Outdoor Banners

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Jay Buckley
outdoor banner fixture

Outdoor Banner

I saw this outdoor banner in Bad Shandau, Germany being displayed using a temporary fence setup, and I like the idea! This is the kind of fencing normally used around a construction site, but it works for event banners too!

Basically, the outdoor banner is held by a rectangular pipe system supported by a pair of heavy plates. The system allows you to daisy chain them together if you need several large banners.

The system allows you to use outdoor banners with an advertising message to direct crowds at events, which is what they were doing here. I like it as an easy way to put up an outdoor banner, and a way to move it around as the event dictates.

Give us a call and we’ll print you a full color banner that demands attention!

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Floor Graphics

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Jay Buckley
floor graphic intallation

Installing a Floor Graphic

I snapped this photo of technicians installing this floor graphic beneath a Rolls Royce Merlin engine from WWII. This was in the Zurich airport, where they hoped to sell you a watch like the Spitfire pilots wore. It was a beautiful display!

We usually use our Walk-N-Wall product for floor graphics. It is tough stuff, and has a thick adhesive layer that sticks well to surfaces that aren’t perfectly smooth.

We also find that Walk-N-Wall material works well on textured walls like concrete block that would not ordinarily hold adhesive backed vinyl. It even sticks well to asphalt, and we’ve marked our customer parking spot with it!

Either as floor graphics or wall graphics, give Walk-N-Wall a try on your next project!

 

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Interesting Museum Graphics

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Jay Buckley
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Clear Print with White Background

I found this interesting museum graphic in the Koenigstein Fortress in Germany. The walls were whitewashed to a brilliant white, and the graphic displays were reverse printed in black and white on clear adhesive backed vinyl, and then applied to the back of a glass panel.

Since all the historical photos were black and white, the entire exhibit was now black and white, and to me very attractive. Had we been the printer, we would have suggested printing directly on plexiglass, instead of the two step process of printing on clear adhesive vinyl and then applying the vinyl to the glass. But either way, the results were wonderful.

Of course, an exhibit like this requires a sold white background or it will be very hard to read. I must say that their museum designer did a splendid job of making it all work together, and left the room with the feeling that you were back in the 1850’s.

If you have a job that requires printing on clear adhesive vinyl, give us a call! We can do that, and perhaps also offer suggestions of alternative materials that our flatbed printers can do at lower cost or with less labor.

 

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Museum Adhesive Vinyl Graphics

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Jay Buckley
museum wall graphic

Wallboard Vinyl

We saw these great adhesive vinyl wall graphics at the Museum of Communism in Prague, Czech Republic during a recent trip. Highly recommended!

Museums like our adhesive wallboard vinyl because it’s easily removed when the time comes to do a new exhibit. It has a “sticky note” adhesive that comes off the wall without leaving a residue.

There are a lot of ways to put do wallpaper displays in a museum, but adhesive vinyl seemed to be what we saw the most during our trip. If you are doing a museum display, give us a call and we’ll help you decide what material will serve you best.

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Window Graphics

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jay Buckley
one way window vinyl perforated

Perforated Window Vinyl

I saw these window graphics in the cafeteria at Dartmouth Medical Center a few weeks ago. They were being used to separate the cafeteria from the gift shop.

The window graphic material being used is what we call Window Perf. It’s a regular adhesive vinyl with 1mm holes in it. The material we stock is 60% vinyl and 40% holes, black on the back and white on the side to be printed. The adhesive is on the black side, of course, since we can’t print on the adhesive side without things getting gummed up!

What this material allows the customer to do is to create a window graphic that allows people on the inside of a store to see out, but people on the outside see the graphic and not the interior of the store. Sometimes that’s for privacy, as here, and sometimes for security.

 

 

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Sandwich Signs

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Jay Buckley
sidewalk sandwich sign

Sandwich Sign

We stock these sandwich sign holders, and print 24×36″ coroplast signs that go into them. This one is for the Shackett’s Micro Brewery in Bristol, NH, which makes some really good beer in my experience!

They have a lower level location that isn’t easily seen from street lever, so a sandwich sign like this helps to bring customers in the door.

The sandwich sign holders are made of blow molded plastic, and when you use a coroplast insert, are completely waterproof

 

 

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Trade Show Photos

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Jay Buckley
trade show photos

Trade Show Graphics

Here’s a trade show photo we printed for our good customer Lupine Pet for a recent trade show.

We print a lot of trade show photos, these were printed on our wallboard vinyl and applied to the customer’s booth.

We also do a lot of trade show photos laminated with our crystal laminate that will be attached to the carpet face of a booth with VELCRO® brand hook and loop fasteners.

However you want to have your trade show photos, we have the expertise and experience to produce the materials you need for your booth. Give us a call and we’ll get things done for you fast, affordably, and beautifully.

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Better Banners

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Jay Buckley
vinyl banner needed

Not the Best Banner

So I went to a Cory Booker rally in Plymouth NH  a few weeks ago. He’s a very impressive guy and would, I believe, make a good president. But the banner at the rally really needed a better presentation!

It could be best described as a bedsheet banner. Not the kind of thing that inspires! What he really needs is a vinyl banner that he can take from place to place, that looks professional, and that inspires confidence in his campaign.

I try to go see most of the presidential candidates as they come through New Hampshire. It’s one of the fun and interesting parts of living here. We’ve even printed vinyl banners for a number of campaigns.

What you also see a lot at campaign events are banner stands. They are really easy to transport and you don’t have to worry about how you are going to hang them up.

retractable banner

Roll Up Banner Stand

Whether you want a vinyl banner or a banner stand, you can order them online on our web site and you’ll have them in a few days. Try us once, we’ll make you happy!

 

 

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Museum Display Holder

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Jay Buckley
wood rail display holder

Museum Display Holder

Here’s a great way to hang museum display boards, which I saw the other day at the Wright Museum in Wolfboro NH.

The hanging system consists of two wooden rails, each notched on the back. The display boards slip up into the notched board on top, and then drop down into the notch on the bottom. The notch at the top is deeper than the one on the bottom, so that the top of the display board is still captured when the board drops into the bottom rail.

This makes it fast and easy to change the museum display boards. That’s important to museums who like to change their exhibits around. These boards are direct printed on 3/16 gatorboard, and can be laminated with plastic to enhance durability.

Call us and we can give you a sketch that shows you how to do this. And, we’ll print the boards for you fast and at a fair price!

 

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Photo Mosaic Wallpaper

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Jay Buckley
picture mosaic wall mural

Photo Mosaic Wall Mural

There are a number of web sites that let you make a mosaic of photos. Here’s a fun way to use the mosaic- as custom lobby wallpaper!

You can make custom wallpaper from product photos, pictures of employees or customers, buildings or your factory.

You don’t need to limit yourself to a custom wall mural in the lobby either! Think about using them in conference or training rooms, cafeterias, or just anyplace where the custom wallpaper will have an impact!

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