Poster Printing

Free large Format prints (Posters) are available to students who have had an instructor request. Posters are limited to one per class per quarter and sized up to 30" x  40". Printing beyond these limits will be charged to departments and require approval by a budget authority.

Requesting a Poster Print

All poster printing will be performed for students at the request of an instructor. Requests can be made by submitting our online form, or returning a printed request form to the Student Technology Center in Haggard Hall 2. Online requests will be processed within 48 hours. Printed requests may take longer.

Approved poster print requests

Getting Your Poster Printed

- An instructor request (online or printed) is required to get a poster printed

- A printing appointment is required. Please schedule 2 or more days in advance;more time may be needed toward the end of the quarter and prior to Scholar's Week as these are the busiest times for poster printing. Appointments may be made for design assistance if needed before print appointments are made.

- You must bring with you to the printing appointment a completed poster work order (available here) as well as a proof print of your poster on 11x17 paper (in either BW or color).If you do not have these two documents, WE CANNOT PRINT YOUR POSTER.

- You may reschedule your poster printing appointment but due to the high volume of posters that we print during the quarter, rescheduled appointments are subject to availability. 

Other Resources

Faculty and staff can contact the AS Publicity Center and Copy and Printing Services as additional resources for color printing.

Creating and Printing a Large Format Poster 

1) Make an Appointment to Print

• Call the Student Technology Center at 650-4300 or come to the Tech Center in Haggard Hall 2 to make a one-hour printing appointment as soon as you know you will be printing a poster.
• Please have your poster finalized and ready to print at your appointment time. 
• Your poster file may be in Photoshop, Illustrator or PowerPoint.
• Your poster should be available on your U: drive, a thumb drive or CD.
• Make your appointment at least 2 working days before the appointment time. More time, as much as two weeks, may be needed during times of peak usage such as during the last 3 weeks of the quarter.

  IMPORTANT Please schedule your print appointment well in advance of your project’s due date. We suggest printing your document at least 3 Working days prior when it is needed.

 

2) Create Your Poster

Size

- One side must be no more than 40 inches. 40"x30" is the maximum size recommended unless specifically requested by your instructor.  - Specific software programs have maximum size limits and page setup procedures:

PowerPoint:  56 inches long Choose File, Page Setup In the Slides Sized for: list box, choose Custom Enter the width and height for your poster, for example Width: 40", Height: 30" Word:  22 inches long Publisher:  20 feet long Choose File, Page Setup On the Layout tab, under Publication type, choose Banner Select Change Overlap, then select Print One Sheet Photoshop:  5ft at 100 dpi Illustrator:  18 feet Adobe InDesign:  18 feet

Resolution:

When images are enlarged, the resolution declines and the image may become pixilated and blurred.  At print size, resolution should be at least 90 dpi. If you are not sure if your graphics will print adequately, please make a design appointment prior to making your print appointment.

Readability Guidelines

Font size: 72 points = 1 inch Titles: no smaller than 36 point font Text: no smaller than 16 point font Border lines should be at least 2 points

Background Color

Dark text on a white or light background is preferred due to the high cost of ink If you would like design assistance, please make an appointments with a Tech Center Staff member. Please plan for enough time to design, proof and edit your poster.

Transparencies

If you are using PowerPoint to create your poster, do not use transparencies. This is because of a known technical issue when sending to the printer.

Transporting Your Poster

You will roll-up your poster upon completion. The Student Technology Center will provide a plastic bag since the inks used are water soluable. You may bring a tube (available at the AS Bookstore) if you wish additional protection.

Some Templates Publisher, PPT, Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

If you need additional imformation about creating a poster, please contact us at 650-4300 or Haggard Hall 2, or drop in to meet with one of our staff members