Overview
On August 14th, 2020, the Town of Bristol unveiled its new Town of Bristol website. For more information about the project, please see below.
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Site Goals
Learn more about the design and development goals for the Town of Bristol’s website.
Simplicity
The Town of Bristol website should be easily navigable and intuitive.
Consistency
Regardless of which web page a user is visiting, the Town of Bristol should provide a uniform user experience.
Functionality
As more information and services move online, the Town of Bristol must have a platform that had the necessary features and capabilities.
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Cost
The Town of Bristol website management should be cost/time efficient.
Security
The Town of Bristol website must have the protections in place to ensure site/content integrity. The Town of Bristol should own its website and content.
Platform Performance
The Content Management System used by the Town of Bristol should have a proven record serving government agencies.
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Colors
Learn more about the primary color scheme used for the Town of Bristol website.
Black Pearl
HEX: #15232c
RGB: 21, 35, 44
This dark blue is used for typographic headers, and as way to add contrast and weight to lighter pages. This color is used for the Town’s official site header and footer background.
Dodger Blue
HEX: #2091e1
RGB: 32, 145, 225
This light blue is used for buttons and to help certain body element stand out on the page. This color is complimented with white text.
Amaranth
HEX: #e22658
RGB: 226, 38, 88
This rich red is used to identify links in the body and footer section. These links can redirect users to different Town web page or to a external website.
Alabaster
HEX: #f9f9f9
RGB: 249, 249, 249
This light gray is used as a secondary background color in the body section of the website. This color helps separate different sections of content.
Logos and Seals
Learn more about Bristol’s official town logo and seal.
Town of Bristol Official Seal
This seal should be used when the Town needs to be the symbol of authority, such as on bills and non-digital forms. The Town Seal as been used on official town documents as early as 1880.
Town of Bristol Digital Seal
Bristol’s digital seal is used in place of the official seal on all digital properties and communications. The seal was created to work better at small sizes and on screens. There will also be times when a cleaner, more modern interpretation of the traditional seal is needed for print pieces.
Site Credits
Website Development Team
Chris Vitale
Project Manager
William Robertson
Consultant, Web Development
Coding
Steven Fern
Web Development Intern, Roger Williams University
Content Editor
Dominic Petze
Consultant, AMPD Media Pro
Video Content