Digital Signage Service
Campus Screens
Campus Screens distributes content to signage owners across campus.
- Images and videos will only be displayed for a maximum of 6 weeks
- Only single images/videos for each event will be accepted
- Messages may not include or promote commercial activities or advertisements from non-university organisations
Email your submission to Campus Screens
The deadline for submissions is Friday by 5pm, and the content is distributed on Mondays.
Before you send content
Please ensure that:
- It meets image and video requirements
- It aligns with signage design guidelines
- It adheres to the UofG acceptable use policies
We recommend submitting your content at least a week in advance.
Additional information can be found in our Digital Signage Policy (Word, 28KB)
Image and video requirements
Image requirements
- landscape only
- 3840 x 2160 (4K is standard)
- jpg or png
- we do not accept pdf or PowerPoint formats
Video requirements
- landscape only
- 4K (3840 x 2160) is the default – minimum 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 30-60 seconds max recommended length
- Audio cannot be played and videos must have captions
- QuickTime, WMV, MPEG4
Signage design guidelines
The images or video you use must not contain any copyright-protected material that you don’t have approval from the rights holder to use.
Specifications
Accessibility
Ensuring our digital content is accessible fits with our values and supports the University’s aims as relating to widening access, civic engagement and inclusivity.
High Contrast
Use text that has sufficiently high contrast with the background to be legible to those with limited vision. If you need to test the contrast between your text and the background, use WebAIM's Colour Contrast Checker as a guide.
Font Sizes
Keep text large enough that your message is legible from a reasonable distance. Not all those seeing your sign will be standing beside it.
Design
Borders
Make sure you have a border around your image content; placing text near the edge of your image means it may not display correctly on screens.
QR Codes - keep QR codes away from the edge of the screen; they may be obscured by other objects on the signage layouts.
Amount of text
Text should be kept to a minimum. Think 1 to 2 bullet points, not paragraphs. Your image may only be displayed for 10 seconds to an audience who are in transit.
URL's
If you’re promoting an event, then it’s important to ensure your call to action is clear and unambiguous; slides by default are shown for 10 seconds. If you have to use a URL on your image, it should be as short as possible; avoid including 'https://www'. You can also use a free URL shortening service like bit.ly.
URL examples:
- gla.systa-s.com/library
- gla.systa-s.com/myglasgow
QR Codes
QR codes should be large enough to be read by a mobile device from a distance. Remember, slides are only shown for a default 10 seconds.
Fonts
Make sure the text you use in your image is a sans-serif font, i.e., Arial, Swiss, Calibri, etc. Do not use decorative or serif fonts, i.e., Times. New Roman, this will result in text that is hard to read and not accessible for people who may be visually impaired.
Ensure the text is contrasting against any background colour or image used. If there is poor contrast between text and background, your signage will be difficult to read and inaccessible to visually impaired people.
Use of appropriately scaled images
Images should be landscape; do not use vertical or portrait images, as these leave borders on either side of the image.
Do not use poor-quality images or stretch smaller images in order for them to fit the dimensions of the screen. This will result in a pixelated image and an incorrect aspect ratio.
Community Wall
A creative space to share ideas, stories, visual culture, and open, inclusive and non-commercial media. Find out more:
Support
If you're a member of staff and you would like more information about digital signage, we can provide information and support around system setup, subscribing to the central content management system and displaying your content.