Crisis communications

• Crisis communications tipsheet
• Sample critical incident summary
• Sample FAQ
• Interview preparation strategies
• Contact Robin Kaler

      see also: News and media relations

Freedom of Information Act

• FAQs
• FOIA exemptions: section 7 of the act
• Illinois attorney general's guide
• Types or categories of records covered
• University of Illinois FOIA request form (word doc)
• Contact Jaclyn Banister

Marketing plans

• Developing marketing plans
• Marketing plan: PowerPoint presentation
• Marketing plan summary (PDF)
• Online survey tool
• Questions to answer before starting
• Contact Bridget Jamieson to learn more about our array of marketing services

News and media/Reporters

• Local media outlets
• News Bureau web site
• Submitting news to the News Bureau
• Talking to reporters: interviews
• What is news?

      see also: Crisis communications

Outreach Vehicles

• Find out more about the outreach vehicles Public Affairs develops to reach constituents

Purchasing/Prime and Preferred Provider List/Vendor List

• Dos and don'ts for service contracts
• FAQ's for hiring creative services
• Prime & preferred supplier list
• Vendor list (prime and preferred suppliers)

        Requires university ID as log-in

University of Illinois Datamasters Group

Design

• print design FAQs for beginners
• working with print design firms
• web creation FAQs for beginners
• e-mail Creative Services
• find a designer in Purchasing's supplier database

Event planning guide

• Getting Started
• Program
• Protocol
• Invitations
• Media Issues
• Photography
• Tickets
• Catering
• Printed Materials
• Checklist
• Resources

Printed publications

Hiring designers and writers

• Contact Creative Services
• Purchasing's prime and preferred supplier list
• Tips for working with design firms on print projects

Do-it-yourself design

• Choosing a platform
• Fonts
• Software
• Images
• Ink
• Paper
• University rules for ordering printing
• Writing specifications for print bids
• Preparing files for a commercial printer
• Additional resources for designers

Additional Resources

• Guide to copyright (pdf)
• Use of photography
• A Glossary of Printing, Binding, Graphic Arts and Typographical Terms
• Mailing services
• Business Mail 101
• University College Designers Association listserv
• Printing division, Facilities & Services
• Purchasing and purchase orders
• Purchasing FAQs

Writing

• Copywriting basics
• Style Guide from Creative Services
• AP Stylebook
• Chicago Manual of Style
• The Classic Guide to Better Writing

Protocol

• Office of International Engagement and Protocol

Public speaking

• The First Ten Minutes: an introduction to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (zip file of PowerPoint and script)
• Campus trivia

Reservations

• Classrooms and meeting spaces
• Hotels

Transportation

• Airport
• Campus motor pool

Web Development

• Acessibility guidelines
• Campus guidelines
• Campus webmasters site
• FAQs for beginners
  • Platform: your best choice
  • Software choices
  • Analysis and site logs
  • Calendar tools
  • Form and survey tools
  • Accessibility issues
  • Images
  • Fonts
  • Colors
  • CSS (cascading style sheet) resources


• Project management guide
• Overview
• Site goals
• Time estimates and timelines
• Content review and development
• Site structure and navigation
• Finalize timeline and content
• Visual design development
• Production and proofing
• Launch and maintenance


• WebTools
• Vendor list

Writing

• Copywriting basics
• Web-friendly writing
• Campus trivia
• Contact the Writer's Workshop for free one-on-one assistance for faculty, staff, and students
• grammar handbook
• writing tips
• citation styles
• ESL resources
• Style Guide from Creative Services
• AP Stylebook
• Chicago Manual of Style
• The Classic Guide to Better Writing

Fonts

• Buying
• Free
• Formats
• Identify fonts: seen a font you like but don't know the name? These tools ask a series of questions about the design and identify likely candidates.
• identifont web site
• font-assist software

Forms

• Form tool
• Model release forms
         Talent release form
         Talent release form for minors
         Location Release Form
  
• University of Illinois FOIA form
• Student/Staff Directory forms for the printed campus phonebook
• Retiree Form (submit information)
• Allied and Affiliated agency employee form (submit information)
• Suppression Request Form (for faculty and staff)
• Reinstate Information Form
• Employee Information Form in NESSIE
• Update your information for the online campus directory

Images/Photography/Photographers

Using, editing, and publishing images

• Web and powerpoint
• Print
• Contracting with photographers (pdf) from the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
• Model release form (pdf)

Collections

• Facilities & Services online image database
• Commercial stock photo collections
• Comstock
• Corbis
• Getty Images
• istockphoto
• Free stock photo collections (read the fine print carefully!)
• Illinois student Kalev Leetaru's Phantasm collection
  Note: Neither the text nor the images in this collection have been vetted by Public Affairs. This is the independent work of a student, and is not associated with the campus or NCSA.
• Freefoto.com
• Freeimages
• istockphoto
• stock.xchng

Photographers

• Get a recommendation from Creative Services
• Purchasing's prime & preferred supplier list

Invitation templates

• Preview & download templates
• Printing price list
• Guidelines for invitations

LIFT text-transcoder

Text-only tool: LIFT text-transcoder

Logos

• Campus logo guidelines
• Creation of new logos
• Departmental and unit logos
• Trademark information
• University seal

PowerPoint

• Templates
• First Ten Minutes: Introduction to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (zip file of PowerPoint and script)
• photographs - see web images

Illinois in a Box

• Everything you need for outstanding presentations to external audiences. Your choice of banners, table covers, table tents, giveaways, and much more.

Templates

• Invitations
• Request for proposals
• OBFS template
• KAM sample (web redesign)