Printed/Branded Materials

Using the Newsletter Template

To help faciliate the process of creating printed brochures, our office has provided new Adobe Express Newsletter Templates. Every full-time faculty and staff member has access to Adobe by being part of the UT System. If you have never used Adobe please review the ITS Knowledge Base article "Adobe Creative Cloud: Instructions for Downloading." If you have issues signing into Adobe products, please submit a ticket through the ITS Service Desk.

This Adobe Express template can be used to produce a file that you can submit to Printing Services to print your newsletter.

Tips for Creating your Newsletter:

• You need to use high-quality images! You should avoid the following:
  • Fuzzy images
  • Pixaleted images
  • Images you don't own the copyright too!
  • Images that are very dark or very light and hard to see.
  • Images that are low resolution and small.
• Use high-resolution images which are:
  • 300 ppi (pixels per inch)
  • High-res photography will be several MB in size
  • Remember, the brochure is 8.5x11 so images should be big enough to fit within the image area.
• When you download your file from Adobe Express please save using the File Format "PDF Print (Best for Printing)" to send to the Printing Services.
• Do not upload newsletters to the web, not even as a PDF. These templates were created so you can create printed newsletters.

Resources

Helpful Guides

• Adobe Creative Cloud: Instructions for Downloading: ITS TechConnect article explains how to log into Adobe products and download them. Adobe Express can run in the browser, but you will need to log into using your netid@tennessee.edu email.
• Adobe Creative Cloud Access Request (Residents, Fellows, and Postdocs): ITS TechConnect article explains how residents, fellows, and postdocs can request access to Adobe. You do not need to request access if you are staff, faculty, and students.
• ITS TechConnect Service Desk - If you have issues logging into Adobe products, or accessing your UT educational account in Adobe please contact the Service Desk. You can also call them at 901.448.2222. 
• Learn Adobe Express- Tutorial articles that can help you learn Adobe Express. Keep in mind that in our templates not everything is editable and some decisions have been made in the design. This is to keep the materials you produce on brand.

Using the Certifcate Creator

To help faciliate the process of creating printed certificates, our office has provided a Certificate Creator. This creator can be used to produce a file that you can submit to Printing Services to print your certificate.

Before beginning you will need to request the certificate template from Creative Services.

Step-by-step guide on how to use the Certificate Creator

Tips for Creating your Certificate:

• You must unzip the zip file onto your computer
• The Certificate Creator will open in your default browser
• You will need to request the template for the certificate from Creative Services. They will provide you with a high-quality, high-resolution JPG to use.
• Use the font size to adjust the size of the names if you have some longer names in your list.
  • Keep in mind if you have several names that are signfiicantly longer than the other names, it might be easier to run those names separately from the rest so they can be adjusted accordingly. 
• Be careful of the color you choose for the names. You need to make sure it doesn't clash with the rest of the certificate, is easy to read, and stays within our brand guidelines.
• Do not upload certificates to the web, not even as a PDF. These certificates are being created for print.

Resources

Printable Partner Signs for Clinical Sites

This is self-service PDF allows users to customize the College, Unit, or Program name by clicking the text fields on the second and third pages of the PDF.