Branding Review Process

Once you have reviewed the checklist below and placed an example page on a staging site please send a link to dlwebcom_doit@maryland.gov for review.

Checklist

1. Check for display of favicon and maryland.gov domain name [Branding Standards page 2]

2. 1000px width used for page (If only implementing header/footer page needs to be centered if not 1000px)

3. Statewide navbar is coming from Maryland.gov

4. Using light/dark version of statewide navbar to contrast with banner color

5. Recommend using an agency specific banner graphic image versus default flag watermark; contact dlwebcom_doit@maryland.gov to request assistance.

6. MDlogo size should be width: 168px, height: 90px

7. MDlogo alt text is: maryland.gov

8. MDlogo is linked to Maryland.gov

9. Using correct font/size for agency name [Branding Standards page 4]

10. Contrast between banner color and agency name

11. Search code for the Google Search Appliance is being used

12. Search is going to your agency collection

13. Email Friend/print page implemented correctly

14. Tabs implemented correctly (full template only)

15. Governor’s image is only on the homepage [Branding Standards page 3]

16. Governor's image should pull from http://www.gov.state.md.us/images/GovBox230.png [Branding Standards page 4]

17. Governor’s image links to: www.gov.state.md.us/announcement.html

18. Governor's image alt text should be: Office of the Governor

19. Proper contrast used for left navigation text and background color [we recommend using the following for testing: http://www.accesskeys.org/tools/color-contrast.html]

20. Footer: text is right aligned, proper links included, pipes between links [Branding Standards page 4]

21. Site displays properly in IE8, IE7, IE6 and Firefox

22. Consistently placed way to return to homepage from lower level pages