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10 Vinyl Banner Design Tips For Advertising

Vinyl Banners are a simple cost effective way to promote your business.

1. What will your banner be used for?

Banner advertising is very versatile and can be used inside, such as in shops, offices or museums; outside shops, restaurants and on buildings; for exhibitions and trade shows and at sporting events and concerts. Outside banners need to be more durable and weather resistant than indoor ones.

2. What is the aim of your banner?
Your banner can be used to advertise many different aspects of your business. What about promoting a sale, the opening of your new business, increased opening hours at your shop or café, a new product range or new season stock in your shop; a live band playing at your pub; the fact that you now serve food in your museum, or are launching a new product at a trade show?

3. What needs to be on your banner?
Depending on the aim of your banner, you may need to include the message, phone number, website address, corporate slogan and logo. Or you may only need basic information such as Sale Now On, Car Park Next Left, Under New Management, or Now Open Longer.

The banner will need to contain just enough information to convey your intended message. Too much information and people will be put off, and if there’s not enough information people will ignore it or not know what to do.

4. How big does it need to be?
If your banner is too small it won’t be easy to read. If it’s too big it might be overpowering. Consider the amount of space that the banner will take up, and measure carefully.


5. What shape should it be?

The shape will depend on placement. Long and thin banners work well for down buildings such as a pub or restaurant, whilst short and wide are ideal for above a shop, and perhaps you want square banner for a concert or sporting event.

6. Who will design it?
If you are a creative type of person, you could design a vinyl banner yourself, and it will be cheaper than employing a designer to do it for you. Using an experienced designer will ensure that your banner will be appropriate for printing, and will be more professional than using clip art and a compromised font, from a word processing package.

7. Are the images clear and obvious?
Images and artwork that look clear on a piece of paper may not be as obvious once the artwork has been turned into a banner. Are there too many colors or not enough?

8. Is your banner easy to read?

Will somebody driving past be able to tell what you are promoting and know what to do? Can someone remember the website address or phone number? Will somebody walking past be able to as well? That font might look good to you, but is it easy for your intended customers to read.

9. Are there too many colors?
Whilst you may be tempted to make use of all the colors available to get even better value for money, your banner will be easier to read if you keep the colors simple.

10. How will your banner be attached?
Often overlooked, how the banner will be attached is arguably just as important as the design of the banner. The popular choice is to use metal eyes so that rope or elastic cord can be used to easily hang the banner. Internal banners will not be subjected to wind and movement the same way that external banners will be. If you are able to use existing railings, or shop fixtures to hang your banner on, you can then decide which method of attaching will be best. Perhaps you will need to use additional fixing methods, or make alterations to the building structure.

Want to advertise your business to passing traffic? Need to let people know your restaurant is open longer? Want to tell people you’ve got a sale on? Then use banner advertising and let your customers know. Get a vinyl banner printed today.

Custom Church Banners

Bulletin boards are a good venue to post church news, announcements, reports and updates. But not all people read bulletin boards. They may be cluttered and contain a lot of old news mixed in with the news. Sometimes, important notices are overlooked or don’t get the attention they need.

When you have to announce something very important, do it with a custom banner posted on the church’s façade to everyone to see. As church announcements are relatively simple, a banner wouldn’t cost much. Parishioners will learn more about your activities and are more likely to participate.

For special occasions, like a Christmas play, anniversary or a visit from a senior church official; spread the feeling of welcome and joy by hanging a colorful announcement banner. You can have one done on vinyl in full colors, attractive images and catchy text that will add a touch of professionalism to any church announcement you may have.

Church banners can carry photo quality images and backgrounds that attract and bring attention to your project or event. You can have it designed in such a way that drivers and pedestrians will see it across the street. They are the perfect welcoming sight for your important guests, as they do convey hospitality and warmth. A vinyl banner is waterproof, fade resistant and will last a long time. You can use it for church signage as well. You can print church schedules and list weekly or monthly activities. Better informed parishioners can and will contribute to your cause.

Electrical Sign Project For Monkey Joe’s

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Sign Art Etc is built on Teamwork…..Creativity……Reliability. Every Time. Our clients tell us they really like our team approach, our creative solutions and our ability to complete their project on time and within budget. They’ve said we are the best team in the business. Period.
In many instances, our clients have been disappointed with other sign suppliers. They found the end result wasn’t what they expected in terms of quality or delivery or that the entire experience was not handled in a professional manner. The only surprise with Sign Art Etc is how easy it is to work with our team.


Let us make your next project a winner….
Email us at info@signartetc.com or call us at 449-1884,
or toll free at 1-800-799-7436.
COOL PROJECTS OF THE MONTH….
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One of Lafayette’s newest destinations is Monkey Joe’s. Located at the same International Sports Center complex as Sign Art, Monkey Joe’s is an indoor play center for kids aged 2-12 with exciting inflatable slides, obstacle courses & jumps and party rooms for all occasions. When our newest neighbor needed electrical signage for the front of the building, banners and other cool signs….Sign Art was able to help them out.

Remember Monkey Joe’s as a cool place to hang out with the kids…..Remember Sign Art Etc as a cool place for your next sign project.

Let the Sign Art team help you with your next electrical sign project. We provide a great combination of superb quality and reasonable price.

Check us out at 765-449-1884 or email us at info@signartetc.com . We look forward to working with you. And remember that we will beat any local price by at least 10%.

Sign Art Etc has North Central Indiana’s LARGEST sign and graphics showroom. Stop by & let the Sign Art team turn your ideas into reality. For any type of sign or graphics… banners, electrical signs, trade show displays, event signage, indoor or outdoor signage, projects both large or small…..the Sign Art team would love to assist you.

TEAMWORK…..CREATIVITY…..RELIABILITY. EVERY TIME.

Interior VS Exterior Signs: What Are The Options?

The places you can put your sign are limitless: cars, windows, floors, yards, doors. Location is only limited by your imagination. Choose where you want to put your sign and we’ll help you determine the right materials, design elements, and other resources to make your sign a cost-effective attention-getter.

Ask yourself these questions:

Where is the sign going to be placed?
What elements are going to affect the sign?
How is the sign going to be installed or hung?

Available Vinyls
Cast Vinyl Interior/Exterior
Calendered Vinyl Interior/Short Term Exterior
Translucent Interior/Exterior
Reflective Interior/Exterior
Metallic Interior/Short Term Exterior

Other Possible Substrates
Aluminum Interior/Exterior
Banners Interior/Exterior
Sho-card Interior
Coroplast Interior/Exterior
Magnetics Interior/Exterior
M.D.O. (Medium Density Overlay Plywood) Interior/Exterior
Acrylic Interior/Exterior
Polystyrene Interior
PVC Interior/Exterior

Lynn Lee, Photographer, Goes To Sign Art Etc To Make Her Images ‘POP’

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Teamwork…..Creativity……Reliability.
Every Time.

Our clients tell us they really like our team approach, our creative solutions and our ability to complete their project on time and within budget. They’ve said we are the best team in the business. Period.

 

In many instances, our clients have been disappointed with other sign suppliers. They found the end result wasn’t what they expected in terms of quality or delivery or that the entire experience was not handled in a professional manner. The only surprise with Sign Art Etc is how easy it is to work with our team. Let us make you a hero…..

Words of Wisdom…
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
– Christopher Reeve

COOL PROJECTS OF THE MONTH….

Lynn Lee is one of the area’s top photographers. She needed several of her pictures printed out 48″ tall and mounted on a solid backer to be used as display graphics. Sign Art Etc was able to take her beautiful images and print them to the large size with great color and detail. Lynn was pleased and we like the results so well we have one in our showroom.

If you need a photographer to create a work of art for you….give Lynn Lee a call. If you need a photograph or digital image printed to poster size or larger…give the Sign Art team a call at (765-449-1884). PS….I liked Lynn’s work so much that she photographed my wedding.
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Crestview North is one of the “class” apartment complexes in the area. When they wanted a new look for their signage, they teamed with Sign Art through the design and manufacturing process. A new shape, new colors….and another successful project. Don’t let the picture fool you, the sign is 10 feet wide. With the addition of lights and landscaping, Crestview has a new West side landmark….day or night. We can do the same for you.

Banners, Electrical Signs, Commercial Developments, Trade Show Displays, Big Checks, Interior/Exterior Signage….you name it, we can do it.

Sign Art Etc has North Central Indiana’s LARGEST sign and graphics showroom. Stop by & let the Sign Art team turn your ideas into reality.

Watch for your project in upcoming newsletters. If you are interested in Large Format Graphics and Displays, Interior or Exterior signage or any other cool or unusual project, check out our website at www.signartetc.com or email us at info@signartetc.com

TEAMWORK…..
CREATIVITY…..
RELIABILITY.
EVERY TIME.

In terms of pure cost effectiveness, signs provide remarkable values! When evaluated as part of an overall marketing media mix, signs at the point of sale consistently deliver more market coverage for a lower cost than any other form of advertising – by a wide margin. As the chart indicates, signs not only provide an astoundingly low cost per thousand exposures, but also do so at the very point of sale, where people impressed by the graphic message can respond to it instantly in terms of a purchasing decision.

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