Poster Production at UCL The Poster Printing

Poster Production at UCL

The Poster Printing Service is part of Design Department in Learning & Media Services. We are located at the back of the Cruciform Building on Huntley Street. Reception - 020 7679 (4) 6669 E-mail - pic 3@ucl. ac. uk Web - www. ucl. ac. uk/posters Hours 09. 30 am– 17. 00 pm Monday to Friday (closed 12. 30 -13. 30 pm for lunch)

Files may be sent to us in a number of ways: Files no greater than 5 MB can be sent as e-mail attachment to pic 3@ucl. ac. uk with the following information: *Name *Department *Size to be printed *If lamination is required *Method of payment *Required by date *Program and version (ie Power. Point 2003/2007) file was made in and platform used (mac/pc) Even if you speak to someone prior please put these details in, the e-mail is picked up by all of us. You can also bring the file in on a memory device or use the UCL dropbox.

Proofs It is always advisable to bring an A 4 proof copy or send a high quality PDF file so that we have something to check print against. Please note that if the finished poster is incorrect due mistakes on file then reprints will cost the same as the first. If there is a technical error on our part we will correct it free of charge. If no proof is supplied and there is an error that could not be foreseen you would be charged for any reprint.

Design Programs The main application used is Power. Point We can also support In. Design and Illustrator. It is best for those using other applications to check whether files can be saved in an acceptable format. In general if the file can be saved as a high resolution PDF i. e. publication or print, eps or ps then it will be ok.

Size is important! Conference information will include maximum dimension board allocated. Work on a page set up as close as you can get to the size you want, if it is bigger then set a size proportionate to your requirement and we will scale. Bear in mind a proportionate increase does mean in both directions. If allocated a large area it is not necessary to fill it all particularly if it is portrait. The cost of your poster will depend on its size and it is normally best to laminate larger ones simply for handling.

Poster Printing Price List (August 2010) Printing Laminatio n A 4(297 x 210) £ 10. 00 £ 5. 00 A 3 (420 x 297) £ 10. 00 £ 5. 00 A 2 (420 x 594) £ 16. 00 £ 8. 00 A 1 (841 x 594) £ 32. 00 £ 11. 00 900 x 600 £ 32. 00 £ 14. 00 1200 x 600 £ 42. 00 £ 14. 00 1200 x 750 £ 52. 00 £ 14. 00 A 0 (841 x 1189) £ 57. 00 £ 17. 00 1200 x 900 £ 62. 00 £ 17. 00 1200 x 1000 £ 67. 00 £ 20. 00 1200 x 1200 £ 82. 00 £ 24. 00 1200 x 1500 £ 92. 00 £ 29. 00 1200 x 2000 £ 115. 00 £ 36. 00 1200 x 2500 £ 125. 00 £ 44. 00 1200 x 3000 £ 150. 00 £ 52. 00 Larger sizes POA Poster titles £ 24. 00 £ 8. 00 Size (mm) Miscellaneous Velcro per metre £ 2. 00 Plastic telescopic poster tube each £ 9. 00 Cardboard poster tube (Free when you have your poster printed by us) each £ 2. 00 NB: We accept payment by IDT or credit/ debit cards. VAT will be added to card transactions

Turnaround Time It is always best to have your work early when any mistakes can be remedied on either side. We ask for 2 clear working days for an unlaminated poster and 4 for laminated. You may be lucky and it may be finished in a day but we cannot guarantee that it will be possible. We require an acceptable method of payment before releasing any work.

Payment Best method is Inter Departmental Transfer (IDT) which should be available through your administrator. This is the only method that does not attract VAT. Work can also be paid for by debit/credit card. VAT is added to card transactions If an IDT can be produced but not in time then we will accept a credit card impression and set an agreed date after which it will be processed.

IDTs: Paper IDTs should be filled out with the appropriate GL or grant code and signed by an authorised signatory. Electronic IDTs should be sent to Learning & Media Services FAO Laura Tovey or Helen Petterson with your surname in the description. Please contact us before collecting you work to confirm we have received your e. IDt for the correct amount. Current prices are on slide 7 & our website: http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/isd/common/creative_services/d esign/poster_price

Help & Advice A guideline to successful poster production can be downloaded from our website. http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/isd/common/creative_services/d esign/Guide_poster_production And a hard copy can be collected from the department. If there are further questions we can easily be reached. Telephone: 020 7679 6669 (external) 46669 (within UCL) E-mail: pic 3@ucl. ac. uk

UCL Corporate Identity

The Guidelines are available from the Development Office website www. ucl. ac. uk/corporate-identity/ What the Corporate Identity Guidelines say: It must be used for all posters produced by UCL Staff for external presentation. Proportions must be retained with no distortion. Prescribed fonts must be used. UCL colours must be used.

RGB Values for the UCL Colours DARK PURPLE RICH RED PINK LIGHT PURPLE RGB: R 82 G 66 B 91 RGB: R 237 G 23 B 79 RGB: R 193 G 0 B 68 RGB: R 145 G 24 B 83 RGB: R 191 G 175 B 188 DARK RED MID RED ORANGE YELLOW DARK BROWN RGB: R 90 G 27 B 49 RGB: R 195 G 58 B 45 RGB: R 125 G 123 B 35 RGB: R 229 G 175 B 0 RGB: R 84 G 48 B 26 RGB: R 80 G 52 B 32 DARK BLUE NAVY BLUE BRIGHT BLUE LIGHT BLUE RGB: R 0 G 67 B 89 RGB: R 0 G 70 B 120 RGB: R 0 G 69 B 124 RGB: R 69 G 156 B 189 RGB: R 168 G 192 B 209 Tints of these colours can also be used. For more information on using UCL colours please go to http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/corporateidentity/Styleguide. FINAL DARK GREEN MID GREEN BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT GREEN RGB: R 75 G 70 B 32 RGB: R 130 G 141 B 55 RGB: R 204 G 209 B 88 RGB: R 185 G 193 B 147 BLACK WARM GREY DARK GREY LIGHT GREY 1 LIGHT GREY 2 STONE RGB: R 165 G 158 B 148 RGB: R 161 G 149 B 137 RGB: R 202 G 194 B 184 RGB: R 207 G 203 B 195 RGB: R 217 G 214 B 204 WHITE

UCL identity must be used at top of poster Implementation of new UCL Corporate Identity Purba Choudhury and Sarah Guthrie Development and Corporate Communications Office Text should be aligned left using Arial or Garamond fonts. Text may only be centred when it is required to add a Poster number P 999 Implementation of new UCL Corporate Identity Purba Choudhury and Sarah Guthrie Development and Corporate Communications Office

Colours may be used as a background but should be a percentage tint of one of the original UCL Colours on slide 14. A picture may be put in the background but not a collage.

No other logo should be used in the top banner bar Where there are co-funders, collaborators their logos should be set at the bottom

The UCL logo requires clear space around it and type must not impinge in this area

There is a standalone logo which does offer an alternative to the banner logo. This can also be used in the UCL colours shown on slide 14. Where there are collaborators this may be used at the bottom with the other appropriate logos.

Quick Do’s and Don’ts Checklist DO: Do leave plenty of time to have your poster printed. Do try and collect your work yourself to check it is correct. Do use high value dpi images. Do check your poster conforms to UCL Corporate Identity & conference specifications. Do supply us with an A 4 proof or create a high quality PDF to send with your original file. Do save your work as version of the software it was created in. Eg. If poster was created on Power. Point 2007 save as a pptx file. DON’T Don’t use transparencies in Power. Point. Don’t use high contrasting gradients in Power. Point.