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Style Guide


Linking out options

Page
buttons - open to the first line.
Page reference text
cards
Templates
buttons - open to the first line.
cards
embeds - too clunky

Images

GIF
Screenshots
embeds
same uniform size

Page layout

centered
standard
no outline?
H2
callouts
linebreaks
numbered lists?

Faces in docs?

personable or weird or too coda on coda

What is best for the purpose of reading?

Captivating and easy to read
what person? first (i), second (you)

cover photos

color scheme
images
on theme


Banner_Doc.png
Group 99.png
Group 100.png
Component 6.png
astro 1.png
email header.jpg
Mask Group (1).png
Hiring_External-1500x380@2x.jpg
Group 98.png

Group 104.png
Mask Group (2).png
Slice 5 (1).png
Slice 3 (4).png

Slice 60 (1).png

Content Layout

Attracting statement
Credibility
Problems
text
Solutions
text + image + link


Research

scannable text
Focus points are certain elements or objects within the layout that attract, or are supposed to attract, the user’s attention. This could be a header, a graphical element, a button, etc
Consistency
Density of Text
Emphasis of Important Elements
Organization of Information
Clean Graphical Implementation Every text body needs some sort of visual support, be it an image, icon, graph or illustration. Placing the graphic in the article can be challenging. Sufficient space is needed between the graphic and text.


Asked Harshita:

unclear whether buttons vs card vs text are better. We can test both
every template should have a gif so that the read know what they are getting themselves into.
use text formatting (bullet points, numbered list) to break up chunks of text
Liked how Emmeline’s is looking with the screenshots
embeds are not intuitive. we should not use them
She was impressed with how quickly we got this together!!




Driver tasks:
tracking progess
templates
Champions not necessarily head of people
templates and pacing. keep in mind this is an asset for customers



importance of the landing page
Landing page: catch their attention of diversity narrative > section: explain the connection b/tw People team problem + Coda solutions > templates: deep dive


bones of sections:
3 problems/hot takes AND how Coda can address them per section?

V1
content - are we saying what we want AND should be saying to convince others
reminder this is a customer asset
Guidance for our team?
who is our audience
head of people
champions researching all tool


V2
format
how much do we show vs tell


V3
other people docs


Updates to the team:
do not worry about screenshots. just write! refine your messaging. track down coda solutions to reference
Alice will take responsibility
Identify docs and doc needs to be built


Tips for screenshots

Sizing:
125% zoom size
less than 125% is hard to see
Sometimes 150% when appropriate
Resize browser to 1600x900
To create, go to ⚙️ (settings) > Presets > + (create a new preset) > Resize target to Viewport, enter in width x height > save preset
Screenshot 2023-08-25 at 9.37.56 AM.png

Tools:
For resizing window:
Chrome extension: Window Resizer
For Screenshots:
Cmd Shift 4
For GIFs:
Droplr
screencast as GIF
screencast as HD Video if you want to add a border and shadow (Lena has offered to do in Camtasia)

Tips:
When featuring something, collapse page nav
Keep to one table so the page content is simple and clean
Remove the notifications in your profile in the top right corner (unless it may be helpful to include)

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