WEB DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Introduction | Official and Unofficial Web Sites| URLs and Domain Names | Web Site Content| Privacy Policy | Related Policies | Distance Education | Notice of Web Site Copyright

INTRODUCTION TO WEB STANDARDS
What Is the Purpose of this Web Site? | Why Do We Need Web Standards? | What Are the Missions/Visions of the AAES/ACES/COAG? | Who Is in the Web Standards Group? | What Does the Group Do?

OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL WEB RESOURCES
Page vs. Site? | Who Can Create and Maintain AAES/ACES/COAG Web Sites? | Responsibility of Site Developer and Maintainer| Unofficial Web Sites

BEFORE YOU START DEVELOPING OFFICIAL WEB SITES
Getting Help with Site Development | Launching New Sites | Recommended Tools for Web Development and Maintenance | Additional Tools and Considerations | Tools NOT to Use

OBTAINING AND USING THE TEMPLATES
Types of Templates | Required Links in the Templates | Elements NOT to Include |Instructions for Using the Templates| AAES/ACES/COAG Stylesheets | Web Training

ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN GUIDE
A Note about Home Pages | File Structure | Design | About Flash | About Frames | Navigation | Courtesy

TEXT AND STYLE GUIDE
Colors in Text | Emphasis | Text Size | Text Fonts | Links in Text | Editing and Proofreading | Understand How People Read on the Web

USABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
Usability: Basic Principles | Accessibility: Basic Principles

IMAGES AND GRAPHICS GUIDE
General Graphics Principles | AAES/ACES/COAG Graphics Standards | Image Dimensions and Proportions (Size) | Creating Text Graphics | Using the AAES/ACES/COAG Image Gallery

USING AAES/ACES/COAG LOGOS AND WORDMARKS
General Principles of Usage | AAES Logos and Wordmarks | ACES Logos and Wordmarks | COAG Logos and Wordmarks | Other Logos

This material is adapted from the Eastern Michigan University Web Standards Guide, copyright Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197. Used with permission.

Last Revised: May 2005