The common style that was adopted for the Mathematics website consists of a header and a footer that can be included in various Mathematics Department web pages. Here is an example web page and the HTML that generates it.
If the header and footer files are not appropriate for a given Mathematics Department website, elements from the various include files can be used to create a custom look. There is no requirement that a particular style be followed, only a request that everyone try to adopt a common look and feel.
The header and footer bars are generated using scripts for The Gimp. They are very simple scripts which can be easily modified to create similar headers and footers. The scripts save a lot of time and insure the precise alignment of text in the generated images.
When writing department web pages, one should keep in mind our common look and feel as well as the points made in PSU's Web Style Guide and PSU Policies including: