A Basic Guide to Display Options for Indoor Banners
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Two rollup banner stands with slim and wide base designs display digital prints. (Fig. 1)
Banners are a staple of the sign industry and are traditionally used outdoors, but indoor banners in the form of exhibition graphics and retail pop displays offer large and growing markets for sign & graphics businesses.
The market for exhibition graphics is tied to the health of the convention industry and, despite the recent economic hardships, there are indications that this sector of the economy is growing. Most exhibition graphics are digitally printed, but don’t assume there’s no place for good old spot color vinyl.
And retail POP displays are always an old reliable… many times a sample POP display in your sign shop lobby selling the banner display, with pricing, will start many sales conversations going.
To help you monetize this market, we present this article: A basic guide to indoor banner displays.
Banner Displays: A Growing Market
There are two main markets for indoor banner displays: exhibition halls and retailers.
Silouette Cameo on left and Cricut "Expression" on right. In rear is an example of vinyl wall words.
Your Cricut, Craft ROBO, or Cameo can be used for more than cutting paper for scrapbooking. There’s a whole world of adhesive backed materials you can use to create wall graphics, personal decals, custom apparel, stencils and more.
We have dozens of items for scrapbook and hobby users including narrow rolls and sheets of vinyl, transfer tape, heat transfer T-Shirt Vinyl and more.
What can you do with this stuff and how does it work?
Materials for your Cricut or Craft ROBO
Any adhesive backed media can be used with cutting devices like the Cricut, Cricut Expression, Craft ROBO, Silhouette, Cameo, or Wishblade.
These come in three basic categories: self adhesive vinyls, stencil, and CAD heat transfer film (also improperly known as “T-shirt vinyl”). All have a top layer made from soft, flexible PVC or Polyurethane film, an adhesive layer, and a release liner.
A Basic Guide to Bandit Signs
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Bandit signs are an 18" x 24" cor plastic sign on a metal stake. Shown here is our standard stake.
You may have heard the term “bandit signs” and wondered what those are.
Contrary to what the name implies, they’re not used to track down local hoodlums. They’re simply yard signs by another name. Sometime people refer to them as lawn signs, as well.
“Bandit signs” are signs on stakes that can be placed anywhere there’s soft enough ground to secure the stake. They consist of the stake, and long lasting, weather-proof 4-mil corrugated plastic, a light weight polypropylene plastic material.
They’re most effective when placed adjacent to areas of high vehicular or pedestrian traffic. They’re simple signs, but they offer unique advantages.
When should you use “bandit signs”, what do you need to make them, and what are your options?
How to Tile Graphics for PrismJET DT & DT2
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Two signs printed by the PrismJET DT2 using tiling
PrismJET DT and DT2 desktop printers are designed for small format graphics like T-shirt appliqués, license plates, iphone & laptop skins, etc. Therefore the standard media width is 13”.
But that doesn’t mean it’s limited to 13” wide images. The PrismJET DT comes with RIP software that has a built-in tiling feature that allows you to create larger graphics. It’s ideal for producing 18” x 24” prints for real estate and yard signs.
Where is this function and how does it work? Read More→
Specialty 3D Overlaminate Films for Digital Prints
By · CommentsMild solvent and eco-solvent inks are rated for outdoor use up to three years without lamination. So why bother laminating an eco-solvent print? There are three good reasons; two old and one new.
- The two established benefits of lamination are extended UV protection and added abrasion and chemical resistance.
- The new reason to laminate comes from a new category of over laminate films that add unique visual characteristics to the finished product.
We’ve added two such special effect over laminates to the spring catalog; PrismJET CL3D and MACtac Silver Metallic Enhancers. What’s so special about them and what visual effects will they add to your prints?
