Poster, Cardstock & 3D Printing

What Is It?

The Poster, Cardstock & 3D Printing service provides large-format poster printing and 3D printing for research, teaching, presentations, conferences, instructional materials, and academic projects. We offer a variety of printing options to meet the needs of faculty, staff, and students. ETS staff review submitted files, verify print specifications, and notify users when their posters or 3D prints are ready for pickup.

Other Service Names

Help Desk, IT Support, Poster Printing, Large-Format Printing, Research Poster Printing, 3D Printing

 

Services Offered

• Large-format poster printing (24" and 44" wide).
• Research and conference posters.
• Classroom and instructional posters.
• Custom poster sizes (up to 24" or 44" wide).
• Cardstock printing for flyers and signs.
• Poster file review and print readiness verification.
• PDF printing support and PowerPoint-to-PDF guidance.
• Assistance with poster submission requirements.
• 3D printing for instructional, research, and academic projects.
• Consultation on 3D print preparation and file compatibility.
• Pickup notification when printing is complete.

 

Who Is Eligible To Use It?

College of Education:

• Faculty
• Staff
• Students (Requires authorization)

 

How Do I Use It?

Let us help you print your poster for presentations, conferences, and academic events, or bring your ideas to life with our 3D printing service. We provide poster and 3D printing services for the UIC College of Education. These services are a great option for faculty, staff, and students looking to showcase their research, support classroom instruction, create prototypes, or complete academic and creative projects.

NOTE: If you are not from college of Education, require high color accuracy, and editing, we suggest you contact creative.uic.edu, UPS, Walgreens, or FedEx for professional printing.

• We produce poster and 3D prints for students (requires approval from your instructor), staff, and faculty within the UIC College of Education.
• Please send us a request from contact us tab at least ONE WEEK before your project due date.
• The requester must be part of the UIC College of Education & must follow these instructions below.

Preparing Your Poster(s).

• ETL will ONLY accept poster files in PDF for posters and .STL format files for 3D printing.
• If your poster was created in Microsoft PowerPoint, your file will be in the PPT format – you will need to convert this file to PDF.
• To do so, open your file in Microsoft PowerPoint, hit File > Export and choose the File Format to be PDF.
• It is the user’s responsibility that the PDF images are not low resolution images or the poster will have blurry images.
• For your Unit and College specific logos please visit here https://marketing.uic.edu/
• Please include the size of the paper that you want to be printed.

Approval and Submitting Your Poster File(s).

• Submit a poster printing request from support page.
• Ensure that the ‘Topic’ is listed as “Poster Printing (24″ and 44” Wide)
• ETL staff will start printing after the verification or response back if verification is required.
• Give your ticket the following title: Poster Printing Request – [Last Name, First Name]

Please list the following regarding your poster(s) in the body of the ticket.

• Purpose of the poster(s) (if for a class, specify course number and name of professor)
• Position (e.g. student, faculty, staff)
• Deadline
• Poster Size
• Quantity
• PDF attachment(s) of your poster
• For extensive files, you can also upload the file to OneDrive, Box, Google Drive and share a link with us.
• ETL will update the ticket to notify the user when the poster is completed and ready for pickup.
• We will reply via email when your poster is finished printing.
• Pick up your poster from the Education Technology Services at ETMSW 2027 during office hours.

 

Where Can I Get Support?

Pleas submit a service request for your questions.

 

How Much Does It Cost?

No charges to College of Education affiliates.

 

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