Visual Enhancements
Images and video
Missouri State’s creative services office captures all aspects of the MSU experience.
Images
For your use, they provide a collection of free images for download. They also provide an online repository of photos for purchase. Can’t find what you need within their galleries? Schedule a photoshoot.
Videos
Need a video? The office of video marketing collaborates with University offices to provide well-produced videos that support University branding.
Guide to image sizing
File size limit: the largest file size that may be uploaded to Modern Campus CMS is 2mb.
- Learn to optimize your photos using GIMP, an open-source software.
- Learn to optimize photos using Adobe Photoshop CC.
As a general rule the following sizes work well within your layout.
| Content Block | Recommended Size (pixels) |
|---|---|
| Hero* | 1920 x 1080 |
| Tout | 760 x 428 |
| Rich Text Block | 760 x AnyHeight |
| Photo Gallery (Carousel) | 760 x 428 |
| Featured News Tile | 668 x 668 |
| Featured News Primary Photo | 1200 x 1200 |
| Featured Image | 1200 x 1200 |
| Spotlight Gallery (full-width) | 1660 x 1660 |
| WordPress blog featured image | 1200 x 628 |
| Calendar event photos | 500 x 500 minimum |
| Directory profile photos | 500 x 600 minimum |
*When choosing a hero image, consider that the image will size in relation to the browser size. Choose a photo in which the most visible element is centrally located within the hero block. Hero images are reserved for website home pages and marketing landing pages.
Open graph images for sharing to social media
Use the following as a guideline for creating an open graph image for the social sharing information component. If sharing to multiple platforms, you may consider creating a photo measuring 1200x630.
| Orientation | Meta | X | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | 1080x566 | 1200x630 | 1600x900 | 1200x627 |
| Portrait | 1080x1350 | 630x1200 | 1080x1350 | 627x1200 |
| Square | 1080x1080 | 1200x1200 | 1080x1080 | 1080x1080 |
Web icons
Some icons on the Missouri State site are open sourced from Google’s Material Symbols.
Others have been developed for specific use. These icons are available to designers within Adobe Creative Cloud libraries developed specifically for Missouri State.
If you need assistance with these libraries or if you need an icon developed, reach out to Missouri State’s Creative Services.
Charts
Charts are available by request. Contact us for assistance.