Digital Signage
UTSA uses digital signage to visually showcase events, announcements, new degree programs, deadlines and information on flat panel screens located across UTSA's campuses. It cannot be used to advertise specific courses.
It's a cost-effective, eco-friendly and efficient way to widely distribute your information and strategic messaging to the university community, particularly to students. The purpose of the signage is to reach the overall student and campus population with messaging that enhances the overall experience.
If you are part of an academic college or department, please contact your College Communicator to review your content and submit on your behalf.
We accept and review digital signage submissions from content creators across the university for possible rotation on the campus-wide playlist.
Before you submit, please ensure your content meets the following requirements:
Messaging
- Timely
- Primary audience should be students
- Supports students’ personal/professional growth and academic success
- Includes your UTSA sub-branded logo
Images
- Sized to exactly 1920px long by 1080px tall (to fit horizontal screens)
- JPG, PNG or GIF format
- Follows UTSA visual style guidelines
Videos
- High-definition
- MP4, MOV or another standard video file format
- Kinetic typography is preferred over regular video
- No longer than 30 seconds
- Sound should not be a necessary component. If video includes speaking, closed captioning must be included.
Best Practices
- Your goal is to be able to capture the attention of a person walking past a screen in 10 seconds.
- To be most effective, your image/video should run for at least two (2) weeks.
- Use UTSA Orange (PMS 1665; HEX #f15a22) and UTSA Blue (PMS 289; HEX #0c2340) as your primary colors.
- Consult the UTSA Visual Style Guide for more information on complying with the UTSA brand.
- For legibility, please use 24 pt. or larger font size. Keep text copy to a minimum!
- Refrain from using QR codes. Many of the screens are higher than eye level and QR codes aren't effective.
SUBMIT YOUR SIGNAGE REQUESTS
The playlist is updated regularly. Please submit your image/video assets at least 3 days before you want it to appear in rotation on the screens.
Design Resources
- Also, consider using free online design platforms like Adobe Express or Canva to create your own graphics and then add your text and sub-branded UTSA wordmark.
- Some fonts work well digitally or paired with others, and some don’t! View our font pairing quick reference guide.
Locations of ASC managed campus-wide monitors:
- AET 1st floor commons
- ART 2.03.00 lobby area
- BB CSPD (2nd floor)
- JPL 1st floor near elevators/kiosk
- MB 0.100 atrium area
- MB 1.100 atrium area
- MH 1st floor above elevator lobby
- MS 1st floor entrance near elevators
- MS 1st floor near VizLab
- MS 2nd floor hallway
- RRC 1.202
- RRC 1.304
- RWC 1.100 N Commons Entrance
- SEB 1st floor entrance
- SEB 1st floor elevator lobby
- SEB 2nd floor elevator lobby
- SEB 3rd floor elevatory lobby
- SEB 4th floor elevator lobby
- FS 1.400 (food court)
- FS 1.400 (food court 2)
The Academic Strategic Communications team oversees and manages the content shared on the screens.
Learning Technologies oversees the installation, upkeep and maintenance of existing screens and associated equipment and provides consultation if your area is interested in purchasing your own monitors and Screenly license(s).
