SageWebsite Style Guide

Version: 1.1
Last Updated: 23rd July 2001
By: Architecture & Design Group - sage.com Web Team

This guide describes Sage ‘house style’ guidelines for sage.com web pages. It covers the three discipline areas which influence any web content: writing, architecture and graphic design. The guide has been written by the Architecture & Design group in the sage.com Web Team. If you have any comments or questions about this guide, please e-mail us.

Content

Architecture

Graphic Design

Writing for the Web

  1. Presenting Text on the Web
  2. Inverted Pyramid Style of Writing
  3. Plain and Clear Language
  4. Sentence and Paragraph Length
  5. Hyperlink Text
  6. Error Message and Form Validation Text

Microcontent

  1. Alt Tags
  2. Page Title Standards
  3. Meta Tags
  4. Headings
  5. Introductory Paragraphs
  6. Image Filenames

Miscellaneous

  1. Standardised Text
  2. Website Directory Guidelines
  3. Accessibility Guidelines
  4. Text as Images

Glossaries

  1. Glossary of Style
  2. Glossary of Term

Planning

  1. Wireframes Standards
  2. Visio Diagrams

Navigation Library

  1. sage.com
  2. WebShop
  3. Reseller Community
  4. Accountants Community
  5. Developer Community
  6. SageCover Support
  7. Careers
  8. Press Area
  9. Investor Relations

 

Templates

  1. uk.sage.com general
  2. Communities
  3. WebShop

Palettes

  1. uk.sage.com general
  2. Careers
  3. Communities
  4. WebShop

Common Library Items

  1. Buttons
  2. Tables
  3. Forms

Image Preparation

  1. Pack Shots & thumbnails
  2. Buttons, ticks & arrows
  3. Lozenges
  4. Photographs
  5. Headings

Branding & Logos

  1. in each template
  2. in new browser window (pop-up)
  3. in e-mail
  4. in images

Rollovers

Flash