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Outdoor Vinyl Church Banners
Outdoor Vinyl Church Banners: A Guide
Overview
Promote your events and draw attention to your church with eye-catching, durable outdoor banners. Made from sturdy tear-resistant vinyl with fade-resistant inks, these banners are customizable with your church's information and are available in various sizes.
Banner Types
- Horizontal Church Banners: Feature church information, logos, and service times.
- Product Details: No extra charge for finishing or grommets. Available in heavy-duty vinyl or PVC polyester mesh for windy areas.
- Banner Sizes: Standard sizes range from 3' x 8' to 5' x 15', with custom sizes up to 8’ x 150’.
Included Finishing Options - No Extra Charge!
- Grommets every 24" around the edge (Can be used with A-Frame Banner Stand or Outdoor Banner Display System)
- Grommets every 24" top only (Can be used with EZ Hang Clips)
- Grommets every 24" top, 1.5" pole pocket bottom
- 1.5" pole pocket top and bottom (Can be used with Banner Rod Kit)
- 1.5" pole pocket top only
- 1.5" pole pocket top, grommets bottom corners
- No Finishing - Trim to Color
Choosing the Right Size
Busy Streets: Larger banners with less text for easy readability.
Foot Traffic Areas: Smaller banners for closer, slower-moving viewers.
Need Help? Church Banner Specialists can assist in determining the best size for your budget.
Display Options
- A-Frame Banner Stand: Portable, ideal for temporary placements on hard surfaces.
- Outdoor Banner Display System: Long-term display solution with in-ground installation.
Ordering Custom Banners
- Stock/As Seen Banners: Ready to ship quickly without customization.
- Customize Online: Use the FREE Online Editor for fast and easy customization.
- We Customize: Outreach designers can help for a small fee.
- Full Custom Banners: Work with professional graphic designers for a unique design.
- Upload Your Design: Print your own design using Outreach's high-quality printers.
Delivery Time
Custom banners can be designed online in less than 15 minutes and printed within 3-5 business days plus shipping time.
Materials
- Heavy Duty 13oz. Vinyl: Durable, fade-resistant, with tear-resistant webbing.
- PVC Polyester Mesh Vinyl: Ideal for high-wind areas, allows air to pass through.
Design Tips
- Branding: Include your logo and website to extend your church's brand.
- Informing: Keep designs clear and simple for information like service times or new pastors.
- Advertising: Focus on a single event or promotion to avoid clutter.
- Color: Use bold, attention-grabbing colors.
- Message: Keep it simple with one strong line.
- Imagery: Use supportive images without overwhelming the message.
- Typography: Choose bold, easy-to-read fonts.
- Timing: Update banners periodically to keep them relevant.
- Cohesive Clarity: Ensure all elements complement each other for a clear presentation.
- Location: Utilize flexible mounting options for effective placement.
Storage and Maintenance
Clean banners with warm water, dry flat, and store rolled up in a dry area at room temperature. Wrinkles will disappear after a few hours in the sun or heat.
Submitting Artwork for Custom Outdoor Banners
Size
Standard Sizes:
- 3' x 8' - Vinyl and Stickup Adhesive
- 4' x 8' - Vinyl Only
- 4' x 10' - Vinyl Only
- 4' x 12' - Vinyl Only
- 5' x 15' - Vinyl Only
Other sizes available – call for details
File Formats
Accepted formats include:
- Press Quality PDF
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 or higher
- Option 1: Layered Photoshop file (PSD). Convert fonts to shapes.
- Option 2: Flattened Photoshop file. Save as a TIFF (LZW Compressed) or JPEG with a resolution of 300 dpi. Note: Begin designing with image file set to 300 dpi. Do NOT increase dpi (dots per inch) after completion.
- Adobe Illustrator CS3 or higher Save as Press Quality PDF. Convert fonts to outlines. Linked files must be embedded.
File Size
We have various standard banner sizes. Banners are designed at 25% of actual size. See Banner Size Chart below
Bleeds: Bleeds are intended to allow space for cutting and finishing. Refer to Banner Size Chart for specific banner sizes and bleed requirements.
Safety Zone: All critical elements (text, logos, etc.) must remain at least 0.75" from trim edge. Shifting can occur during trimming and items within this 0.75" area may be trimmed or covered.
Logo & Image Quality
Quality requirements:
- 300 dpi (dots per inch)
- CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
- Minimum of 10" in one direction
Images taken directly from the web are NOT acceptable.
Logos are accepted in the following formats:
VECTOR (PREFERRED)
- AI
- EPS
- PDF (Illustrator)
RASTER (PREFERRED)
- TIFF (transparent)
- PSD
Note: Increasing the dpi of a small file will not increase the image quality (Example: 72 dpi increased to 300 dpi will still make the image appear pixilated).
Color
All artwork must be provided in CMYK (Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Black) color mode.
For large areas of black coverage use "Rich Black." The accepted rich black break down is: C=70, M=70, Y=70, B=100
Outreach does NOT guarantee exact color matches.
Fonts
All fonts must be converted to Outlines, Shapes or Rasterized before artwork is submitted
Finishing
Vinyl Banners include grommets approximately every 2' all the way around. Stickup Banners are trimmed to size.
Upload Materials
Uploading to the Outreach FTP Server:
To access the FTP server from your Mac or PC you must use an FTP client (program).
Note: Fetch is recommended for Mac users. There are a variety of Windows FTP clients, one of the top rated is SmartFTP.
Be sure that "Passive Mode" is disabled (unchecked) in your FTP client
Place artwork into the "Custom Artwork" folder.
Alternative Upload:
You can use www.hightail.com as an alternate upload option to easily send large files. Create a free account with Hightail.com. Follow the upload instructions and a link to your artwork will be sent to an Outreach Specialist's email. NOTE: Please do not select the "identity verification" feature- it prevents us from forwarding your document to the designer.
Banner Size Chart
Create banners to the standard template sizes below. Note: Template dimensions are calculated at 1/4 of the finished banner size - determined in inches.
All banners are: CMYK color and the resolution is 300 dpi. When created in Photoshop, rasterize fonts, save as a .tif. When created in Illustrator, convert fonts to outlines, save as an Illustrator .ai file.
Click here to see art specs for outdoor banners
