These guidelines provide technical and aesthetic direction for selecting and creating banner, hero, and logo images, as well as writing copy for your institution and Community Collections pages.
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Guidelines for:
Banner, hero, and logo images
Banner specs:
- Dimensions - 1440 wide x 440 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 72dpi (or higher)
Hero specs:
- Dimensions - 560 wide x 400 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 72dpi (or higher)
Logo specs:
- Dimensions - 300 wide and 150 high pixels
- Format - jpeg or png
- Resolution - 150dpi (or higher)
Banner and hero image selection
Banner for institution landing page
- A single high-resolution image that reflects your institution, such as an image of the campus, library, or students and faculty
- The banner area dimensions require a horizontal image: very wide and low height
- Use an image that is clear and is recognizable, with a consistent color and pattern
- Consider the placement of the banner title box: The main focus of the image should be on the right side to avoid it being covered.
Hero for individual collection page
- A single high-resolution image that reflects the collection
- Crop out image borders or edges on the image
- Include an image caption citing the creator, title, date, media, institution, and copyright. Note: the image caption has a 80 character limit.
For example:
Jack Bush et al. 1902. The Art Gallery of Ontario. © 2019
Logo selection
- White or transparent background
- A horizontal version of your logo
- Official logo from institutions’ style guide
Description copy guidelines
Institutional pages
Start with a brief (one or two-paragraph) description of your institution, followed by a general statement about the types of collections you share. There is no need to be very specific describing the collections here, as each collection will have its own description.
Collection description
- Be aware that the first 122 characters will show up as a preview of the collection on your institutional page.
- Do not repeat the name of the collection in the description — the name will appear immediately above the description, as in the following example:
Do:
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.
Don't:
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Maritime University’s Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection is a collection of complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.
Don't:
Maritime University
Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection
Maritime University’s Captain Cook’s Nautical Logs Collection is a collection of complete scans of the ship’s logs from Captain Cook’s travels in the South Pacific 1768-1779.
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