Tips for working with UC Design
If you are planning to book some design work – here are some helpful planning tips.
Prepare your content
In order to meet your deadlines and use our resources efficiently, we require:
- finalised text and clear information from you. Please ensure your content complies with the UC editorial style guidelines. We can assist with a word count guide and referral for editorial support and advice.
- Your text can be attached as a file with UC Design's online booking form.
- How to prepare your content in Word
- Choose paper and document sizes
- If this is a redesign of a previous job, where possible please provide samples.
Prepare your images
- Image quality (what you need to know about the images you want to use)
- Online image libraries (list of royalty-free stock image libraries suitable for printing)
UC brand: a quick guide
- Brand manual
- Coat of arms logo
- View the Marketing templates on the intranet – these may provide a quick solution
Order a design job
- Determine firstly, what type of job you require?
- Choose paper and document sizes
- Book your job as soon as possible using the online booking form for design work
- Printing only – contact CEPS directly
- Design and printing processes guide
Specialist info for college publishers
- Printing blacks: (which black to use for printing from CEPS Indigo, CopyCentre Wideformat and external offset)
- PDF setting for CEPS Indigo (download and instructions)
Request a topic
To request a particular "How To" topic contact UC Design.