Vinyl Banners

Vinyl Banners communicate your message in a highly visible way. Vinyl Banners are your tool to go big with your message. They can be used in a number of ways, including temporary signage, making printed announcements you want everyone passing by to see, and as start and finish lines for races. If you’re opening a new store, having a sale, or announcing an event and you want to let passersby know, use Vinyl Banners.

Grommets are round, metal hole reinforcements. They are a convenient addition to use for mounting your printed piece. Grommets are available in 2 or 4 corners or placed every two feet for larger printed pieces.

Hemmed edges are made by folding back the edge of a Vinyl Banner and welding the folded edge to the banner. This creates a professional, finished edge and helps to maintain shape.

Hemmed edges are made by folding back the edge of a Vinyl Banner and sewing the folded edge to the banner. This creates a professional, finished edge and helps to maintain shape.

Pole Pockets allow you to slide a pole through the edge of the banner along the length or height for hanging. Adding pole pockets does not reduce the final size of your banner.

You can select from a variety of finishing options to help hang or support your banners.

• No Hems and No Grommets
• Welded Hems without Grommets
• Sewn Hems without Grommets
• Welded Hems and Corner Grommets
• Sewn Hems and Corner Grommets
• Welded Hems and Grommets every 2 feet
• Sewn Hems and Grommets every 2 feet
• Pole Pockets on the left and right sides
• Pole Pockets on the top and bottom

In order to ensure your files are print-ready, we recommend that you upload them in PDF format. When you generate a print-ready PDF, your computer will use the settings in Adobe Acrobat Distiller or any other PDF generating programs you may use. Please make sure that these are set properly before generating your PDF file.

If you are uploading PDF files created in Photoshop, please be sure all layers are flattened.

We also accept, .EPS and .TIF (TIFF) file types, however, PDF is the preferred format.

Check your file to make sure it meets our file creation guidelines. This will help speed up the production of your project and give your printed piece the best results.

1. Use the CMYK colorspace (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK). These are industry standard printing colors. CMYK colors are different than RGB (Red, Green, Blue), which are used to display colors on your screen.
2. Use a minimum resolution of 150 dpi at 100% size for image files.
3. Specify trim area with crop marks. (Don’t place crop marks inside the work area.)
4. Artwork should have 2″ bleed extending past the trim line. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge.
5. Safe Area is the 2″ area inside the trim line. Do not put critical information or images within the Safe Area. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge.
6. If you want printed borders, they must be placed a minimum of 2″ inside the trim line and include bleed. This is to prevent minor cutting variations from leaving unintended results at the trim edge.

Vinyl Banners offer two proof options:

1. Online PDF Proof: You will be sent a link to view your proof via email. Please keep in mind that this is only a proof for content and positioning; the color on your screen may vary from the color of your final product, depending on your monitor and viewing conditions.
2. No Proof, Run As-Is: This option is for the industry professional who is certain their project is ready to hit the press and does not require the additional security of a proof.

File Check:

If our prepress department sees anything questionable with your file, we will contact you via email with our concerns. Should prepress email you, please note that your job is not considered fully submitted until you respond to this email. This should be factored into your turnaround time. File check does not apply to No Proof, Run As-Is. No Proof, Run As-Is jobs print from the exact file(s) you upload unless it is not possible to print because your supplied file does not match the specifications ordered.

How to check your Online PDF:
The black crop marks indicate the final trim size. The Red line ( Dashed ) indicates the (Score) The Green line ( Dashed ) indicates the (Perf). The Red Line (Solid)indicates the ( Cut or Trim ) line. The verbiage on the file, this will indicate the page position after folding.

Please Note: The charge for our technical team to review your file when first submitted is included in the price of your order. If they note technical concerns with your file, they may email you with their concerns so you can upload a corrected file. If subsequent uploads still contain errors, you may be charged an additional prepress fee to review your file again.