Poster Cost Calculator | Fondren Library

Cost = [price of Ink Coverage Class * (width in inch * height in inch)/144] + [price of paper type * height in inch/12]

Select payment type, ink coverage classes, and paper type, input width and height, then click Calculate button.
Payment Type	Esther Account
	Interdepartmental Transfer (IDT)
Ink Coverage Class	Text or line drawing
	< 50% ink coverage
	> 50% ink coverage
Paper Type	36" Satin Photo paper
	60" Satin Photo paper
	36" Fabric/Canvas
	60" Fabric/Canvas
Printing Dimensions Width (inches) Height (inches)

Note:

In the above calculator, the width and height should be the poster dimensions. The poster height is the length of the paper used.
Satin Photo paper - We use HP Universal Instant-dry Satin Photo Paper. It makes color look vibrant; It is less reflective, less glare in the light comparing to gloss photo paper.
Canvas - foldable and water resistant, doesn't make heavy creases in the folds, can be ironed on low heat. Good for travel. Good for sticking things on in case you find a typo after printing. 100% polyester, recyclable 22 Mil Matte non-woven banner material.
If your poster or photo is smaller than Tabloid size 12"x18", in the interest of time, paper, and cost, please use the high speed printing services offered by the Document Center from the Jones Graduate School of Business. They have gloss photo in Letter size and Tabloid size. They take credit card payment and IDT. Refer to their FY23 Printing Price Sheet for more information.

Pricing

For student payers with their Esther account

Note: Students can make payments using their Esther account or InterDepartmental Transfer (IDT). Faculty and staff can only make payments using IDT.

Ink Cost
Ink Coverage Class	Price/Square Foot
1 (line drawing, text)	$1.00
2 (< 50% ink coverage)	$1.80
3 (> 50% ink coverage)	$2.60

Paper Cost
Paper Type	Price/Linear Foot
36" Satin Photo paper	$1.50
60" Satin Photo paper	$2.30
36" Canvas	$2.30
60" Canvas	$4.00

For interdepartmental transfer payers:

Ink Cost
Ink Coverage Class	Price/Square Foot
1 (line drawing, text)	$0.59
2 (< 50% ink coverage)	$1.07
3 (> 50% ink coverage)	$1.54

Paper Cost
Paper Type	Price/Linear Foot
36" Satin Photo paper	$0.89
60" Satin Photo paper	$1.37
36" Canvas	$1.37
60" Canvas	$2.37

Alternative Campus Resources:

Mudd Building (Mudd 109/110)

All current Rice faculty, students and staff with a valid NetID can print to the Mudd plotters. Print jobs can be sent from personal computers or from OIT-managed computers configured for printing in Mudd Lab, residential colleges and Fondren Library.
OIT charges a printing fee for each page printed to recover the paper, toner, and maintenance costs. Students are billed via the Cashier's Office. (Read Cashier's Office's information about your bill). Faculty and staff will be charged to their department billing code.

The Mudd Operations desk opens 8-5 M-F, probably with 2-3pm for lunch break. After 5pm, students can still send in their print job. However, they can't pick up the poster until next day. You can find more information at Plotter Locations & Rates. You can call Rice help desk at x4357 to get more information.

Paper	Printer Model	PC Queue Name	Cost per linear foot
roll paper (36" x 150')	Plotters	plotter1, plotter2,	$3.00/linear foot (regular paper)
roll paper (36" x 150')	gplotter	gplotter	$7.00/linear foot (glossy paper only)

Note: Regular paper is very cost effective. Photo glossy paper may introduce glare under light, but color looks great.