing a web address in a printed document, use the site homepage.

Logos

• Follow the UNF guidelines for all uses of the UNF logo.
• Non-UNF logos (for advertising, partnerships, endorsements, sponsorship and acknowledgements) cannot be larger than the UNF logo located at the top of the template. The UNF logo is approximately 85px by 220 px.

Clip Art & Stock Photography

• If your department elects to use stock photography, please comply with all licensing and copyright restrictions for the imagery.

Optimize graphics for the web:

• Convert to RGB (CMYK format may prevent the picture from displaying)
• 72 dpi
• Properly cropped and resized

• Attach the appropriate ADA alt tags to images, hyperlinks and tables in CMS content.
• Validate your content for ADA compliance prior to publishing.
• Give image alt tags an appropriate and informative description (alt tag). Consider how it will be read by a screen reader to users that cannot see the image.
• When presenting information in audio or video format, provide a transcript for users who cannot hear or see the multimedia content.
• Learn how your webpages measure up! Evaluate your pages using accessibility evaluation tools such as wave.webaim.org.