November 2010
Beginner
454 pages
15h 15m
English
book
Professional SharePoint® 2010 Branding and User Interface Design
by Randy Drisgill, John Ross, Jacob J. Sanford, Paul Stubbs, Larry Riemann
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Planning for Branding
WHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTER?
How planning now alleviates pain later
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How to gather requirements for a SharePoint project
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Considerations when estimating a SharePoint project
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Creating a wireframe in Visio
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An overview of how to create realistic design comps
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Considerations when converting a design comp into working HTML
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This chapter discusses the process of properly planning for SharePoint branding. In many
ways, this topic is similar to the planning that would go into any software project, but the
steps involved are often unique for creative projects. Even if you are experienced with plan-
ning typical design projects, this chapter will provide information for properly planning for
SharePoint branding projects.
WHY PLAN FOR BRANDING?
Having read through the fi rst two chapters now, you are probably eager to jump right into
SharePoint Designer and start creating master pages for SharePoint. While this is certainly a
tempting proposition, in any project of reasonable size it would probably be a mistake. The
process of actually creating a brand in a SharePoint site involves several steps, including creat-
ing master pages, page layouts, CSS, and more. By effectively planning your branding before
starting it, you have proactively considered exactly what you want to create and how it will be
produced. Any adjustments or changes that are discovered during the planning pro ...
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