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Printing

The GIF offers printing services to UC's students, faculty, and staff.

Large-format poster/map printing

Please note that GIF is not a full time printing service, and we only have a limited amount of time each week dedicated to printing posters.

Due to scheduling, special events, and staffing our printing services are temporarily suspended.

We do not accept impromptu walk-ins. To schedule a printing appointment, click the link below to submit a request and someone will get back to you. Please make your request early enough for us to receive it at least one to two business days in advance.

Each poster requires a separate 30-minute appointment beginning at the confirmed time.

Printing Guidelines:

  • Fill out a GIF Service Form, and bring with you.
  • We only accept 2 forms of payment:
    • check payable to "UC Regents"
    • UC chart string (requires authorized PI signature or printed email from the PI verifying authorization)
  • Posters dimensions may be up to either 36" or 42" on one side. Linear foot refers to the dimension that feeds out of the printer. (For example, a 30" x 48" poster would be 4 linear feet.)
    • Heavy coated (matte) paper: $10 / linear foot
    • Photographic semi-gloss paper: $14 / linear foot
    • Photographic high-gloss paper: $17 / linear foot
  • High-gloss paper takes 20-30 minutes to dry once printed.
  • File format should be either PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx) or PDF. Please arrive with your poster file on a USB stick (or other media formatted to be readable by Windows — typically NTFS or FAT32) and ready to be printed.
  • Create your poster in the exact dimensions you want it to print. Scaling files to a larger size can decrease print quality. Check your final document to ensure it was created with the correct dimensions.
  • Typical poster printing takes 20-30 minutes. We request that you are present during the printing to verify that the poster looks as you expected prior to printing.

All prices listed are for UC students, faculty, and staff. Please contact the GIF for
non-UC-affiliated pricing.