In this article series I will take you through the Branding essentials of SharePoint 2013.
In this article series I will take you through the Branding essentials of SharePoint 2013.SharePoint BrandingSharePoint Branding is the process of changing the look and feel of the SharePoint user interface using custom master pages, style sheets, images, JavaScript, jQuery and so on.A few of the branded sites are shown below.Advantages of BrandingA good branding leads to:
Skills needed for BrandingYou need to know HTML, CSS and Basic Scripting skills. In addition to that, SharePoint Branding knowledge is an essential skill to integrate the custom branding artifacts.SharePoint Branding knowledge includes:
Graphics Designer SkillsGraphics Designer Skills are not needed. You can be a SharePoint Branding Expert that works with another Graphics/Web Designer for collecting the HTML, CSS, Image files & integrating to SharePoint.New Features of SharePoint 2013 Supporting BrandingSharePoint 2013 introduced many good features that make branding much easier compared to the old versions, naming a few are:
You can access these pages from Site Actions > Site Settings menu.Note: the Publishing feature needs to be activated for getting the Design Manager feature.Branding Elements in SharePoint 2013The following are the branding elements in SharePoint 2013:
SharePoint 2013 Administration Essentials