Steps of a redesign

Overview
Goals
Time estimate and team
Content review
Site structure and navigation
Finalize timeline and content
Visual design development
Production and proofing
Launch and maintenance

Proofing checklist

Editorial and functionality

• Meta-tags are correct
• Page titles in browser window are correct
• Page title images are spelled correctly
• All pages have correct file names
• All menu items link correctly and are consistent from page to page
• All sidebar items link correctly
• All pages have correct file names
• All links go to correct destination
• No broken images
• Page still works and looks correct when window is resized
  (resize browser window AND screen resolution)
• All copy, menu items, sidebar text, and captions are spelled correctly
• If you're working in Dreamweaver, use the link-checker feature to catch your mistakes

Cross-browser and platform

Check pages for appearance, consistency, and editing in the following browsers

Mac (IE 5, Net 7, Net 5, Safari)

• appearance
• consistency
• editing

PC (IE 6, IE 5.5, IE 5, Net 7, Net 6)

• appearance
• consistency
• editing

Accessibility

• All images have alt tags
• Layout tables linearize in a logical fashion (to check: in Opera, turn images off and user style sheets on)
• All data tables have caption, th and td headers= tags
• All pages have a skip navigation link
• Site works in black-and-white
• Site conforms to all section 508 guidelines

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