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Print Services: Design

One Source. Great Results.

Smart design is the foundation of any successful print project. A thoughtful strategic approach to design is the most important way to ensure cost intelligent, high impact results.

Our staff of seasoned design professionals are eager to share their expertise and service on content development, artwork, and proven print enhancement techniques. Leveraging this extensive design knowledge base is a fundamental way to optimize the success of your next project.

We will oversee your project from design to print to delivery—resulting in an attactive user friendly solution that optimizes scanning performance and processing time. To further enhance your materials, several options are available for you to consider:

• Highlight your materials with photography, line art, illustrations, and various typefaces.
• Customize your pieces by embossing, foil stamping, or adding your logo to promote your organization’s identity.
• Expand your audience by printing in multiple languages.
• Incorporate popular numbering methods including serial numbering, bar coding, lithocoding, and OCR-A and OCR-B numbering to ensure data accuracy.
• Make processing easier by adding corner cuts, alignment notches or perforations to your scan form.
• Improve processing performance by using drop out inks for critical data capture areas.

Design with Personalization in Mind

We use advanced design and printing techniques to personalize your assessment materials including cover letters, scan forms, and any other inserts requiring personalization.

Personalization can include simple identifiers such as student ID numbers or complex demographic information. This makes filling out the form quicker for the user and scanning more efficient and precise.

Creative Options

Want to tackle the design process yourself? We’ve developed software just for that as well. Our NCS DesignExpert™ software helps you create you own design—at your own pace—and print directly to your laser printer. Or, after your design is complete, send it to us and we will print it for you.

Great design sets the stage for great results. Regardless of the path you take, the bottom line is to achieve great results. Our Print Serivces team can help you every step of the way.

More Information

A sales professional can help you select just the right combination of services and tools to satisfy your specific data collection requirements. Please contact us in one of the following ways:

• Ask A Question: online form
• Call: 800.447.3269