The Open University
Screenshots
| Property |
Value |
Comments |
| Page width | liquid | |
| Page length | 1 |
|
| Logo placement |
top left |
|
| Logo size (width x height) |
62 x 102 |
|
| Search type | box |
there's a link as well, top right |
| Search location |
middle |
in the middle of the page, slightly to the right |
| Search label | Search the OU website |
also has a 'go' button to the right |
| Search box colour |
white | |
| Search engine | KBroker |
|
| Navigation system | top right |
links/buttons at the top right |
| Info for or info about style of linking? | neither |
|
| No. main nav links on home page |
6 |
|
| No. footer navigation links |
9 | |
| Sitemap link - yes or no |
no |
|
| A-Z link |
no |
|
| Sign-in | Sign in |
link in top right corner and also a section on the page where you can sign in |
| Necessary to sign in to view intranet content | yes |
|
| About link | About the OU |
top right |
| Contact information | Contact |
top right, also plain text contact info, bottom right in footer |
| Privacy link | Privacy |
bottom right, in footer |
| Terms and conditions | no |
|
| Copyright | Copyright |
link in footer, bottom right, also plain text: © The Open University |
| Last modified | no | |
| Help | no |
there is a help? link but it's specifically for signing in, rather than the site |
| Accessibility link | Accessibility | |
| Accessibility type | link to statement |
|
| Accessibility location | top right |
|
| RSS feeds - yes or no |
no | |
| Animation or dynamic content | JavaScript |
News headlines change every few seconds |
| Graphics type | photos |
|
| Body font colour |
black |
had to go into to site to find relevant text |
| Body font size |
125% of xx-small |
|
| Body font |
verdana | verdana,arial,sans-serif |
| Background colour |
white | |
| Predominant foreground colour |
blue | #4990CC |
| Can fonts or colours be customised? |
yes | text size is changeable by clicking on letters |
| Content (% adverts) | 0 | |
| Content (% navigation) |
21 | |
| Content (% graphics) |
18 | |
| Content (% unused) |
55 | |
| Content (% general interest) | 0 | |
| Content (% welcome and site identity) |
2 | |
| Content (% news and events) |
4 | |
| Sets a cookie - yes or no | yes | open.ac.uk |