Visual Production Center
Quality & Creativity
“On a recent tour of the Visual Production Center I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the many capabilities of the center. Since that initial visit, I’ve had several jobs completed at VPC and have been consistently impressed by the staff’s creativity, quality of work and willingness to help.”
~ Bill Epperly, WIU Board of Trustees Chair
Visual Production Center
Visual Production Center (VPC) services promote Western Illinois University by providing photographic and other visual presentations for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community organizations.
Consultation with VPC professionals helps customers in determining the most appropriate means of meeting their photographic and graphic media services needs. Client involvement, beginning with pre-production planning and preliminary design approval, assures the timely completion of a quality project.
Online Photo Service
- View Photos Online - Coming soon
Graphic Services
- Large format photographic poster prints, banners and signs
- Mounting photos and posters to gatorfoam for professional quality display
- Lamination to preserve prints, posters and handouts
Photographic Services
- Indoor and outdoor location photography, including athletic events
- Photography for University news releases and publications
- Original studio photography
- Images for instructional use
- Scanning images for publications or use on web programs
- Passport, ID and resume photos
- Duplication of archival materials
- Copyright-cleared photographic copies from books and flat artwork
- Photographic prints produced from digital files
- Computer-based slide presentations
Other Services
- Set design, including flats, props and backdrops
- Illustrations
- Charts, graphs and signs
- Poster display presentations
Staff
- Lindy Baker, Photographer II
- Larry Dean, Manager of Photographic Laboratory
- Alice Knapp, Staff Clerk
- Darcie Shinberger, VPC Supervisor
- Joe Vandemark, Instructional Materials Specialist
- Jim Wilson, Supervisor of Graphic Design
- Brian Kreps, Digital Imaging Specialist
Contact Information
Visual Production Center
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Tillman Hall 207
Macomb, Illinois 61455
Phone: (309) 298-1358
Fax: (309) 298-1149
Email: VPC@wiu.edu
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