Digital Signage

Sign Format Requirements

ESU now provides both landscape and portrait monitors on campus. When submitting a slide, please follow the instructions.

• Submit using Microsoft Office PowerPoint for both orientations, landscape orientation, Standard (16:9) slide size. Portrait orientation, Standard (9:16) slide size.
  • To determine if your slide is 16:9, divide the width by the height. The result should be 1.777
    • 1920 ÷ 1080 pixels = 1.777 = 16:9
  • To determine if your slide is 9:16 divide the width by the height. The result should be .5625
    • 1080 ÷ 1920 pixels = 0.5625 = 9:16
• Both orientations will need to be submitted or the slide will not be displayed on campus.
• Do not include the ESU logo, as it is already present on the digital signage template surrounding every slide.

• Artwork or photographs may be used on slides as long as they relate to the message, are deemed appropriate content by the digital sign administrator, and do not cause any copyright infringement.
  • When selecting an image, do not stretch or skew the image to make it fit the space available. Shrinking proportionally, or cropping the image is fine.
• The filename should not have the words "Digital Signage in it."
• Any social media accounts referenced on the sign must be listed among ESU's affiliated social media.

Keep it Brief and Readable

Slides rotate after 10 seconds. Don't give people a ton of details to remember.

• Each sign/slide must have a title of no more than 25 characters and type size no less than 24 pt.
• Body of the message should be in paragraph or bulleted format and should be no more than 50 words in length. Font size should be no less than 16 pt.
• Colored font type must have sufficient contrast from background to be considered readable.