Mike Markel's Web Design Tutorial
SECTION 2C: Create Informative Headers and Footers
  
Each page of your site should have a header and footer. Effective headers and footers project a professional image for your site and communicate important information.


An effective header
An effective header identifies your organization, often using the organization's logo.

Example
This is the "Corporate Information" page of the Microsoft site. The name of the page and the company logo are prominently displayed. The blue bar and the black bar include other links. Headers should always contain a link to the home page.

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An effective footer
An effective footer includes the following elements:
  • a copyright notice
  • the date the page was last updated
  • a link to legal information
  • a link to a text-only version of the page
  • a link to the Webmaster's email

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