2023 Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Collection Services Guide: Flag Printing

All library flags are ordered from Best Imaging Solutions, the printing service preferred by the Art Institute of Chicago. 

The turnaround for printing is very quick, and an order can be completed in a day. It is better to order more before the supply runs out, so place an order whenever you notice a flag is running low.

The PDF files for the flags are located in the Research Center Drive folder Flags.

To place an order:

• Go to their website located here
• Click on “Upload Graphic Files”
• For the “Customer Info” fields, put the address for the Art Institute and your phone number and email
• For the “Order Info” fields, fill out:
  • Ordered By: your name
  • Job Name: the name of the flag as they appear in the PDF title
  • Date Needed: depending on how urgent the order is, you can put a date as soon as the next day. If there is no rush, give them a week’s time.
  • No. of Copies: either “100 (cut vertically ⅓)” or “100 (cut vertically ¼)” depending on the format of the flag PDF. More can be ordered if needed.
• In the additional instructions field, specify the color, how many columns should be cut, the total number of flags, and whether it should be delivered. For example:
  • Light green bond paper
  • Straight cut in 3
  • 300 flags total
  • Deliver to Monroe Dock
• Attach the PDF of the appropriate flag
• Submit the order

After you place your first order, most of the fields for the Customer Info will auto-populate, but none of the Order Info will. Always specify “bond paper” in the Additional Instructions box. Anything left blank in the above example need not be filled out. You may also pick up the flags when they are ready at the Best Imaging offices in the lower level of 55 E. Monroe St. 

After the order is placed, you will receive an automated order confirmation and then a job number from a Best Imaging employee via email. If you request delivery, you will receive a notice from Security when the order arrives.