Principles of good Web design

[In re-designing Brock Unversity Web presence], the following principles of composition shall be adhered to judiciously:

• a minimum of pictures at top levels (e.g., no colour bullets, no backgrounds)
• 1.5-2 screenfuls max length, 0.75 min length
• a uniform overall appearance [Brock letterhead?] is maintained
• each page has a return to Brock home page...
• red Brock logo everywhere is a return button to Brock home page
• each page has a name/email of the person responsible for it
• the date of the latest revision for each page is clearly stated

The following draft of Brock U. Home page is an example.

Related: technical issues

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• a database of pages and the names of persons responsible for each + expiry date is maintained, requests for update/revision automatically generated
• the entire Brock U. WWW tree is indexed and a search-by-keyword facility is provided
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• periodical checks of all of the web pages for correctness, which includes:
  • status of all links
  • correct spelling
  • cgi scripts are working properly
  • the content follows all policies and guidelines