People who are color blind, vision impaired or who have an age-related impairment often struggle to read text when there isn’t enough contrast between the color of the text and its background. There are two levels of requirements for color contrast, depending on the level of conformance your website is aiming to achieve. Ensure that […]
It is important to use headings to structuring a page into sections and provide the user with an idea of what content will follow. They are even more important for blind and vision impaired users as they allow content to be easily navigated – this means using heading levels rather than styling text with large […]
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Video Standards: The standard file format for video is MPEG-4. Sizes: Format: Small (talking head) size: ~240 x 180 3:4 16:9 Data Rate: 400 Frames: 10 fps On2 VP 6 Format: Medium size: ~360 x 240 3:4 16:9 Data Rate: 200 Frames: 10 fps On2 VP 6 Formatting standards for special occasion files that do […]
While content will vary from site to site, the presentation of the content should be consistent and support Clemson’s position as one of the top public universities in the country. Proper use of visual identity elements such as colors, logos and type fonts ensures that you are enhancing the Clemson brand. If you have questions […]
Clemson’s Web site will be employing a style sheet using the following fonts: Goudy Trade Gothic Trade Gothic Light Trade Gothic Condensed Zapfino FG Saga Be conscious of font size on your Web pages. While visitors can change the font size on their monitors, you don’t want to make a visitor change his/her settings due […]
Use of Wordmark in Header The top left corner of a Web page header is the most prominent element of a page; therefore, it should carry a strong Clemson University brand identity. The official Clemson University wordmark should be placed in the top left corner of the header unless a unit has another authorized unit […]
This policy applies to all Clemson University Web pages signified by the address “clemson.edu” or within the range of Internet and Intranet protocol addresses assigned to Clemson University. University departments or units with Web sites based on non-University servers must comply with the terms of this policy in order to be linked from the University’s […]
All new academic University URLs and sites created in Cascade will begin with http://www.clemson.edu/ followed by the college and department. From this root, you can determine what name to use. For example, http://www.clemson.edu/college/yournamehere. URLs are case sensitive and should be created with all lower-case letters. To see existing URLs or to request a URL, see Redirect […]