The Digital Printing Lab at the UC Davis Department of Design is a drop-in multimedia computer lab located in 205 Cruess Hall. The facility’s primary function is to serve as a digital design and printing space for UC Davis Department of Design students. The studio specializes in design software graphic design, image editing, page layout and CAD.

The studio offers digital ink jet printing. Printing is reserved for courses designed around the use of the computer lab.

Studio hours may vary; see the current schedule below.

Design Printing Studio Equipment

• 15 24″ iMac® with Retina 4.5K display – Apple M1
• 2 Flatbed Scanners (8.5 x 14 Inches)
• 1 Flatbed Scanner (12 x 18 Inches)
• 1 Slide Scanner (3.5mm slides)
• 1 Epson Sheet Fed Ink Jet Printers (17” X 22” Max)
• Xerox Laser Printer

Design Printing Studio Software

• Adobe CC
• Audacit
• Autodesk (autocad and others)
• Claro
• Fetch
• Github desktop
• Handbrake
• Maxon
• Rhino
• SketchUp
• Twinmotion
• Vectorworks
• Visual Studio Code

Open Hours (color printouts possible):

• M 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm-10:00 pm
• T 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
• W 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• R 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
• F 10:00 am – 10:00 pm