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If you would like to promote your event, course, activity, etc. on the front page of the web site, please email the [mailto:websiteteam@christchurchchislehurst.org Website Team] with a draft banner and additional relevant information that will be required . However, the Website Team does not decide which banners will appear on the front page, '''this will normally be decided in the Monday staff meetings'''. | If you would like to promote your event, course, activity, etc. on the front page of the web site, please email the [mailto:websiteteam@christchurchchislehurst.org Website Team] with a draft banner and additional relevant information that will be required . However, the Website Team does not decide which banners will appear on the front page, '''this will normally be decided in the Monday staff meetings'''. | ||
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| + | Here is an example banner: | ||
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| + | [[File:banner-example.jpg]] | ||
= Banner specification and quality standards = | = Banner specification and quality standards = | ||
Once approved, please send a banner that meets the specification and quality standards detailed below. The Website Team can help with producing a banner from a file in another format. | Once approved, please send a banner that meets the specification and quality standards detailed below. The Website Team can help with producing a banner from a file in another format. | ||
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*Height: 350 pixels | *Height: 350 pixels | ||
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*Format: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG JPEG] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics PNG] | *Format: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG JPEG] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics PNG] | ||
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Here are some dos and don'ts: | Here are some dos and don'ts: | ||
| − | * Do use a professionally created picture. If you don't have one, consider buying one from stock site, such as [http://www.istockphoto.com/ iStock Photo] for a small fee (typically a few pounds). | + | |
| − | * Do make sure that the banner picture fills the whole banner space, not only part of it. | + | *Do use a professionally created picture. If you don't have one, consider buying one from stock site, such as [http://www.istockphoto.com/ iStock Photo] for a small fee (typically a few pounds). |
| − | * Do include a title in the banner with a large font. | + | *Do make sure that the banner picture fills the whole banner space, not only part of it. |
| − | * Do consider how the banner will look in the context of the front page. | + | *Do include a title in the banner with a large font. |
| − | * Don't use low resolution images that show pixelation or blurriness. | + | *Do consider how the banner will look in the context of the front page. |
| − | * Don't use low constrast writing which may be difficult to read. | + | *Don't use low resolution images that show pixelation or blurriness. |
| − | * Don't use stylised clipart. | + | *Don't use low constrast writing which may be difficult to read. |
| − | * Don't ''Click here for more information''. | + | *Don't use stylised clipart. |
| − | * Don't load the banner with text. Remember that it will only be visible for a few seconds. | + | *Don't ''Click here for more information''. |
| + | *Don't load the banner with text. Remember that it will only be visible for a few seconds. | ||
Here is an example of a good banner: | Here is an example of a good banner: | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Banner-good-example.jpg]] |
Although the following banner has a high quality background, there are a number improvements that could be made: | Although the following banner has a high quality background, there are a number improvements that could be made: | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Banner-not-so-good-example.jpg]] |
Revision as of 00:52, 14 February 2012
If you would like to promote your event, course, activity, etc. on the front page of the web site, please email the Website Team with a draft banner and additional relevant information that will be required . However, the Website Team does not decide which banners will appear on the front page, this will normally be decided in the Monday staff meetings.
Here is an example banner:
Banner specification and quality standards
Once approved, please send a banner that meets the specification and quality standards detailed below. The Website Team can help with producing a banner from a file in another format.
Here are some dos and don'ts:
- Do use a professionally created picture. If you don't have one, consider buying one from stock site, such as iStock Photo for a small fee (typically a few pounds).
- Do make sure that the banner picture fills the whole banner space, not only part of it.
- Do include a title in the banner with a large font.
- Do consider how the banner will look in the context of the front page.
- Don't use low resolution images that show pixelation or blurriness.
- Don't use low constrast writing which may be difficult to read.
- Don't use stylised clipart.
- Don't Click here for more information.
- Don't load the banner with text. Remember that it will only be visible for a few seconds.
Here is an example of a good banner:
Although the following banner has a high quality background, there are a number improvements that could be made:
