Web templates based on the design and functionality of the current UA Home Page are available for usage by any official unit of The University of Alabama. There are three basic versions of the templates available, each of which offers numerous options for customization and arrangement of content. The template packages are organized into three different navigation types — one-level horizontal navigation, two-level horizontal navigation, and no horizontal navigation.
Also, new this time around is the release of a significant “how-to guide” for explaining how the templates work and best practices and techniques for customizing them to specific needs. The UA Templates Guide explains the basic design elements of the templates, details the grid structure upon which the templates are built, describes the process of customizing the templates, explains how to create content to fit within the templates, and provides further resources for learning how to build highly-functional and visually-engaging web sites. This guide is intended to be a primer for working with the templates, and we encourage all users of the templates to read it carefully before beginning any design work.
By using these templates, units of The University of Alabama ensure that their web site is closely tied to the University’s top-level web sites and help build a cohesive and effective overall institutional web presence. Please feel free to use the templates as needed, and to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from knowing about it. And as always, please let us know if you have questions, comments or feedback regarding these templates.
- UA Web Templates: http://webguide.ua.edu/templates.html
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