Web template styles

The web templates meet the university's branding, usability and accessibility requirements. They have passed quality assurance checks, including cross-browser/platform testing, markup validation and accessibility validation.

There are three main template styles based on brand requirements and several page styles for pages with different functions. To select the appropriate template, first select the brand, then which page style you need for your content. Each template also has a list of styles for formatting content within the page template.

Templates must be customised (for example, to include your site's breadcrumbs, contact details, etc) before they can be used.

Template styles based on brand requirements

There are three main template styles based on branding requirements derived from the brand architecture. These are Masterbrand, faculty, and sub-brand styles. The primary visual differences between each are the logo elements (shield and text) and colours. For information on which level of branding you should use, see branding and visual identity.

Masterbrand style

This style is to be used for all sites that are required to use the Masterbrand.

Faculty style

Each faculty has a unique colour and logo (shield and text elements). Schools, centres and departments within a faculty will use the faculty template style. Centres with cross-faculty affiliation should use the Masterbrand style.

Sub-brand style

This style is to be used for all sites that have been allocated a sub-brand.

Page styles

A range of page styles are available. These can be customised in either the Masterbrand, faculty or sub-brand style.

Note: most of the following page template styles are based on the sub-brand website style.

Home page and section home page template

This template allows the creation of home pages and section home pages. Section home pages are pages whose primary function is to provide links to content within a given section of a website (for example, the prospective students home page or staff home pages that are linked from the Monash home page).

This template can also be used for content pages without section navigation.

Content page template with section navigation

This template should be used for content pages within a section of a website. They provide for a navigation column on the left of the screen which provides links around the content section of a site.

Content page template with section navigation and highlighted content

This template allows for news or special content to be highlighted on the right side of content pages.

Sitemap template

Use a sitemap template to provide users with an overview of the structure and contents of your website.

A-Z index template

Use this template to provide an alphabetical list of the main resources offered on your website.

Content styles

See applying styles to content for a list of styles that can be applied to content elements.