Members elbow Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 We're needing a new stage banner and looking at options. We can obviously get the slick vinyl one, or whatever it's made of, but I don't like the glare it sometimes produces (besides having a banner that looks like everyone else's) and I think you can sometimes get a better product by going DIY..... maybe Any ideas? Thoughts? Experiences? What should we stay away from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members germs Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 Going precisely against what you say, when it came time to re-vamp our tired banner, we found that the advances made in vinyl screening are simply wonderful. They can apply a matte finish to your banner, which they say will pretty much kill stage glare. Seems they've (the industry) has been getting complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaxn slim Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 We're needing a new stage banner and looking at options. We can obviously get the slick vinyl one, or whatever it's made of, but I don't like the glare it sometimes produces (besides having a banner that looks like everyone else's) and I think you can sometimes get a better product by going DIY..... maybe Any ideas? Thoughts? Experiences? What should we stay away from? It wouldn't necessarily look like everyone else's if you had it made on vinyl. You can design it yourself - with fonts and images. I've had a few made at professional sign printing places. The vinyl ones are tough and can take a lot of abuse. And the matte finish is probably a good one if you don't want it to look "slick". If you DIY, you run the risk of looking unprofessional... if that matters to you. ...Unless you or a friend of yours is really good at making that kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Janx Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 if you got the tools: buy a painter's tarp (canvas material) and cut it down to size paint it with airbrush for background color using masks, paint on signage with airbrush (get good clean lines) You could probably use painters tape and newspaper to layout the signage text, and spray-paint the lettering. just remember to spray wet on dry. Do not blast paint over wet paint or it will seep and all sorts of yucky wreckage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sryk3 Posted June 18, 2008 Members Share Posted June 18, 2008 If you DIY, you run the risk of looking unprofessional... you hould keep that in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Janx Posted June 18, 2008 Members Share Posted June 18, 2008 side note, if the font and art you choose for the sign-maker to use is crappy, it will also look unprofessional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faroutbob Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 I agree no DIY when it comes to banners. You can differentiate yourselves in the design but still keep the professional look of a vinyl banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MickeyKeys Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 I agree no DIY when it comes to banners. You can differentiate yourselves in the design but still keep the professional look of a vinyl banner. Heck yeah... Look at it this way ... If you've got the design talent, and the equipment and raw materials necessary to make it look professional, then you probably can DIY. If not, by the time you've endured all the brain damage and expense to make it look halfway professional, it's probably less taxing and less expensive to turn it over to a pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 I make vinyl banners at work and still hired out to make ours in my last band. Not worth the trouble of doing it myself for what a lot of places will do it for, and I didn't want to chance something that looked unprofessional. In my current band we use something that looks unprofessional but seems to work well. A tough combination to run across and we get a lot of compliments on it, for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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