Common Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0)
I’ve been a consultant for most Government departments and agencies since 1996. From 1999, I’ve seen CLF implementation in all shapes, sizes and colours from internal guidelines to exceptions to the rules, I’m glad to announce the next step of wide Government Online CLF updates, CLF 2.0:
The Government of Canada’s Common Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0)
The Internet is an increasingly important communication tool providing an effective means for the public and the government to exchange information and for the government to offer its services in the official language and at the time and place of Canadians’ choosing. The consistent and predictable presentation of government services and content offered by Common Look and Feel standards facilitate effective online interaction.
The new Common Look and Feel Standards for the Internet were developed to reflect modern practices on the Web, changes in technology and issues raised by the Web community over the past six years as well as to improve navigation and format elements. The standards were rewritten to eliminate duplication and conflict with other Treasury Board policy instruments and were reformatted to improve their structure and organization.
March 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
This definitely is a step in the right direction.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
While I do think CLF 2.0 looks nicer, I work on the website at Statistics Canada, and for us, it is a terrible layout. I particularly work with E-STAT and CANSIM, and the majority of our output is graphs and tables, and this new looks limits us in width, which will make our services hard to use and cluttered feeling. I wish we didn’t have to loose our fluid width.
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
You can certainly make the best out of CLF 2.0. Take a look at how we used space and clean styles at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) while still following the TBS guidelines. http://www.publichealth.gc.ca
October 9th, 2008 at 10:51 am
CLF 2.0 is totally useless and a waste of taxpayers money.