This page contains resources for creating style guides. There are also several examples. You can use any tool you'd like to create your style guide as long as it contains all of the necessary elements as laid out in the assignment.
Use these resources as a context for what style guides are and their purpose for your organization or project. Understand that there is some flexibility to all of this information. Your style guide will vary on a case-by-case basis.
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This is largely up to you. I have listed criteria in the assignment sheets. You have the freedom to build your style guide however you choose as long as those criteria are met.
In reality, your style guide will likely be a hybrid between a content style guide and a brand identity visual style guide. There is some overlap between the two. Listed below are samples of both, along with key points that I feel are worth paying attention to for your assignments.
UNC Branding and Identity Guidelines
UNC Branding and Identity Guidelines
This style guide is an excellent example of what an in-depth style guide should look like. As a student in this class, yours does not need to be this large or in-depth. Instead, pay attention to the following:
The sections you should pay attention to for your own style guide are:
This is a good example of a style guide that focuses on the both the philosophy and mechanics of writing content. This style guide focuses on how, and why, you write your content in addition to what you write. Mailchimp also writes across a wide variety of mediums and topics, so it has guidelines for writing specific types of content. The following elements might be useful in your own style guide: