Web Style Guide

Accessibility

• HGSE General Accessibility Guidelines

Sites within the main GSE template design:

• GSE website Dos and Don'ts General Style Guide: hgse_style_guide.doc (181KB doc)
• For sites created within Cascade Server CMS by outside vendors, please review our Content Management Site Development Policy (30KB doc).

Sites outside of the main GSE template design:

• Sites outside of the main GSE template design must maintain the branding requirements as set forth below.
• HGSE sites should design to a screen resolution of 1280x1024px.
• Sites must also maintain the GSE shield and green banner across the top of the page.
• Stes should be coded only in html/xml/xhtml and php with little or no Flash
• The HGSE Apache server does not support cold fusion, asp or .net
• If web statistics are required, Google Analytics must be used.
• Also be sure to review the GSE website Dos and Don'ts General Style Guide (181KB doc).

Some examples of HGSE sites that adhere to our brand:

Harvard Education Publishing Group

Harvard Educational Review

Harvard Education Press

Cascading Style Sheets

Required font styles:

San-Serif: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans serif
Serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif

View our style sheets for some general ideas:

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/style/styles.css
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/style/styles2.css (larger font option)

Colors

Please restrict colors to the following palette: