Best Practice Recommendations (Social Wk)

INTERNAL BCPS REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT/DIVISION LANDING PAGES

Overview

• All department/division landing pages must include a brief description of the department/service/program (not more than 2-3 paragraphs).
• App Name should be displayed below any top-level page graphic to appear with descriptive text.
• This should be the top level item for each department/service/program (not Welcome, not Home, not the name of the department as the name of the department is at the top of the left-side column).
• This should be the first link in the left side navigation.

Contact Information

• Title: Contact Us
• Location: Top-most right sidebar

ADDITIONAL Bb GUIDELINES & RECOMMENDATIONS

Layout

• Try different page layouts when attempting to accommodate diverse types (icons + text) or directions (horizontal + vertical) of content.

Graphics

• Use BCPS-approved graphics to maintain cohesive branding
• Use graphics with links to other locations where possible to add balance against  areas of text.

Styling / App Selection

• Use background shade styling to break up the page
• Use consistent font formatting, avoiding excessively large font where standard font size would suffice.
• Use alternate heading styling to provide visual interest within and between blocks of text
• Avoid use of Accordion app for full-width columns unless there is significant value (e.g. reduces page scrolling for very large amounts of text, etc.)

Social Media

• Feeds display best in narrower right-side sidebars
• Use built-in social media apps to attract users