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THE BEST DESIGN AWARD

The Requirements

  • Must be graphically pleasing, using suitable colours and layout. The designs could take into account concepts from the study of typography, the grid and complementary colours.
  • Must conform to W3C WAI 'A' standard of web accessibility:
    • Provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content.
    • Don't rely on color alone.
    • Use markup and style sheets and do so properly.
    • Clarify natural language usage.
    • Create tables that transform gracefully.
    • Ensure that pages featuring new technologies transform gracefully.
    • Ensure user control of time-sensitive content changes.
    • Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user interfaces.
    • Design for device-independence.
    • Use interim solutions.
    • Use W3C technologies and guidelines.
    • Provide context and orientation information.
    • Provide clear navigation mechanisms.
    • Ensure that documents are clear and simple.