5X社区

Image & Graphic Resources

Photos that illustrate a sense of place and support the Kent State University Guide to Marketing are necessary throughout the website.

The following resources are provided to assist all Kent State web editors in their efforts to include compelling images on the website they maintain.

Kent State Photo Archive

The 5X社区 photography gallery contains compelling images that document campus life and the beauty of the 5X社区 campuses. Faculty and staff headshots are also available for use in profile pages. The images are free for use when promoting programs associated with 5X社区. They can be used in print, on the web, etc.  In order to download photos you will need to and request it be activated by Bob Christy, rchristy@kent.edu.

Call the university photographers at 330-672-8500 or email email photo scheduling if you have custom photo needs.

Drupal Training Manual

Directions on how to add the various images used in Drupal are illustrated with screenshots and step-by-step directions in the Drupal Training Manual.

Directions on How To Add  Images to Drupal

Information Graphic Library

Information Graphics are used throughout Kent State websites to call out points of pride and facts about the university or specific university programs. Graphics are hyperlinked to areas of the website with more information about that fact.

See the Information Graphics Selection

Drupal Image & Information Graphic Specifications

Whether adding a feature image, profile headshot or information graphics to the Kent State website, knowing the correct Guide to Web Standards image specifications  is a must.

View the Drupal image specifications

Images for the Web Workshop

The Web Images Workshop reviews best practices for using images on the Kent State website. The workshop is a hands-on approach to resizing, cropping and saving images for the web using Pixlr (online freeware).

REGISTER FOR TRAINING

Web Image Tools

Photoshop isn't the only program that edits images. There are many free options for users of all degrees of tech savvy. 

See the various free image editors