Australian government style guide

This site has been created as a guide for Defence website owners to help build new sites within the Defence framework and brand. The templates and advice provided tools that help content creators ensure that their sites are on brand, up-to-date from a technical standpoint, and comply with the legal accessibility and compliance requirements. Caption: The digital Style Manual is now the definitive guide for Australian Government content. Going Live with Style Manual is a huge milestone for all Australian Government writers and editors. We're so proud to be making history in delivering the first digital edition. Our cross-agency Governance Board has endorsed the Live release. Logo Colour. The standard AJF logo colours are black and orange (Pantone 158 CVC), although CMYK (a term used in printing for full-colour reproduction) and RGB (i.e. red/green/blue) values can be used where appropriate. Different colour options are available, depending on how the logo is being reproduced. It can be reproduced against a white Content Area. This is the content area for the business areas to edit. Business areas are free to develop new functionality and options in consultation with DWIC. You can layout the content using grid rows and columns, read more about the grid system and design elements that you can use. The colours of the Australian Aid identifier are: Pantone 280 (blue) Pantone 185 (red) The Australian Aid identifier can be used: in colour. black against a light background. white against a dark background. red and white against a dark blue background. Branding Australia Aid projects and initiatives. As per the Australian Government Style Manual, use lower case when using the generic form of the Department of Education - the department. The Government terms section states: "Use initial capital letters only for the formal names of government departments and agencies. Check the names of departments and agencies in the government online The seventh edition of the Australian Government Style Manual has officially been launched. The latest version of the guide has this week been made available in an online format for the first time in its long history.. Digital Transformation Agency CEO Randall Brugeaud says the digital-first edition will help government departments and agencies "communicate clearly and consistently" with ASP forms functional. 25 Sep, 2013. 1.0. Initial release. 30 July, 2013. 0.8. Closed Beta. 08 April, 2013. Once you have downloaded the files, had a look through the files explained and studied this user guide, please e-mail the DWIC team and we will organise a training session for you and talk about the next steps. Fonts. A sans-serif font is used for the body text, Helvetica should always be used as a first option, with Arial as a fallback. CSS code: font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif. You can use Georgia as a secondary font for headings or to create emphasis in some elements. CSS code: font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif.