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Guide: Photos
This document explains the criteria for photo specs.
Images in Guide are updated by request for the June 1 publication. The WISC HTML design team in University marketing and Leepfrog determined the specifications for the photos to fit within the parameters of our academic catalog. To replace an image in the Guide on a degree/major/certificate page, these steps should be followed:
- Contact your school/college Guide Coordinator to request a change in image
- The school/college Guide Coordinator will consult with the school/college marketing/communication staff to determine if a submitted image is appropriate and/or for identification of an image if one has not been submitted
- Email images to guideeditor@office365.wisc.edu and cc your Guide Coordinator; include the names of the pages the image should be attached to (i.e. all MS&E graduate pages; Wildlife Ecology, BS)
Important points to consider when choosing a photo:
- resolution of the original image should be larger than 960px in width and 400px in height to avoid oversampling
- 960x400 is the final cropped size of the picture
- the photo should be landscape - horizontal orientation
- the photo should be bold and colorful
- the photo should be uncropped when submitted
- photos must be non-trademarked or have a copyright. If an image is requested to be removed for either of those purposes, the photo will be removed without notification.
- ALT text - Guide photos get null ALT text (""); this information is consumed by screen readers