Visual Production Center: Western Illinois University

Visual Production Center at WIU.

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

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.

Graphic Services

WIU Wall Clings and Mounting Instructions
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

Other Services

Set design, including flats, props and backdrops
Illustrations
Charts, graphs and signs
Poster display presentations

Staff

Leslie Apel, Clerk
Linden Baker, Photographer II
Larry Dean, Manager of Photographic Laboratory
Alice Knapp, Administrative Clerk
Brian Kreps, Digital Imaging Specialist II
Darcie Shinberger, Director, University Relations/Visual Production Center
Neil Wiarda, Digital Imaging Specialist

VPC COPYRIGHT POLICY

All images are the copyrighted property of the Visual Production Center and Western Illinois University. The images may be reproduced only by the Western Illinois University Visual Production Center. Images obtained from VPC may be used for web and publications only and a copyright permission form must be completed. Any other reproduction or redistribution is a direct violation of U.S. copyright law.

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