Department of Technology at Illinois State University
Graphic Communications lab

Photography Equipment in the Graphic Communications Lab

Graphic Communications student using printing press

Printing Press

student using equipment

Comco Cadet flexographic press

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he Graphic Communications facility is located in the lower level of the Nelson Smith Building (NSB). All of the equipment necessary to carry out print and Web media production, from concept to finished product, is housed in the Graphic Communications facility.

Software used in graphic media production such as Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Extensis Suitcase, Enfocus Pitstop Pro, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Gretag MacBeth ProfileMaker, and Creo Preps, are taught in the lab facility.

Print production equipment includes a Xerox Docucolor printer, an HP Indigo press, a five-color Comco Cadet flexographic press, and a two-color Ryobi litho press. Students use an HP Indigo for digital print production.

A variety of finishing equipment is also housed in the facility. These include a computerized paper cutter, folders, stitching equipment, and adhesive binding equipment.