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IEEE Web Site Requirements and Style Guide

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This section contains an overview of Web-related requirements and style guidelines for IEEE employees, volunteers, and partners (vendors, consultants, or contract workers) involved in the development or enhancement of IEEE Web sites.

IEEE Web sites that are not fully IEEE owned (partner sites) are encouraged to meet requirements as appropriate, however compliance is not mandatory unless otherwise agreed upon.

Learn more about this document including the purpose, process, and revision history


Revision date: October 2012

 

IEEE.org (Main Site)

Usability & Accessibility

  • Usability and user experience
  • Accessibility
  • Evaluation and testing
     

Branding & Visual Elements

  • Consistency
  • Color palette
  • Imagery
  • Typography
  • Wedge design

Content & Layout

  • Quality
  • Legal considerations
  • Page layout and formatting
  • URL and file naming
  • Writing
  • Search optimization
  • Multimedia and interactivity
  • Advertising

Graphics & Images

  • Graphics as content
  • Formats, compression, and naming
  • Size and quality
  • Captioning
  • Accessibility considerations
  • IEEE Master Brand
  • Use of the I-E-E-E letters
  • Animations and backgrounds
  • Legal considerations
  • Multimedia

Navigation & Linking

  • Left navigation
  • Right navigation
  • Breadcrumb navigation
  • Links within content
  • Within-page links
  • Redirects
  • Supporting files

 
 

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IEEE Web presence-wide

IEEE Webmaster & Web
Manager Responsibilities

  • Role of Webmaster / manager
  • Communication with the Digital Innovations Team
  • Policy adherence
  • Authentication / single-sign-on
  • Launching and decommissioning sites
  • Hiring/managing Web employees
  • Partnering with external vendors
  • Ongoing Web site monitoring
  • Ethical practices for working with users
     

User Experience, Usability & Accessibility

  • Usability & user experience
  • Accessibility
  • Evaluation and testing
     

Branding & Visual Elements

  • Importance of consistency
  • Imagery
  • Color palette
  • Typography
  • Wedge design

Template & Page Structure

  • Enterprise-wide navigation and favicon
  • Headers
  • Body or main content layout
  • Footers
  • Home pages
  • Search tools
  • Sample wireframes
  • Screen size optimization
  • URL and file naming
  • Template and site evaluation

Content

  • Web content quality
  • Legal considerations
  • Writing
  • Search engine optimization
  • Multimedia and interactivity
  • Advertising

Graphics & Images

  • Formats, compression and naming
  • Alternate text
  • Captioning
  • Icons
  • IEEE Master Brand
  • Use of the I-E-E-E letters
  • Animations and backgrounds
  • Legal considerations

Navigation & Linking

  • Left navigation
  • Right navigation
  • Main navigation
  • Breadcrumb navigation
  • Links styling and placement
  • Within-page links
  • Linking to external content
  • Redirects
  • Supporting files

 

 
 

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