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Contact Information:

Phone: (612) 624-3454
Fax: (612) 624-1799

Director
Mark A. Sanders

Staff
Gilbert G. Ahlstrand
Tracy E. Anderson
Gail Celio

Students
Chemi Banari
Alex Cramer

University of Minnesota
Imaging Center
Rooms 23-35 Snyder Hall
1475 Gortner Avenue.
University of Minnesota,
St. Paul, MN 55108

Hours: 9:00-5:00 weekdays
Closed holidays

 
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Poster Printing

We print on high quality luster photo paper using a pigment-based ink system to minimize fading.

CLICK THIS LINK TO SUBMIT YOUR POSTER



SEE INFORMATION BELOW FOR TURNAROUND TIME. IF YOU NEED FASTER SERVICE, CONTACT THE IMAGING CENTER AT 612.624.3454 TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST

User Category
U of M $5.75 per square foot
External Rates $9.00 per square foot
CBS Undergraduate and COAFES Courses Special rate - Call for details
We also have the ability to print on other media types. 11-inch-wide plain paper roll, useful for printing phylogenetic trees and other banners - $1.25 per square foot.

Other media types - call for rates.

We also carry poster tubes that will accommodate a 41 inch roll - $4.50 per tube

Submission format:

Preferred: Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Adobe Illustrator (AI), Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT), Adobe Photoshop (PSD), Adobe InDesign (INDD), JPG, and TIFF. Contact Imaging Center staff at 612.624.3454 with questions concerning other file formats.

IMPORTANT

  • At this time, we do not support files created with Office 2007 Enterprise.

  • There have been some printing issues with the new gradient and transparency effects in the Office 2003 SP2 PowerPoint version for PC. Please do not use these effects.
  • Fonts: if you submit a file with a non-system font, you must either supply us with the font or convert your file to PDF.

  • When inserting charts, figures, and photos into your PowerPoint file, please use either the "Insert" menu, or the "Paste Special" command. Do not do a simple cut and paste, otherwise there may be printing errors.

  • If you're submitting an Illustrator or InDesign file, please make sure all images are embedded, and that your text has been converted to outlines.

  • Prints will have a 1/4 inch white border outside of the printable area. Extra charges will apply if you need prints precisely trimmed to a specific size.

  • Designers and design students: we will normally print crop marks on files that have white space defining the print borders to aid you in trimming.

How to Create Posters Using PowerPoint

Notification & Turn Around:

Posters submitted by 10 am are typically printed by 4:30 pm the next working day. You will be contacted when the poster is ready. Faster turnaround time will be subject to a $10.00 RUSH charge. Posters requiring significant editing may result in delays and/or additional charges at $25.00 per hour.  Posters can be picked up in Snyder Hall room 23 during normal business hours Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Contact Tracy Anderson or the Imaging Center Staff at 612.624.3454 with questions. Payments must be in the form of CUFS number or check made out to the "University of Minnesota".

Lamination:

To add protection to your poster we suggest lamination. This, as well as other services such as mounting can be done locally at:

Tierney Brothers, Inc.
3300 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN USA 55414
Tel: 612-331-5500
800-933-7337
Fax: 612-331-3424
graphics@tierneybros.com

They offer a 10% discount to Imaging Center customers (ask for coupon at the Imaging Center when picking up your poster)

 
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