There are flat-screen TVs that display digital signage communication and information on every campus district wide. The Office of College Relations and Marketing and ACCTV maintains the content of these digital signage TVs and approves what can go on the signage. A playlist is curated weekly based on what’s happening at the college to keep students, faculty and staff up to date on important initiatives, campaigns, events, and deadlines.
Advertise your campus event or activity
If you are a department of the college providing events, activities, or services for students, you can apply to have a slide for your event or activities added to the digital signage playlist. Currently, we do NOT advertise, promote, or post outside events or non-ACC related content to keep the signage system streamlined with essential communications and information that is helpful for students, faculty, and staff.
What You Need to Do
Read the digital signage guidelines
- These playlist images can be submitted to OCRM for approval via the digital signage contact marla.lawry@austincc.edu. If OCRM doesn’t approve the image, OCRM will send back notes on how to adjust the image per our guidelines so that the signage is in the best format to be read and looks cohesive with the other images in the playlist.
- The slide’s duration in the playlist will be 10 seconds.
- All slides must be associated with college operations, academic areas, or student services.
- Slides can appear in playlists for up to three weeks per semester and up to two weeks in advance of an event.
Image Requirements:
- JPG image format (we can also accept PNGs)
- Dimensions: 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Landscape-oriented
Design Guidelines:
- Design an image to be read from 10 feet away. So large fonts are best.
- Be concise: Maximum 3 lines of text, with 5 words or less, or 5 lines of text with 3 words or less.
- Use sans-serif fonts. Verdana, Helvetica, and Arial are good choices.
- Use two fonts or less in the design. Italicize rarely.
- Minimum font size 20pt
- Text color should be in good contrast with the background.
- It is helpful to add your department’s logo so folks know where the communications are coming from, but please make sure to follow college’s logo usage guidelines here.
This allows for consistency slide to slide and follows brand standards.
- For events, please include ‘call to action’ info such as date, place, contact email and/or a short URL for more information.
- QR codes can be used here as well with an URL (we need both for accessibility reasons). Learn more about QR code guidelines here.
- Make sure you have text around the QR code that says “Learn More” or “RSVP” so viewers scan it to do just that.
- If you need some sample slides for inspiration, we are happy to share them as requested.
Submit Your Slide Show
Reminder
Please proofread your submissions prior to sending.
- Slides should be submitted at least 10 days before the desired playlist start time.
- The maximum play duration of each slide will be either 3 weeks, or until the advertised event is complete, whichever comes first.
- Email slides to marla.lawry@austincc.edu.
Notice
Failure to follow the above guidelines may result in the denial of your digital signage slideshow image request, so please adhere to the guidelines above! Email us if you have questions or concerns!