Talk:Carousel

Draft Revision:

Creating Slides for Website Carousels

Slides for the front page (or kids' page) of our website are often sourced from the Electronic Sign slides. However, this is not a requirement. In any case, IT will often have to edit slides before being added to the website.

Requirements for submitting slides

• Aspect ratio: 900x300 Ideally your submission will be in this size. If the content of slide is editable it can be resized, but if it's too small it can be a problem.
• Slides should be designed using PowerPoint. This allows for easy editing should changes need to be made.
• Text must be editable This allows for changes to text in the event of errors or updates. It also permits easier conversion from the television-based aspect ratio to the website slider aspect ratio. It is acceptable for a Logo to be a graphic rather than text.
• Limited amount of text Brevity is the sole of wit, there's only so much room, and people will not read a wall of text that's only shown for 6 seconds.

Likely Rejection of slides submissions

• A single image If your potential slide was created in another program and exported as an image it can not be used.
• Wild size/aspect differences If your slide is in portrait (instead of landscape) it will be hard to transmogrify into something that will fit into the slide-show, even if it otherwise follows best practices.
• All text If you have a ton of text and no graphics it'll be unlikely to draw attention.
• Use of copyrighted images without permission Using other peoples work without permission can have negative repercussions. If you're using Google image search, click Tools > Usage Rights > Creative Commons

Parameters

If a slide exists on an Electronic Sign and is fully editable as described above, IT will take care of the needed changes for website publication. This is the preferred method. If you are making your own slide, please consider the following.

Aspect Ratio and Size

The Electronic Slides for branch TV Displays use a 16:9 aspect ratio. However, slides for the Carousels use a 3:1 aspect ratio. Slides are 900x300. They can be larger, but they must still maintain the 3:1 ratio.

Slides need to specify the branch where the program occurs (if applicable), and the MFRL logo should not be on the slide.