{"id":757,"date":"2025-01-10T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/?page_id=757"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:10:11","slug":"digital-screen-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/tools\/digital-screen-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Screen Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"alert-box block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"alert-box__container\">\n        <div class=\"alert-box__content\">\n                <div class=\"alert-box__card\">\n                    <div class=\"alert-box__card-container\" >\n                        <div class=\"alert-box__card-inner\">\n                            <div class=\"alert-box__card-inner-content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"alert-box__card-heading\">Unavailable for fall 2025<\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"alert-box__card-copy\">Due to technical issues with the digital screens, the normal rotation of slides from campus partners will be unavailable for most of the fall semester. We will update this page once this feature is operational again. Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"alert-box__card-cta\">\n                                   <a href=\"mailto:communications@macalester.edu\" target=\"_self\"> Contact Communications with Questions<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Digital screens display rotating poster slides advertising campus events. They are located in the Campus Center, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, and Leonard Center. Macalester student organizations or college departments may request slides that advertise announcements, meetings, speakers, and other on-campus events. <\/p>\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">This page will show you the correct file sizes and dimensions for each screen, how to add a slide to our digital screens, and best practices for designing and posting slides.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t    \t\t    \t\t\t<h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Who do I contact?<\/h2>\n\t\t    \t\t    \t\t\t<p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Please send your slides to the Communications Digital Team, <a href=\"mailto:communications@macalester.edu\">communications@macalester.edu<\/a>. You can also contact us if you have questions that aren&#8217;t answered on this page. We are happy to respond to emails we receive individually, though we encourage you to reach out to the provided email address.<\/p>\n\t\t                        \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__contact\">\n                <span class=\"callout-resource__contact-header\">Contact<\/span>\n                <address class=\"callout-resource__contact-text\">\n                    <span>Communications and Marketing<\/span><br>\n                    Digital Team\n                    \t\t                        \t\t    \t\t\t<br><a href=\"mailto:communications@macalester.edu\">communications@macalester.edu<\/a>\n\t\t    \t\t                    <\/address>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">What sizes should slides for digital screens be?<\/h2>\n                                                                <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Here are the ratios for each screen. Please make sure slides are the correct sizes before posting.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                Campus Center\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">1330 x 1080 px<\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">1440 x 1080 px <\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                Leonard Center\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">1080 x 810 px<\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are guidelines for posting digital slides?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LENGTH OF TIME: <\/strong>We can share your poster on the digital screens for up to 14 days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DATE TO REQUEST SLIDE: <\/strong>Contact the Digital Team<strong> seven days<\/strong> before you would like to post a sign. This will give us time to post it and ensure as many people see your event as possible. If you contact us less than a week prior to your event, we may not be able to post the sign in time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NUMBER OF SLIDES: <\/strong>Please submit one set of slides per event. If you feel you need more than one set of slides, reach out to <a href=\"mailto:communications@macalester.edu\">communications@macalester.edu<\/a> to discuss your plans in advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">How do I create a slide for digital screens?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">You can create your own slides using the following poster makers. Please save slides in <strong>.jpg <\/strong>format. <strong>We cannot post slides that are PDFs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/posters\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Canva\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/create\/poster\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Adobe Express\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services\/other-recommended-tools\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Adobe InDesign (request a license from ITS)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How can I make sure all members of the campus community are able to read my slide?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>COLOR CONTRAST: <\/strong>Text and graphics should stand out against the slide background. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audioeye.com\/color-contrast-checker\/\">AudioEye&#8217;s Color Contrast Checker<\/a> can help with this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FONT CHOICE: <\/strong>Choose Sans Serif fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, and Verdana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TEXT SIZE: <\/strong>Larger text is best \u2013 text should be at least 30 point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CONTENT: <\/strong>Limit text to key event information and include up to one picture\/graphic. Crowded slides are difficult to read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><s>&nbsp;<\/s>We may decline to post slides that do not follow these guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">My poster is a PDF &#8212; how can I convert it to a JPG?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">You can convert a PDF poster to a .jpg using any of the following resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/pdf-to-jpg.html\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Adobe Acrobat (link: Adobe Help Center article)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/features\/pdf-to-jpg-converter\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Canva Free PDF to JPG Converter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/acrobat\/online\/pdf-to-jpg.html\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Adobe Online PDF Conversion Tool\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can somebody create a slide for me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Email Kelsey Fox (<a href=\"mailto:kfox1@macalester.edu\">kfox1@macalester.edu<\/a>), graphic designer to discuss your project. 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