Graphics Communications Services

GCS Services

For those projects that cannot be accomplished in-house due to time, volume, or special equipment requirements, Graphic Communications Services is currently providing a full service brokering program. We will assist interested customers in job planning, layout, paper and ink selection, develop project bid specifications, solicit price quotes from commercial printing companies, evaluate services and quotes received, prepare necessary campus purchase order documents and follow-up through job completion and delivery. 

At present, Graphic Communications Services maintains a database of several commercial graphic arts service providers ready to assist us in completing virtually any printing, binding or publication finishing request. For additional information regarding graphic reproduction brokering services or to initiate a project, please contact: Gabrielle Miani, Interim Manager, Graphic Communications Services.

E-mail: graphics@cpp.edu
Location: Building 5, Room 221

Your customer service representative will personally handle your project from start to finish. From estimating, to choosing the best paper and ink combination, your customer service representative is a valuable resource. Our staff will quickly and effectively answer any questions you may have from budget and cost concerns to proofing and final delivery.

For administrative, estimating, job coordination and/or scheduling, please email Graphic Communications Services at graphics@cpp.edu

Graphic Communications Services' staff are ready to assist you with the most challenging desktop publishing situations. We offer a wide range of both in-house and contracted state-of-the-art electronic composition services to meet your every requirement in a cost effective and expedient manner. These services range from traditional typesetting through laser imagesetting. 

Our qualified design and layout staff will assist you in either adding a finished look to your supplied design and layout or create an original design and layout from your prepared text that will convey your intended message to your target audience. In consultation with your staff, Graphic Communications Services will prepare draft design layouts and offer recommendations regarding the use of ink color(s), paper, fonts, photographs and artwork, publication dimensions and folding, and binding options. 

To begin planning for your project at the initial meeting it is helpful if you are prepared to discuss and provide the following: Target Audience (e.g., prospective students, campus faculty and staff, alumni, etc.) Project Theme (if applicable) Publication Purpose (e.g., information, marketing, data collection, etc.) Publication Due Date, Anticipated Project Funding Source, Special Budget Considerations. For additional information regarding publication design.

E-mail: graphics@cpp.edu
Location: Building 5, Room 221

Graphic Communications Services in-house bindery section supports all publications produced through our offset printing and photocopying sections with a compliment of high-quality equipment and staff trained to assure that finishing steps are of high quality and add value to your project. 

Folding; perforating; slitting; saddle stitching; padding; comb, velo and adhesive tape booklet binding are among the many options available for product finishing in Graphic Communications bindery section.

As necessary to meet client needs, Graphic Communications Services will contract for specialty bindery processes utilizing one of our many contacts in the commercial graphic arts industry.

For additional information regarding available bindery services, please contact Gabrielle Miani.

E-mail: graphics@cpp.edu
Location: Building 5, Room 221

Graphic Communications Services provides a comprehensive photocopying service center to support the academic, administrative and student organization needs of the campus. The photocopy center utilizes state-of-the-art equipment capable of producing large volumes of work in a short time on a variety of paper stocks and sizes.

Our current compliment of photocopy equipment can run all normal weight papers from 20 pound bond through 90 pound index in the following standard sizes, 8-1/2" x 11", 8-1/2" x 14", and 11"x 17". In addition to simple black image photocopying and color copying we can produce tabbed indexes, corner and side stapled sets, tape bound booklets, carbonless multi-part sets, and transparencies. For those projects that require either 2 or 3 hole punching, folding, special binding, padding or other special finishing services, our in-house bindery section is ready to assist you.

Graphic Communications Services photocopy center consists of two principle functions to meet your particular needs: Standard Photocopying Services and Quick Print Services. Each of the two service areas have exactly the same capabilities to produce finished projects and only differ in that Quick Print Services is a full charge rapid copy service. Quick Print program guidelines are as follows:

All basic photocopying projects of 2000 or less impressions copied on GCS stocked materials will be completed within 24 hours of receipt.

There will be a cost per copy charged for all copies produced. Projects that are of larger volume than guidelines provide or require special paper or handling will need additional time to complete.

For additional information concerning program guidelines for photocopying services, a project in process, or to schedule a project, please contact .Gabrielle Miani

E-mail: graphics@cpp.edu
Location: Building 5, Room 221

To initiate a request for "Standard Photocopying Services", please complete and forward a Work Order Request Form F-694 to Graphic Communications Services with appropriate artwork.

To initiate a request for "Quick Print Services", please complete and forward a Quick Print Request Form F-1600 to Graphic Communications Services with appropriate artwork.

Even if your printing project is a simple one-color job or a complicated six-color job, Graphic Communications Services has the means to complete your project. Whether your project is produced digitally or offset, you can be sure that we will process your job with the utmost care and efficiency.

  • 3302 RYOBI, two color press
  • 34 DI Digital Press 

  • Announcements
  • Annual Reports
  • Booklets 
  • Books 
  • Brochures  
  • Bulletins  
  • Business Cards 
  • Calendars 
  • Carbonless Forms 
  • Catalogs
  • Certificates
  • Continuous Forms
  • Flyers
  • Forms
  • Invitations and Response Cards
  • Journals
  • Labels
  • Letterhead & Envelopes 
  • Newsletters
  • Note Cards
  • Note Pads
  • Pamphlets
  • Posters
  • Presentation Folders
  • Programs
  • Reports
  • Stationery
  • Tickets

  • Binding and Finishing
  • Collating Numbering
  • Color Printing
  • Comb, Glue, Saddle Stitching, Stapling, Tape, Twin Loop, Coil
  • Die Cutting
  • Drilling
  • Electronic Document Imaging
  • Embossing
  • Estimating
  • Foil Stamping
  • Folding Scoring
  • Graphic Design
  • Imprinting
  • Lab Manuals
  • Offset Printing
  • Padding
  • Paper Cutting & Trimming
  • Perforating
  • Photocopying: Black and White and Color
  • Print Brokering
  • Publishing Consulting