Printing on Canvas

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Jay Buckley
canvas prints for stretching

Canvas Painting Reproduction

Our latex printer gives terrific results when printing on canvas. These prints can then be stretched on stretcher bars and hung like a painting.

This canvas print is in my home, courtesy of the family of Paul McCoy, who had great quality slides of some of his paintings from the 1950’s. You have to touch this canvas to realize that it’s not really painted. The brush strokes are that vividly reproduced.

The latex prints on canvas are light stable, they say good for 3-5 years outdoors, so they ought to outlive us when displayed indoors out of direct sunlight.

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Trade Show Backdrop Panels

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Jay Buckley
trade show backdrop panels

Wallboard Vinyl on Panels

Here’s an easy way to do vibrant graphics on a trade show booth backdrop. In this case, our customer Hoo Shoes needed a backdrop they could attach a number of their products to. They used wallboard vinyl applied to 4×8′ panels.

Wallboard vinyl does the trick because it has a “sticky note” adhesive on the back which is easy to remove when the show is over. The colors are vibrant, and the material is a nice matte vinyl that won’t give you trouble with glare.

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Sandwich Signs for the Sidewalk

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Jay Buckley
sandwich sign for sidewalk

Sandwich Sign

A great way for a small business to reach out to passing customers is to use a sidewalk sandwich sign. For $199 you get a double sided sandwich sign like the one pictured.

We print a 24×36″ sintra graphic in full color. It slips into each side of the sandwich sign so that people see it whichever way they are going. The signs are easily changed when you want to update the graphics.

The sign holder itself is a blow-molded rugged plastic that will last for years. There’s a handy holder at the top that allows you to pick it up and bring it back into your shop at the end of the day. It folds flat for easy storage.

We can help with the graphic design too, if you need that. Or, you can send us files ready to print and have your sandwich sign back in a few days.

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Meeting Signs

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jay Buckley
signs for conferences and meetings

Meeting Signs

It’s that time of year- companies are getting everyone together to talk about what needs to be done in the coming year. We have been very busy making meeting signs.

Since they don’t usually need to last more than a few days, we print meeting signs on foamcore board. It’s cheap and the colors are terrific!

We can produce your meeting signs in a day or two.

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Trade Show Backdrop Banners

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Jay Buckley
trade show banners

Backdrop Banner

We do a lot of banners for trade shows. Our 100″ printer gives us the ability to print full 8′ height and just about as long as you need to go. We print on a matte finish vinyl that gives bright, accurate colors without giving you reflection trouble.

We did this banner along with several others for Tucker Toys for their booth at the NY Toy Show.

In this case, we gave them a 3″ pole pocket for hanging, and black grommets on the bottom to keep them taut. Yes, we have grommets in brass, stainless, and black!

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Bank Posters

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Jay Buckley
lobby posters in a bank

Bank Lobby Poster

You normally think of paper posters when doing your typical 22×28 poster in a bank lobby. We are finding a solution that we like a lot better, though.

Our good customer Meredith Village Savings Bank has us print their lobby posters on 1 mm sintra, which is a foamed PVC sheet .040″ thick. There are a number of reasons we like this material, first of which it stays really flat over an extended period of time. Paper posters tend to get wavy after a while.

Another reason is that the sintra is totally waterproof. So, they use them outdoors in sign holders on the ATM, etc. If things get a little we, no harm done.

Lastly, these lobby posters are rigid, so they go into and come out of sign holders easily.

You’ll find sintra bank posters to be around the same cost as paper posters, but superior in how they look and perform long term. Give it a try!

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Cutouts of WW Cargill

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Jay Buckley
people cutouts for company events

WW Cargill Cutout

This is one of 150 people cutouts of company founder WW Cargill we did for Cargill Corporation as they celebrate their founding in 1865. We printed them on 3/16″ Ultraboard and used our computer cutting machine to cut them out. We shipped them to company locations all over the world- Brazil, India, Europe, South America and Asia as well as the USA.

The people from Cargill are taking pictures of WW along with their staff and posting them on the Cargill website- it’s their version of Where’s Waldo and a lot of fun. Check it out.

Generally when we do a single cutout we just do the cutting by hand. But for quantities like this, the digital cutter is faster and does a beautiful job. We are proud of the quality we are able to print for them, and pleased to be serving such a distinguished customer!

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Branding Wallpaper

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Jay Buckley
wall murals for branding

Branding Wallpaper

We all know that branding is important to the success of any company. Here, our customer, Branding Science, uses our custom wallpaper to talk about branding in their new offices. Not only does it speak to how their business works, but it’s colorful and fun!

In this case we are printing digital art instead of a photograph. Either way, this kind of wall mural has great impact!

 

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Making a View in a Restaurant

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Jay Buckley
restaurant wallpaper

Creating a View

This custom wall mural is done from a photo taken by Patrick Merritt of San Diego, of the Coronado Bridge in that lovely city that connects the mainland with Coronado Island.

What I love about it is the way the customer gets a view as though they are dining underneath the bridge, even though they aren’t. It’s all about the illusion!

Custom wall murals can help you create just the feeling you want in a room. Call us and we’ll get it done for you!

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Wallpaper on an Office Ceiling

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jay Buckley

ceiling wall muralThis is a dramatic way to decorate an office! Our customer installed custom wallpaper from a scanned map of the state of North Carolina from the 1700’s. And, on the ceiling of the office!

We thought it was pretty cool artwork when it came off the press, and now seeing a photo of the installation, we are even more impressed.

Generally, you’ll want a good installer for something like this. Ceilings are not for the uninitiated! We recommend using someone from the Wallpaper Installers Association when you are doing a complex or difficult installation.

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