Signage Guidelines

Digital Signage Displays in the Student Innovation Center:

• The event must be hosted in the Student Innovation Center or sponsored by the Student Innovation Center to be eligible for display.
• All messages must be related to Iowa State University and pertain directly to students and/or the University audience.
• Requests must be submitted through the Signage Request Form at least one week before the first day you want the signage to run. Late requests may be considered but are not guaranteed to be run.
  • Digital signage must be submitted as JPG or PNG and formatted with an aspect ratio of 16:9 (1230×720 pixels, 1920×1080 pixels or 3840×2160 pixels).
  • Event must have been scheduled through our Event Request Form and/or be documented with our event coordinator before messages are displayed.
  • If your event was scheduled for one of the university classrooms through room scheduling, please let us know by emailing event details to sictrevents@iastate.edu so that our event coordinator can document the event and your messages can be displayed.
  • General meetings or recurring activities may be posted periodically, typically on the reoccurring event day. Specific reoccurring dates must be requested and included in the Signage Request Form.
  • Signage may be displayed for up to 2 weeks before the event.

Paper Signage/Displays On and Within the Student Innovation Center:

• Per the Iowa State University Facilities and Grounds Use Policy, posters, advertisements, or other visual display materials are not allowed to be placed on or around the building.
  • Exceptions may be made for the day of an event if extra signage is needed for way-finding purposes. Please indicate your request for day of directional signage on the Event Request Form.
    • The Student Innovation Center may be able to supply a limited number of 8.5×11 or 11×17 signage stands, 22×28 metal signage stands, or painter’s tape may be used if you have received an exception for wayfinding signage and the signage stands are already in use.

22×28 Inch Metal Signage Stands:

• The event must be hosted in the Student Innovation Center or sponsored by the Student Innovation Center to be eligible to use the 22×28 metal signage stands for printed signage.
• All messages must be related to Iowa State University and pertain directly to students and/or the University audience.
• Designs must be submitted through Signage Request Form and approved prior to printing.
  • Event must have been scheduled through our Event Request Form and/or be documented with our event coordinator before messages are displayed.
  • If your event was scheduled for one of the university classrooms through room scheduling, please let us know by emailing event details to sictrevents@iastate.edu so that our event coordinator can document the event and your messages can be displayed.
  • General meetings or recurring activities may be posted periodically, typically on the reoccurring event day. Specific reoccurring dates must be requested and included in the Signage Request Form.
  • Signage may be displayed for up to 2 weeks before the event.