Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Matijs
level element at all! img { display: block } Kroon.Kurtis wrote: I'm not top-posting -Original Message- From: Miscellaneous Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo ... not be using a p tag [to] hold the logo --Adam ... A p tag is supposed to hold a paragraph of text

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 3 Jun 2008, at 07:04, Matijs wrote: How about: titleThe Times/title h1Homepage/h1 h2There's water on mars/h2 titleThe Times/title h1Financial stuff/h1 h2Redmond stock going down further/h2 etc... Where would one fit in a company logo? Wouldn't a background image be best? And

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Darren West
My 2 pence ... titlePage title - Site title/title div id=brand pimg alt=Site title ... //p /div div id=content h1Page Title/h1 ... /div div id=search h1Search/h1 form ... /div div id=nav h1Navigation/h1 ul ... /div 2008/6/3 Rick Lecoat [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 3 Jun

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Paul Collins
To throw another question in here, should the page title therefore be different to the main heading of the page? I thought the content in the page title should be as specific as possible for SEO, including the heirarchy? So, for example titleSite title - Section Title - Page title/title And

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Stewart Griffiths
For the title you should really switch it around so that it is more specific to the page, and will be much better for SEO purposes. titlePage title - Section Title - Site title/title For the Logo h1 aspect, I would personally use the gilder/levin image replacement technique, using within this

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 3 Jun 2008, at 12:29, Paul Collins wrote: Once you have it in the title tag, does it matter whether you have the logo in a H1 or not? Should you have something different between the title and main heading? I would think that this starts to enter the realm of information that is

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Darren West
I do feel this is all rather subjective and depends on what you're building, that is until you consider SEO; which I feel flies in the face of Web Standards 2008/6/3 Stewart Griffiths [EMAIL PROTECTED]: For the title you should really switch it around so that it is more specific to the page,

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 3 Jun 2008, at 12:55, Darren West wrote: I do feel this is all rather subjective and depends on what you're building, that is until you consider SEO; which I feel flies in the face of Web Standards I agree that much of this stuff is, inevitably, subjective. Web standards gives us a good

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-06-03 Thread Darren West
To be clear, my statement, which was quite sweeping, was meant to express that when a site is built for computers as opposed to humans then that to me flies in the face of Web Standards. So I agree :-) 2008/6/3 Rick Lecoat [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 3 Jun 2008, at 12:55, Darren West wrote: I do

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-31 Thread Jens Brueckmann
I said it may explain ALA's approach, but that doesn't mean I like the idea ;) fwiw, I never use more than one H1 per document since I'm using it for site title. imho, if H1 is used for site title it can't be used again in the page. I agree. Two level-1 headings seem somewhat confusing

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-31 Thread Drew Trusz
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Jens Brueckmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I said it may explain ALA's approach, but that doesn't mean I like the idea ;) fwiw, I never use more than one H1 per document since I'm using it for site title. imho, if H1 is used for site title it can't be used

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-31 Thread Adam Martin
} Kroon.Kurtis wrote: I'm not top-posting -Original Message- From: Miscellaneous Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo ... not be using a p tag [to] hold the logo --Adam ... A p tag is supposed to hold a paragraph of text. If it is only holding an image, then there is no need

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Elizabeth Spiegel
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Grant Sent: Friday, 30 May 2008 8:58 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo I am surprised that we are even discussing this topic here. This issue is mentioned in the last sentence of this blog post: http://www.flexewebs.com/semantix

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread michael.brockington
not use an H1 - they believe that their reputation speaks for itself. Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jen Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:40 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo An h1

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Bob Schwartz
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jen Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:40 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo An h1 is definitely not for marking up the company logo. *** List Guidelines: http

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Stuart Foulstone
. Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jen Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:40 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo An h1 is definitely not for marking up the company logo

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread michael.brockington
. Regards, Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Foulstone Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:37 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo But the Webpage (or the entire site for that matter

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Robert O'Rourke
: [WSG] Marking up company logo But the Webpage (or the entire site for that matter) is not be about The Sun or The Times - it's about the news. And the news is what the user is looking for. Stuart is talking from the perspective of SEO. It would be desirable for a website like 'the times

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Foulstone Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:37 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo But the Webpage (or the entire site for that matter) is not be about

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Drew Trusz
I'd say when it comes to news the source is very important, so imho the publisher is key. Imaging this: h1The Times/h1 h2There is water on Mars/h2 or this: h1The Sun/h1 h2There is water on Mars/h2 versus: h1There is water on Mars/h1 -- So following the specs that a heading

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread David Dorward
On 30 May 2008, at 15:50, Thierry Koblentz wrote: I'd say when it comes to news the source is very important, so imho the publisher is key. Important? Yes. More important then the title? No. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/ http://blog.dorward.me.uk/

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Dorward Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 8:30 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo On 30 May 2008, at 15:50, Thierry Koblentz wrote: I'd say when it comes

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread michael.brockington
But does two H1's in a row really agree with the spec? My understanding was that a sub-level could repeat immediately, but H1's were not supposed to. For example: Okay: H1 H2 H2 H3 H1 H2 Bad: H1 H1 Regards, Mike That's a good point and it may explain the ALA's approach: h1The

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Kroon.Kurtis
I'm not top-posting -Original Message- From: Miscellaneous Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo ... not be using a p tag [to] hold the logo --Adam ... A p tag is supposed to hold a paragraph of text. If it is only holding an image, then there is no need for the surrounding p tag

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:24 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo But does two H1's in a row really agree with the spec? My understanding

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Adam Martin
] Marking up company logo ... not be using a p tag [to] hold the logo --Adam ... A p tag is supposed to hold a paragraph of text. If it is only holding an image, then there is no need for the surrounding p tag. --Matt ... see what www.alistapart.com is now using --Roxanne ... beginning to think [a plain

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Martin Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:19 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo img is only an inline element by default. Some simple css fixes

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-30 Thread Christian Snodgrass
Thierry Koblentz wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Martin Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:19 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo img is only an inline element by default. Some simple css

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Anton Babushkin
I concur. Having it as a p is a much better way of dealing with it rather than having it as an image or h1. To me its less about SEO and much more about usability. People don't really care about your company, they're simply after the major headlines. Having a company logo take up the majority of

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 29 May 2008, at 05:32, Jens-Uwe Korff wrote: We used to have lots of logos in h1s too, and after a thorough SEO discussion we changed that to a p. Out of curiosity, is a logo img at the top of the page more semantically correct when wrapped in a p than when it's just on it's own (ie.

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Adam Martin
I would personally not be using a p tag too hold the logo? Why would you want too? you can position as you want without the need for extra markup. img src=logo.png alt=My company logo width=150px height=300px id=logo / - that makes it pretty obvious. of course if you only have 1 image in the

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Matt Fellows
Out of curiosity, is a logo img at the top of the page more semantically correct when wrapped in a p than when it's just on it's own (ie. not wrapped in anything other than, say, a 'header' div)? Easy! A p tag is supposed to hold a paragraph of text. If it is only holding an image, then there

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Mark Harris
Adam Martin wrote: I think if people start think UO rather than SEO then the answers to most questions become a lot clearer - UO is a term I coined just the other day - UO = user optimisation. How excellent! I'm sure we can build a whole consulting industry around that! ;-) cheers

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Adam Martin
I intend too - as of tomorrow I am officially unemployed and working on launching my new business www.internetconsultants.com.au (site not even close too completion). Mark Harris wrote: Adam Martin wrote: I think if people start think UO rather than SEO then the answers to most questions

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Elizabeth Spiegel
, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Pearce Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2008 5:49 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Marking up company logo Hi, For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Chris Pearce
] Marking up company logo Hi, For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I'd be interested in seeing what other

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Jason Grant
. *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Chris Pearce *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 May 2008 5:49 PM *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org *Subject:* [WSG] Marking up company logo Hi, For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Ben Buchanan
For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I'd be interested in seeing what other people on this list think.

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Thierry Koblentz
I am surprised that we are even discussing this topic here. This issue is mentioned in the last sentence of this blog post: http://www.flexewebs.com/semantix/?p=5 Please follow the link provided in there to W3C site which mentions what h1 is there for. It's almost Friday, so here goes ;) I

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread Thierry Koblentz
For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I'd be interested in seeing what other people on this list think.

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-29 Thread jen
An h1 is definitely not for marking up the company logo. A logo in a banner would go in a div, div id=logo. h1 is reserved for the semantically correct information for the main heading. Alistapart must have it wrong. Actually, looking through their code, they do appear to have it wrong.

[WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Chris Pearce
Hi, For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I'd be interested in seeing what other people on this list

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Tony McNulty
with this. Cheers, Tony -Original Message- From: Chris Pearce [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:21 To:wsg@webstandardsgroup.org wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Marking up company logo Hi,   For a few years now I’ve been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Lea de Groot
On Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:21 +1000, Chris Pearce wrote: For a few years now I’ve been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I’d be

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Robert O'Rourke
Chris Pearce wrote: Hi, For a few years now I’ve been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I’d be interested in seeing what other

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Ian Chamberlain
the semantic design can help them avoid SEO costs. Regards Ian - Original Message - From: Chris Pearce To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:49 AM Subject: [WSG] Marking up company logo Hi, For a few years now I've been marking up a clients

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread James
Hi Chris, Here's a blog post I wrote a while ago with my view: http://www.digitaloverload.co.uk/blog/2007/11/23/more-semantic-logos/ James. Chris Pearce wrote: Hi, For a few years now I’ve been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people

Re: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Drew Trusz
On 5/28/08, Chris Pearce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For a few years now I've been marking up a clients company logo as a h1. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually do this compared to using a html image tag? I believe a h1 is more semantically correct however I'd be interested

RE: [WSG] Marking up company logo

2008-05-28 Thread Jens-Uwe Korff
The H1 should be used for the most important heading, usually the name of the page I second that. We used to have lots of logos in h1s too, and after a thorough SEO discussion we changed that to a p. The h1 now holds the page title. Cheers, Jens The information contained in this e-mail