General Information

AHS has multiple digital displays in Huff and Freer halls, as well as displays in the Speech & Hearing Science building and at DRES. Contact AHS IT Partners if you’re interested in installing a display.

The signage on these displays is curated by the AHS Marcom team and is used primarily for promotion of campus, college and some department/program resources/events. Some examples: 

Campus events/resources
Speakers, career services information, counseling information, scholarship opportunities
College events/resources
Brag points for undergrad recruitment and community engagement, college-sponsored speakers/events, social media account links, collegewide research participation call to action 
Department/program events/resources
General course and program promotion, speakers and other events open to all students, study abroad opportunities 

Occasionally, Marcom accepts submissions from other campus units and campus organizations if it’s determined that the submission has a broad appeal to the AHS community. Priority will be given to AHS announcements and events.

Except in rare cases, Marcom is unable to concurrently run multiple signs for a single program; we instead recommend staggering multiple signs throughout a designated time period. 

Marcom will sometimes temporarily pause all signs for “takeovers” by special events (e.g., IlliniFest and other recruitment events, new student events, etc). These pauses are rarely more than 24 hours long. 

Requesting/Creating Signs

If you have an event or resource that you feel fits this criteria and you’d like Marcom to design a sign for you, please submit your design request here with full details. A minimum of two weeks’ lead time is required for digital signs and other small projects, so please plan accordingly. 

If you have an event or resource that you feel fits this criteria and plan to design your own sign, here are some guidelines:

Campus has provided on-brand digital sign templates for use by all units. Please note these are Adobe Illustrator templates. If you prefer, you can use those templates as inspiration to design in Adobe Express—request access to Express by emailing the campus Branding office.

Signs must be 1920x1080px in size. Unfortunately, we cannot post signs that don’t fit these specs.

Signs must be submitted as JPEG, PNG, or PPT files. PDF files will be returned. 

School events and announcements must include the AHS wordmark, which you can download here. In most cases, the “nickname” version of the wordmark is the best design choice. Please send an email if you have questions. 

Submit your sign to Marcom for design review. Please include desired start/end dates and any other relevant information.

Tips for designing a sign 

Get familiar with the U. of I.’s current brand guidelines, especially regarding color, typography and use of the Block I/wordmarks. Please do not use any design elements from previous versions of the brand. 

Accessibility matters. Limit the use of small text, and refer to accessibility guidelines for best use of color. 

Use easy-to-read sans serif fonts (e.g., Montserrat) whenever possible. On-brand typefaces can be found here. 

Include only event basics: Who, what, when, where.

Add a QR code or link to a webpage that has the event details. Short links and QR codes can be generated using Webtools. Adobe Express can also be used to create a QR code. 

Keep text brief and to the point. Large amounts of text, e.g. abstracts or bios, clutter a sign and are difficult to read in the 10 seconds it’s displayed. 

Please don’t use any copyrighted images or text without permission. 

Questions? Contact the AHS Marcom office and we’ll be happy to help.