football field banner

[vtwin_gary]

i have to design a banner (6'x100') to go on a fence along the sidelines of a high school football field.
i'm looking for a couple things:
1. insperation (during the bowl games i saw some great banners like this i'd like to be able to find them online to look at) any ideas?
2. someone to print (or at least price it out) a sign company sold the job & has someone in mind but would like me to price the job complete
3. c&c (but i hadn't started yet but i'll post some ideas when i do get rollin in the next couple days.

thanks in advance.

[PrintDriver]

You really need to speak to whoever is going to be printing this before you start designing it....

[Patrick Shannon]

You will quickly get on a printer / press shop's good side if you ask them for specs ahead of time before starting to design something. A printer is like a good woman, treat them right and you'll get so much more in return ;)

[budafist]

Absolutely.

Reminds me of a time when I got a job that was set up incorrectly I went back to them with all the requirements and they sent a mad email back at me. They asked me why hadn't I told them before they sent the file to me? Well, they just sent me the file without asking beforehand. Am I supposed to know ahead of time who is sending files to me? Sheeesh.

[urstwile]

Um, guys, Gary was saying he was still looking for a printer to print it. :o

[vtwin_gary]

thanks urst.
i think i have my printer tara graphics (http://taragraphics.com/index.htm) they come highly recommended but, has anyone here ever heard of or used them?

i'm also still looking for a bit of inspiration for such a long piece.

[PrintDriver]

We just wanted to make sure he found one before he started. ;)

[weprintyouprofit.com]

Hi There! We print a lot of fence banners. You need to consider the structural integrity of the fence and the environmental conditions. We have one customer that puts up 6' x 80' fence banners. They typically use a 13oz gloss vinyl. They installed the banner at a project along the water. Big storm came through, bent the fence over. I guess we did a good job finishing the banner! So, consider doing what we did in this case and switch to a mesh banner that allows the air to pass through. If you need help PM or email me. Good luck with your project.

-Rick

[PrintDriver]

Good point about the fence.
But.
If you backlight mesh in any way, the graphic becomes unreadable. And mesh has various blow-through ratings. I've seen 60/40 almost blow down when used as construction fencing.