Colophon
A colophon, or the details of a book's production, is traditionally inserted towards the back of fine books. Colophons have reappeared on the web, so here's the colophon for this site.
Concept
Marilyn Langfeld and Adina Murch designed this site (2006 redesign) with assistance from Jason Makstein for the development of first version of the site.
Web standards
During the process of the first design Marilyn was introduced to web standards, so began to bring the site into compliance. The current site is 99% compliant (elements of the blog are not able to be brought into compliance).
After adding a simple Blogger blog to the site and redesigning the Blogger template developed by Jeffrey Zeldman using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Marilyn decided to extend the use of the template to the entire site, showcasing the power of CSS for the design and updating of web sites.
The 2006 redesign showcases the power of CSS and web standards in redesign. All of the code of the previous version of the site was able to be reused. New images, use of sIFR(which allow the use of headline type in any typeface. We use Adobe Penumbra), changes to the coding to bring IE7 compliance were all that was needed for this redesign.
Navigation
The main navigation bar is based on one generated by List-o-matic. The original author is Dan Cederholm, of Simple Bits. Members of the Web Standards Group list and the CSS-Discuss.org gave assistance when requested.
Photography, reproductions
Photos used in the design of the site are copyrighted by Photos.com unless otherwise noted. Reproductions of photos used in client projects along with the client projects displayed in the site are copyrighted by the photographers/clients who commissioned them.
Typography
Traditional colophons devote considerable space to typography. The Web is still in its infancy, especially in regards to typography, so while the designer can suggest typefaces to be used, the reality is that each viewer may see different type fonts, depending on which ones they have installed. The preferred body typeface for this site is Verdana, with it's characteristic wide characters that enhance readability on the screen.
Accessibility
One principle of accessibility for the widest viewing public on the Web is that the viewer should be able to change the type size at will. Type sizes have therefore been designated in percentages, allowing viewers to increase or decrease all type sizes proportionally, using browser settings.
One result of this policy is that the range of browsers will display this type differently, so the sizes have been based on the smaller displaying browser. That means that some browsers will display the type larger than optimal, which is better for accessibility, rather than smaller, which creates more accessibility issues.
Copyediting concerns
Since Langfeldesigns serves an international clientele, both International English (UK) and American English can be found on this site. Since Langfeldesigns is currently located in the United States, US English is the primary standard. However, when referencing an international project, International English may be used.