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Archive for the ‘Large-Format Printing’ Category

Large Format Printing: Printing Art and Photos on Canvas

Monday, March 12th, 2018

I read an article yesterday by a company that prints clients’ photos on canvas. The article, entitled “The Rise of Canvas in Art: From Oil Paintings to Photo Prints,” written by Jessica Stewart and published on www.mymodernmet.com on 3/6/18, got me thinking not only about the history of canvas but also about the sense of importance and permanence it conveys. (more…)

Large Format Printing: Thoughts About a Gigantic Standee

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

My fiancee and I just finished assembling a huge standee for the Transformers franchise. It is called Transformers: The Last Knight. It is huge. No, huge would be an understatement. It took us nine hours to assemble and install. And we may need to go back to another movie theater and assemble a second one. (more…)

Large Format Printing: What’s Behind the Standees?

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

My fiancee and I spent about ten hours this week installing standees. It’s that time of year again, and movie theaters are receiving stacks of cartons containing the large format printed pieces that we will assemble into the (sometimes) massive cardboard structures used to promote upcoming movies. (more…)

Custom Printing: Large Banner Stand Case Study Follow Up

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

I noted in a prior blog article that I had been working on a large banner stand project for a print brokering client. To review, it is a 10’ x 8’ large format print on a frame made up of thin metal poles at right angles to one another, with feet on either side that are perpendicular to the frame. Fortunately, this was exactly what my client had wanted, and I found photos online showing this specific product. (more…)

Custom Printing: Case Study for a Large Banner Stand

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

A client came to me today with a request for a large banner stand. I mean large: 10 feet by 8 feet horizontal. Since my fiancee and I assemble and install movie theater standees and hang movie banners and posters, I can fully appreciate the size and heft of a 10 foot by 8 foot banner. (more…)

Large Format Printing: A Standee Light Box Case Study

Monday, December 19th, 2016

My fiancee and I received a request from our California broker yesterday to install a lightbox standee in a local movie theater. The movie the standee promoted was Fifty Shades Darker, the next film in the Fifty Shades of Grey series. (more…)

Custom Printing: “One-Sheet” Movie Posters

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

I was overjoyed to receive a phone call from a reader yesterday. My fiancee and I were driving to our art therapy class with our autistic students when my cell phone rang. (more…)

Large Format Printing: A Change in the Malls and Shops

Monday, November 16th, 2015

I’m seeing a change in the malls and retail shops. Mind you, I seldom buy things in malls, so I have—perhaps—a more objective view than many other people. What I’m seeing is the more creative use of large format print signage. (more…)

Large Format Printing: Display Marketing Options

Friday, November 13th, 2015

I just received a catalog from a trade show and marketing display printer, and it has given me a number of new ideas for large format print jobs. Here are some options you might want to consider: (more…)

Custom Printing: The Power of Large Format Print

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

My fiancee and I were driving to an appointment yesterday, when we saw a delivery truck parked diagonally in a lot. Normally that would not have raised an eyebrow for either of us, but the large format print sign on the side of the truck was facing the oncoming traffic at the perfect angle to position its message towards anyone driving up the pike. (more…)

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