Design & Editorial Standards & Guidelines

Standards for interactive television (BBC Red Button)

• Designing for interactive television

  Version: 1.0; Last updated: 2006.

• Styleguide for producing red triggers and bridge graphics

  Version: 1.0; Last updated: Nov 2005.

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Standards for BBC Online (bbc.co.uk)

• Global Visual Language Guidelines

  Design guidelines for the widening of page templates across BBC Online sites.

  Replaces previous Page Layout Standards.

  Version: 2.0; Last updated: December 2008.

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Editorial standards

• Branding Guidelines

  Covers all the main guidelines, and examples to be considered when creating or adapting brands for web, mobile or digital TV platforms.

  Version: 1.0; Last updated: August 2008.

• Digital Identity Style Guide

  Defines how to refer to the BBC digital platforms.

  Version: 1.0; Last updated: September 2008.

• HTML Metadata Standards

  Search metadata (title, keywords, description, etc.) standards for all pages published on BBC online.

  Version: 1.1; Last updated: June 2009.

• Tone of Voice Guidelines

  Writing guidelines for technical staff writing editorial content on BBC online.

  Version: 1.0; Last updated: August 2008.

• URL Standards

  Requirements for the creation and promotion of acceptable web addresses or URLs for BBC online.

  Version: 1.06; Last updated: February 2009.

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