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Awesign is an in-house digital signage application developed by Nicholas Myers for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo.

It's designed to be simple to use for content requesters and content managers, while modular and infinitely customizable for developers and system administrators.

It supports displaying a wide variety of content, including slide shows, interactive floor maps, department directories, room reservation schedules, videos, live web pages, weather forecasts, emergency alerts, and more. You can see all available sign templates in List of signs.

Awesign is entirely a web application. As such, it can run on almost any device. Mini computers and iPads make for excellent signage clients. Many signs are interactive and benefit from a touch screen.

There are three primary roles for people who use Awesign, so this documentation is divided into relevant sections.

• Requesters are people who create content to display on signs. You'll probably want to start reading Introduction to Awesign.

• Content managers are people who review requested content and keep static information up to date. You'll want to start by reading Manage gallery content.

• System administrators are people who configure system-wide technical details, such as adding new physical signs. If you're new to Awesign, you have a lot to learn! You'll want to get started by reading About documentation for system administrators.