Guidelines - Clear, Concise and Easy to Follow
Open Interface are experienced in the development of easy to read guidelines. Our guidelines are aimed at helping webmasters create and maintain accessible and easy to use websites.
- Clear – to the point, in straightforward language
- Concise – because you have a job already.
- Prescriptive – instructions on how to do it, not just fluffy concepts and ideas.
- With pictures - because "show me" is faster than "tell me"
Types of Guidelines
Interface Design guidelines - Assure consistency in design, layout and functionality through documenting appropriate rules and standards for presentation, layout and controls.
Style guides - Style guides are used widely in print and media to help organisations achieve a "common voice". There are some really excellent examples online for The Economist (a right-of-centre periodical) or The Guardian (a left-of-centre UK newspaper ). Our style guides are far simpler but are based on the same principles; be concise, be consistent and be clear.
In the past we have developed bespoke guidelines for the following:
- Creation of accessible PDF documents
- Managing websites with 3rd party Content Management Systems (such as Terminal 4’s Site Manager and Microsoft CMS)
- In house validation and error checking procedure manual for WAI compliance