Banners

An option for temporary and semi-permanent signage is banners—they hang from almost anything or on almost any surface, they’re flexible, and they’re eyecatching.

Standard banner material is reinforced vinyl, hemmed and grommetted, in a lighter (10 oz.) and heavier (12 or 13 oz.) weight. Most are white, though they come in stock (mostly primary) colors and a range of custom-order colors.

The big distinction in banners, after weight and color, is the medium they take—banners can be vinyl-receptive, meaning they take vinyl letters and images only, or enamel-receptive, open to any standard sign paint. The latter offers more potential for artistic effects, but is more labor-intensive.

←I did this banner for a local library friends’ group. It’s 12 feet long by 3 feet high (actually, 34" with the hems) and painted on enamel-receptive vinyl. Detail right shows one of the half-circle cuts made to let the wind through→

←This one was for a local nonprofit's parade contingent. It’s 2'x10' and painted.

And this is a 16-foot all-vinyl banner hanging over a busy street in Point Reyes Station→

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