Printing & Copying

Creative Communications knows printing! Whether a project calls for traditional offset, digital, variable data, large format printing or high-speed laser printing Creative Communications has the services to help you. From business cards and simple forms to full color reports and posters, we'll see that you get the best product on time and within budget.

Many award-winning pieces are printed on our in-house presses, digital press and high quality copiers. If your job exceeds our printing capabilities, your Account Manager will assist you in contracting a vendor who can provide high quality, quick delivery, and the most competitive price.

Offset printing^I is also known as offset lithography.
CMYK^I stands for Cyan (Blue), Magenta (Red), Yellow and Black. When used together, one on top of the other, in varying proportions they create millions of colors.
Printing requires a standard 300dpi resolution to achieve better looking images.
Unlike conventional ink, the ink or toner used for digital printing^I do not permeate the substrate. It creates a thin layer on the surface.
Recycling 1 ton of paper and cardboard saves 13 trees.
Offset printing is a widely used printing technique where the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface.
Professional digital printing (using toner) primarily uses an electrical charge to transfer toner or liquid ink to the substrate it is printed on.
With offset printing, the more you print, the less you pay per page, because most of the price goes into the preparation undergone before the first sheet of paper is printed and ready for distribution.
Offset presses are primarily of two types: Sheet-fed offset and Web-fed offset.
With digital printing, every print can be different, because printing plates are not required, as in traditional methods.
Variable-data printing (VDP) (also known as variable-information printing (VIP) or VI) is a form of on-demand printing in which elements such as text, graphics and images may be changed from one printed piece to the next, without stopping or slowing down the printing process and using information from a database^I or external file.

Everyone always goes the extra mile to get things done on time - and with first-rate quality.
You have continued to broaden your services. I am pleased to use and recommend your services to others.
I give credit to the account managers for the ease & quality of service we receive on all of our jobs. They are very helpful and quick to offer advice and alternatives.
Exceeded our expectations, and the cost was very reasonable.
Simple and easy, with good email and/or phone follow-up from the staff there. Seriously, I was vague in my job description, and y'all got it sorted out just the way I'd hoped. Thanks!!!
It was a tight turn-around project. The timeline was discussed, and The job delivered before we knew it!!!
Thrilled at how quickly it was completed! They held my hand the whole way - and it was completed even quicker than we hoped for!
First rate. I've never met the staff in person, but feel like they're my friends. Great service!!!
I work with them on a lot of projects, and they are always fabulous to work with. I rarely have a need to contact them, because things go so smoothly...
We love you guys - all 'can do' people!! Thanks for the great job you do!
Your staff are amazing to work with :) Your people are what service is all about!
These guys always do a great job - and provide excellent customer service!!
It's great to have such consistent results and a quick turnover - right on campus!!
My director and I were extremely impressed, and plan to use Copy Services again soon.
CMU Copy Services is the only place on campus that I will bring my copying needs to. The staff is terrific!!
In the 16 years I have dealt with Copy Services, they have done an exceptional job. I have no reason to give them anything other than an excellent mark!!
I so appreciate the extra effort that the UWMC Copy Services makes On each and every project I give them. They are terrific!!!
The annual report looks fantastic! We are very pleased with this year's product. Thank you for putting it together.
We put up all the posters around our office yesterday and they look REALLY GREAT! Very colorful, interesting and impressive! We are grateful to work with someone as helpful and expert as you on these key projects.
We have always appreciated the quality of work from your unit and this website is no exception! My sincere thanks to you for your advice, significant work on the site itself, and your overall superior service.
I just received ... the (University's Annual) Reports - they are absolutely beautiful. You all did a truly fabulous job in putting the report together. The format is great, with a cover, pictures and stories that will grab the attention of and inspire readers. The financials, along with the notes, tables and other narratives, reflect the vibrance of our financial activities and the commitment ... to fairly and accurately represent our financial condition.
My sincerest thanks to all of you for your outstanding work on the new Full Time MBA Program brochure. Everyone who has looked it over says it communicates intended messages on both a direct and visceral level. Thank you very much for listening to our input and working so hard to deliver something above and beyond the standard fare in the market.
Always enjoy working with you and appreciate your expertise and creativity.

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