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Graphics Checklist

The following checklists were developed by the Joint ADL Co-Lab for the purpose of evaluating instructional web sites.

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  1. Graphics are used sparingly and only when needed to get
    2. Yes No Not Applicable

  2. Small graphics are used, avoiding too many small ornamental graphics.
    3. Yes No Not Applicable

  3. Graphics are used more than once to reduce loading time.
    4. Yes No Not Applicable

  4. Appropriate balance and visual contrast is used.
    5. Yes No Not Applicable

  5. The site has a unique visual identity.
    6. Yes No Not Applicable

  6. Images are not crowded.
    7. Yes No Not Applicable

  7. Pictures (photos, drawings, video, movie) or audio of individuals are not used without their written consent.
    8. Yes No Not Applicable

  8. Things that look like buttons actually work like buttons.
    9. Yes No Not Applicable

Web Developer

  1. Transparency is used when a graphic is to look like an object rather than a rectangle.
    2. Yes No Not Applicable

  2. The GIF format is used for simple graphics that use low color depths, flat color images, small photo-like images, line art diagrams, navigation graphics, or any graphic that contains text.
    3. Yes No Not Applicable

  3. Every image has ALT text that conveys important information in the image using simple text for simple images. For complex images, a link is provided to a separate page with a more detailed description.
    4. Yes No Not Applicable

  4. Interlacing is used when the graphic is needed to fill its area faster and become more focused as it loads and to give the user a quick preview of the full area of the picture.
    5. Yes No Not Applicable

  5. The main document does not contain graphics larger than the standard screen size.
    6. Yes No Not Applicable

  6. With larger graphics, notes on the size, or warnings that particular pages are full of graphics and will take longer to download are provided.
    7. Yes No Not Applicable

  7. JPEG format is used for complex photographic images that demand lots of colors and color shifts (like graduations).
    8. Yes No Not Applicable

  8. When using graphics for cosmetic reasons rather than for informational reasons, there is no text between the quotation marks in the ALT command.
    9. Yes No Not Applicable

  9. Images are started in the RGB format (Red Green Blue, as opposed to CMYK).
    10. Yes No Not Applicable

  10. All images are 72 dpi (The ONLY exception is when images are put up deliberately for download by users, and the users must have high-resolution pictures accessible through the web.)
    11. Yes No Not Applicable

  11. The sizes of photos are no larger than 150x150 pixels and include a warning about size.
    12. Yes No Not Applicable

  12. Any photos or art is created with smooth color and tonal transitions, and few areas of harsh contrast or sharp edges for JPEG compression.
    13. Yes No Not Applicable

  13. The ALT text is prevented from forming columns: either (a) by putting images on separate lines or (b) using delimiters around the ALT text or (c) the image's HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes are not specified.
    14. Yes No Not Applicable

  14. HEIGHT and WIDTH tags are placed in the HTML image source tags in order to tell the browser how much page space to devote to the graphic.
    15. Yes No Not Applicable

  15. Photos are stored in a sub-directory of the main website's directory.
    16. Yes No Not Applicable

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