Bognor Regis Office: Print and Imaging University of Chichester Upper Bognor Road Bognor Regis West Sussex PO21 1HR Chichester Office: Print and Imaging University of Chichester College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE GUIDE TO SERVICES Print and Imaging TEL: 01243 812100 Email: printshop@chi.ac.uk Designed and printed by the Print and Imaging Service Printed on Pro-Design 120GSM paper
About us The Print and Imaging Team is responsible for producing most of the printed goods for the University of Chichester. We cater for the print needs of over 1,000 staff and 5,000 students. Our responsibilities include producing materials for high profile, public University events such as open days, graduation ceremonies and more. In addition, we are able to offer our services on a commercial basis to companies, organisations and individuals in need of print work. Located at both University campuses, we would be happy for you to visit. At our Bishop Otter Campus we are located on the ground floor of the LRC and at our Bognor Regis Campus (our main location) we are in the Old Chapel. Contents Digital printing 04-77 Stationery 08-99 Large Format Printing 10-13 Finishing 14-15 Binding 16-17 Artwork and Design Services 18-19 Print Procurement 20-21 How to send us your job 22-23 Jargon buster/what happens next? 24-25 Sustainability commitment 26-27 This guide outlines all the print services available to you. The Print and Imaging Team offers a fast, efficient and professional solution and would be pleased to satisfy your printing needs. We have no minimum order quantities on many items and always endeavour to turn work around within 24 hours. * We offer a wide range of high-quality and specialised printing services at competitive prices. If your required product or style of printing is not included in this guide then please do ask - we may still be able to offer it. We are friendly and will always do our best to help! *For some large jobs this is not always possible. We will always be upfront about time scales and do our best to meet your deadline. Opening times: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm Contact details: Tel: +44(0)1243 812100 Email: printshop@chi.ac.uk
4 5 Digital Printing Our modern digital printers allow us to provide a wide range of high-quality printed goods to customers. These production machines are flexible, quick and far more cost efficient than a normal printer or photocopier. Digital printing can be an excellent solution to your print needs.
6 Why digital printing? As digital machines don t have traditional printing plates they do not require preparing for each job and allow us to print on demand. This is beneficial because we can produce unique or variable data documents without costly setup costs or wastage - a benefit we pass on to the customer. Digital presses also allow us to offer excellent value on short runs. As a result, we are able to offer a competitive service with no minimum order quantity. Paper options We offer a range of different paper stocks and finishes on our digital presses including satin, gloss and uncoated (matt) papers. Additionally, we have a number of specialised stocks including a large selection of coloured and textured papers. We can also sell paper to you directly, please ask us for prices. Posters Postcards Newsletters Flyers Business cards Booklets Invitations Photographs Greeting cards Documents Dissertations Programmes Calendars Ganging up Our digital printers allow us to print multiple copies of documents onto one bigger sheet of paper and then cut them to size. This is less wasteful and also saves our customers money. Photocopying We can digitally print products up to SRA3 size (450x320mm). We also offer a photocopying service for both colour and black and white documents. There is no minimum quantity. You are welcome to bring originals to us for copying.
8 Stationery We can supply high-quality stationery materials to individuals, groups and businesses. There is no minimum order so you can request as many or few items as required for a given purpose. We also offer a design service for stationery (see page 18-19). NCR - Duplicate Printing NCR printing allows us to create documents which have multiple sheets. The top sheet can then be written on and the text is copied onto the sheets below. We can supply NCR in a variety of sizes and colours and with different numbers of sheets. These products can either be glued into pads or supplied as individual forms. Letterheads Compliments slips Business cards Brochures Forms and tickets Invoice books Envelopes Folders and dividers Labels and tags Envelope Printing We can print in colour and black and white onto envelopes up to C4 size (229x324mm). Options include simple addresses and postmarks as well as attractive logos and designs. Folders We can produce professional looking folders with your logo and artwork. These are usually supplied with internal plastic pockets to keep documents secure. Scanning We can scan documents for you as a PDF or another file type as required. Once scanned, documents can then be printed, copied to storage or sent to your email address. Please note that the University needs to adhere to the Copyright Act. If you believe this will be an issue then please contact us to discuss your specific request.
10 411 Large Format Printing Advertising, displays, art prints and more... Our inkjet printers can print high-quality images at large sizes to suit a wide variety of needs. We can produce display graphics; large-scale art prints; advertising banners; technical plans/drawings and more on these machines. Options include waterproof vinyl, glossy finishes, wallpaper fabric and numerous other choices. See overleaf for further details of our large format printing services.
12 413 Common materials used on our Large Format Printers These are only a small reflection of our most common stocks. If you require anything bespoke, please call the Print and Imaging Department and we ll do our best to accommodate you. Pop-up Banners These are great for events. They are 2m tall and really make an impact. Pop-up banners can be sold with the stand to keep or the same stand can also be returned to us, to be reskinned at a discounted rate. Waterproof Vinyl Banners Waterproof Scrim Vinyl banners are perfect for outside use and for advertising events. We can also supply these with eyelets to allow you to hang them effectively. Canvas Canvas is a very thick, textured material. It is frequently used for art prints and other artistic purposes. Mounting onto wooden frames is available. Acetate Large format acetate prints are often used for plans and technical drawings. They are also popular for screen printing other artistic purposes. Lustre 260GSM Our most popular large format material. This high-gloss paper is great for posters or photos and can make any print look really professional. Singleweight Matt A lower cost alternative to Lustre which has a flatter finish. Singleweight Matt is also commonly used for plans and technical drawings. Repositionable Fabric Stickyback repositionable fabric can be placed on walls, floors, doors, desks and more. It can be removed or adjusted without leaving marks or residue. This is frequently used for attractive displays and eyecatching wall artwork. Matt Poster Board Matt poster boards are 3mm thick and are rigid and strong with a flat finish. These are great for signage or presentations.
14 6 15 84 Finishing There are countless ways of finishing printed goods and we have a wide selection of specialised finishing services available. The right choices at this final stage can ensure your work is noticed. Listed below are some of our most popular finishing options. If you require something which does not appear here then please contact us and ask. We will likely also offer it! Laminating The right finishing options can really make your work stand out We can laminate up to A0 size (841mm wide) and up to 30m long using our roll laminators. We also offer standard pouch laminates at A4 and A3 as well as smaller sizes. Laminates can be provided in gloss, matt or stickyback finishes to suit your needs. Booklet making Our booklet makers can produce booklets up to A4 size in large volumes. They can be trimmed at the ends to look neat and can also be supplied with a professional looking square edge. We can also manually saddle-stitch booklets in many sizes as required. Collating We can collate different documents into sets with our collating machine. These can be documents we have printed or things you ve supplied to us. Using our collating services can save you a lot of time! Creasing We can crease products like greeting cards so that they fold correctly. Our creasing machine also allows us to crease booklets to stop the spine cracking - this gives a better finish. Perforating We can produce perforated edges on documents so they can be torn cleanly. For example, we can print perforated tickets and tear-out forms. Folding We have the machinery to fold leaflets and other documents in a variety of ways including z folds, gate folds, half folds and more.
16 17 4 Binding Binding a document is a great final touch that can make your work stand out. Binding can add a professional look and is also desirable as it makes documents far more durable. Equally, binding is an excellent solution for documents which are too thick to be stapled. Whatever the need, we have binding options to suit. Binding covers We have a range of different coloured binding covers that we can use to make your work look even more professional. These include clear or translucent plastic, mock leathergrain and windowed covers. All of our binding choices come with these cover options included within the price. Wire binding Great for easy reading because it can be opened out fully (ie. laid flat on a surface). Wire binds are ideal for workbooks, handbooks, music books, calendars and more. Comb binding Very similar to wire binding but with a plastic comb down the spine. These are also great for reading as they can be easily opened out fully. Ideal for workbooks, handbooks, music books and more. Thermal binding Also known as tape binding, thermal binding is more durable than comb binding and uses glue to hold the pages together. These are read as a book and can t be opened as fully as a comb bind. Thermal binds are ideal for formal documents or anything you want to last! Dissertations We bind dissertations for students. If your university or college has specific covers for dissertations, or specific guidelines, then be sure to check with the Institution before having your work bound with us. Please note: You do not need to add any extra margins for dissertation binding.
18 A R T W O R K & D E S I G N B R A N D I N G, C R E A T I V E, A D V E R T I S I N G A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N We can provide a design service to create high-impact and attractive designs to enhance your work. We can also edit your existing work to make it ready for print. Our Team is very experienced in designing publications for print and would be happy to help. We design using industry standard software to ensure you get the best results. We will also consult with you throughout the design process to ensure your needs are met. We offer competitive pricing for our design services and a great deal of creative expertise. Together we can help make your project a success! Call: 01243 812100 to arrange an appointment.
20 Litho printing 21 4 Print Procurement If you have a print job which we are unable to fulfil we would be happy to source the job for you. Jobs which are in very large volumes, or jobs which require particular pieces of specialised finishing equipment can be sent out to another supplier and we can facilitate all of this for you. Not only will you receive our same high-standard of customer service, but we will complete all of the leg work and obtain the best price for you. Please note: there may be minimum order quantities on some procured items. Please ask for further details. Correx boards Di-Bond boards Foamex boards Mesh banners PVC banners Wrapping paper Perfect bound booklets/brochures Business cards with rounded corners
22 23 4 How to send us your job The easiest way to send us work is to attach it to an email and send it to printshop@chi.ac.uk Please tell us exactly what you require, for example, size, paper type, and whether you want a colour or black and white print. Please also tell us which campus you d like to collect from. Tips for supplying print jobs... We always do our best to print anything sent to us, and never turn work away based on how it is supplied. However, there are a few things to consider which will make your documents look better and make the printing process easier. Is the page size set correctly? We can scale your work to fit any size page, but if you prepare it at the size you would like it printed this makes it less likely that your images will become pixelated or that there will be formatting problems. Have you got the correct file type? Saving as a PDF is the safest way to supply your files. PDF files are are frequently used by printers to help reduce formatting problems. Always try to export as a PDF. Is your text too close to the edge? For posters, booklets etc. it s best to leave around 5mm of space, free from things like text and logos, around the edge of the page. This minimises the risk of anything being cut off during finishing. For text documents standard margins are fine. Have you got the right number of pages? If you would like us to produce a booklet, programme or magazine you will need a multiple of 4 pages. If you have too few pages then people often make up the extras with blanks or with additional pictures. Please also send your file as individual pages, with page 1as your front cover and the final page as your back cover. We will put it together as a booklet or magazine for you. Do you need your image / background to bleed off the paper? If you require edge-to-edge printing you will need to setup your work so that the image/background is positioned off the page. Then in the properties/setup screen you need to choose marks and bleed. Select the trim mark button and input a minimum of 3mm in the bleed option. Finally, save out as a PDF and then check that the bleed extends within the trim marks, this will show you have added the bleed successfully.
24 25 Jargon Buster What happens next? Acetate A transparent plastic sheet. Bleed Printing that extends to the edge of the paper after trimming. CMYK Four colour process used in most printers Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (Black). Collating Desired sequence of printed sheets. Crop marks The cut marks for the print finisher. Digital printing To print directly from a file, with no plates, to the printing press. Dpi Dots per inch, this is the resolution of an image. The higher the dpi, the better. We suggest 300dpi as your standard resolution. Duplex Printing on both sides of the paper. Gang up Printing multiple copies of a document on a bigger sheet to reduce costs. GSM This is a measurement of paper weight (grams per square metre). Imposition Refers to positioning multiple images or pages onto a larger sheet. Laminate To provide protection with a thin transparent plastic sheet on both sides of your printed sheet of paper. PDF Portable Document Format. This is the preferred way to submit your saved file. Perfect binding Individual pages of a book held together at the binding edge by glue. Personalisation Unique to digital printing. Each page can be printed unique, with different data. A traditional press cannot always do this cost effectively on shorter runs. Pre-press Checked by a computer operator to make sure the file is ok for printing. Ream A pack of paper. Resolution How sharp the image is. Like dpi, the higher the resolution the better the quality of the finish printed file. RIP Raster Image Processor. Used to covert files into a printable format. Saddle-stitched Stapling sheets together at the spine. Simplex Printing only on one side of the paper. Spiral bind The pages of the booklet are punched with holes and then held together with a plastic looped spiral through them. Uncoated Paper without a coating. No coating creates a rougher effect without any sheen. Conversely, silk or satin papers have a shinier finish. We aim to complete any request within 24 hours (weekdays). This time allows for any problems with the artwork or machinery. Despite this, jobs can often be done while you wait. If you have a large volume job this may require more time so please contact us for a more specific production schedule. We will contact you by email or phone when your work is ready for collection. We will also supply a payment request which will itemise the work done. Payment Payment can be made on collection, or over the phone with the SIZ/reception on 01243 816000. We accept cash, card or cheque (payable to University of Chichester). Invoice We can invoice your order through the University Finance Department on request. Collection Work can be collected from either the SIZ/reception (in the LRC) at Bishop Otter Campus or from SIZ/reception (in the LRC) at Bognor Regis Campus. Alternatively you can collect from the Print and Imaging department in the Old Chapel on Bognor Regis Campus. This depends on which site you have specified. If required, we can arrange for postage and delivery of your work to you (fees apply).
Sustainability 427 The University of Chichester is actively committed to minimising our effect on the environment. We understand the need to be environmentally friendly and actively try to reduce our environmental impact withinthe Print and Imaging Department. We do this by... Reducing waste... Reusing packaging Recycling used toner and ink Recycling waste paper Sample printing before printing a full run Working with suppliers... Using suppliers with credible environmental policies Using local suppliers/companies wherever possible Purchasing FSC accredited papers Encouraging the use of recycled paper We re committed to working sustainably...