A proposal and resources relating to design standards on the world wide web:

  • MetaGrrrl Proposal on Documentation of the Design Process in Online Environments
    This is an idea for a system to facilitate standards and consistency within websites, analogous to the design manuals/style guides used in the print industry. It is not a list of design rules to obey, but rather is a convenient framework on which to hang the decisions you have made for your site to help you (and your team and your successors) understand how the site should look and why.

  • Project Report
    Progress, refinement of the proposal, discussion of feedback, etc.

  • Overview of Design Process
    Outline of processes, questions & decisions with specific links to the corresponding design documentation in the example site.

  • Inkspot Meta Information
    A detailed example site which makes full use of this system.

  • MetaGrrrl Bibliography/URLography
    An annotated directory to online and print references to the issue of web site design, documentation and maintenance.

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