An on-air status indicator device, configured for use with a communication device coupled to a microphone and a camera, having at least one illumination surface comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein in a first illumination mode when a user of the communication device starts or joins a meeting via a communication application executed on the communication device, the first portion of the at least one illumination surface is illuminated, in a second illumination mode the microphone is live in association with the meeting via the communication application, the second portion of the at least one illumination surface is illuminated; and in a third illumination mode when the camera is broadcasting in association with the meeting via the communication application, the third portion of the at least one illumination surface is illuminated.