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Working with the Creative Media Center: 

  1. The first step is to fill out and submit a work request form, accessed by clicking the "Request Job" button on the CMC homepage.
If your project requires a meeting, or you would like to discuss your project in detail please request this in the notes section of the form.
 
  1. Meet with us to discuss your new project. You should communicate:

A. What the purpose of the project is
B. Who your audience is; who will see it
C. What your expectations are, such as: to inform, receive a response, call to action
D. Discuss any style, colors, fonts, images or ideas you may have
E. Have a timeline for the work Click here for timeline tips!

Feel free to bring samples of other projects from any source that you think reflect the look or style you might want.
 
We will be able to give you an estimate of the costs involved, or if commercial printing is involved, arrange for commercial printers to bid on your project. Commercial printers will generally be able to provide us quotes on the costs within a few days.  
 
  1. If you would like us to begin, please provide us with all of your text and image files for your new project. Your text should be complete and proofread. We will not accept partially written, in-progress copy or pieces of projects as allowable to "start the design". You will have the opportunity to makes edits after the original layout is made. If this is a department request, please bring a budget account number with you.
 
  1. We will create a new layout of your project in ten working days. We will provide you with an initial first proof, which is a copy of your project for you to review and communicate your edits and changes back to us. We encourage you to look at our proofing tip sheet to help you save time and money.

Click here to see our proofing tips guide!

If you have edits, please write your edits directly on the printed proof using a red pen. To reduce confusion, we use and understand common proof reader marks for all edits, please use them to communicate your edits to us.
 
 
Once all edits or changes have been completed to your satisfaction, the next step is to approve the document for final print. You may do so either by signing and dating the physical proof and returning it to the CMC, or by communicating your approval by email. You are liable for the client responsibilities for media materials. We adhere to the industry standards for responsibility / liability for media materials.
 
 
  1. Bring or send your proof with approval or edits down to the Creative Media Center. 
If you have approved the document we will then prepare it for final printing.
 
If you have edits, we will then add your project to the current work schedule and apply the requested changes. When these edits are finished, we will then print a new second proof that reflects these changes for your review.
 
  1. You can approve the document for print, or resubmit the document for editing. Each time a proof is made and returned to us it is known as a "Pass" or "Round" of edits. Remember, the more rounds of edits the more labor we perform on the project and therefore the more costly it becomes. When we complete a pass or round we will print a proof for you to use for editing or approval. The first three printed proofs and/or including copies of the proof are free. Additional printed proofs or copies have an additional minor fee per print.
 
  1. Once we send your project to print, the commercial printer will generate a professional "press proof" that the CMC will review with the printer. This allows us to check the printer's accuracy. Once the press proof is approved by the Creative Media Center, the commercial printer will then print the job and either deliver or mail it known as "fulfillment". 
 
  1. You will be notified to pick up your completed order once it arrives, or that it was fulfilled by a vendor.
 
 

 

 

Working with the Creative Media Center: 

  1. The first step is to fill out and submit a work request form, accessed by clicking the "Request Job" button on the CMC homepage.
If your project requires a meeting, or you would like to discuss your project in detail please request this in the notes section of the form.
 
  1. Meet with us to discuss your new project. You should communicate:

A. What the purpose of the project is
B. Who your audience is; who will see it
C. What your expectations are, such as: to inform, receive a response, call to action
D. Discuss any style, colors, fonts, images or ideas you may have
E. Have a timeline for the work Click here for timeline tips!

Feel free to bring samples of other projects from any source that you think reflect the look or style you might want.
 
We will be able to give you an estimate of the costs involved, or if commercial printing is involved, arrange for commercial printers to bid on your project. Commercial printers will generally be able to provide us quotes on the costs within a few days.  
 
  1. If you would like us to begin, please provide us with all of your text and image files for your new project. Your text should be complete and proofread. We will not accept partially written, in-progress copy or pieces of projects as allowable to "start the design". You will have the opportunity to makes edits after the original layout is made. If this is a department request, please bring a budget account number with you.
 
  1. We will create a new layout of your project in ten working days. We will provide you with an initial first proof, which is a copy of your project for you to review and communicate your edits and changes back to us. We encourage you to look at our proofing tip sheet to help you save time and money.

Click here to see our proofing tips guide!

If you have edits, please write your edits directly on the printed proof using a red pen. To reduce confusion, we use and understand common proof reader marks for all edits, please use them to communicate your edits to us.
 
 
Once all edits or changes have been completed to your satisfaction, the next step is to approve the document for final print. You may do so either by signing and dating the physical proof and returning it to the CMC, or by communicating your approval by email. You are liable for the client responsibilities for media materials. We adhere to the industry standards for responsibility / liability for media materials.
 
 
  1. Bring or send your proof with approval or edits down to the Creative Media Center. 
If you have approved the document we will then prepare it for final printing.
 
If you have edits, we will then add your project to the current work schedule and apply the requested changes. When these edits are finished, we will then print a new second proof that reflects these changes for your review.
 
  1. You can approve the document for print, or resubmit the document for editing. Each time a proof is made and returned to us it is known as a "Pass" or "Round" of edits. Remember, the more rounds of edits the more labor we perform on the project and therefore the more costly it becomes. When we complete a pass or round we will print a proof for you to use for editing or approval. The first three printed proofs and/or including copies of the proof are free. Additional printed proofs or copies have an additional minor fee per print.
 
  1. Once we send your project to print, the commercial printer will generate a professional "press proof" that the CMC will review with the printer. This allows us to check the printer's accuracy. Once the press proof is approved by the Creative Media Center, the commercial printer will then print the job and either deliver or mail it known as "fulfillment". 
 
  1. You will be notified to pick up your completed order once it arrives, or that it was fulfilled by a vendor.
 
 

 
 
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