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impact polypropylene resin with a similar make up to corrugated fiberboard.
It is a light weight tough material which can easily be cut with a craft
knife.
Corrugated plastic is also referred to as Twinwall plastic.
Chemically, the sheet is inert, with a neutral pH factor. At regular
temperatures most oils, solvents and water have no effect,
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retardant, custom colors, corrosive inhibitors, static-dissipative, among
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MAGNETS signs
A refrigerator magnet is an ornament attached to a magnet that is used to
post items such as shopping lists or report cards on a refrigerator,
or simply as decoration. Refrigerator magnets come in a wide variety of
shapes and sizes, including for example, images die-cut to a specific
shape or tiny plastic sculptures of fruits. Refrigerator magnets are a
relatively popular object of collectors.
Sign
Commercial signage identifies a business or similar entity, assists in
way finding and attracts customers. In societies where literacy is not
widespread, such signs are necessarily primarily based on images rather than
words. Since the rise of mass literacy, such signs generally include the
name of the business, often in the form of a logo, but also continue often
to use images in addition to and in the place of words.
Signs come in various shapes and forms, and each commercial sign has the
purpose of identifying or attracting business for the sign owner displaying
the sign. Commercial signs are generally ordered and purchased by the owner
of the business indicated on the sign.
However, many large corporations, such as beverage makers and oil companies,
provide signs free-of-charge to business environments where the
corporation’s competitive products may be sold. In a drinking establishment,
for example, numerous small neon signs might be located on the wall, each
advertising and suggesting that the patron drink that corporation’s product.
Signage is any kind of visual graphics created to display information to a
particular audience.
This is typically manifested in the form of way finding information in
places such as streets or inside/outside of buildings.
A street sign is a type of traffic sign used to identify named roads,
generally those that do not qualify as expressways or highways. Street signs
are most often
found posted at intersections, and are usually in perpendicularly oriented
pairs identifying each of the crossing streets.
Modern street signs are mounted on either
utility poles or smaller purpose-made sign poles, or hung over intersections
from overhead supports like wires or pylons. Up until around 1900, however,
street signs were often mounted on the corners of buildings, or even
chiseled into the masonry, and many of these old-fashioned signs still exist
in older neighborhoods.
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to
provide information to road users.
With increasing speed of transport, the tendency is for
countries to adopt pictorial signs or otherwise simplify and standardize
signs, to facilitate international travel where language differences can
create barriers and in general to reduce the risks in driving. Such
pictorial signs use symbols in place of words and are usually a result of
international standards.
Such signs were first
developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying
degrees.
Custom-made signage includes all kinds of signs that are built from scratch
to suit a specific requirement presented by a client or a specific project.
Custom made signage is not a part of a signage system and therefore it
doesn’t consist of pre designed elementary catalogues units.
Custom made signage along with modular
signage and MCFT comprise 100% of the sign industry today
Unlimited design possibilities – Since custom-made signage is built from
scratch, it offers limitless flexibility. Any unique signage configuration
can be accomplished for the right price.
Unique look - Custom-made signage, by definition, offers complete freedom
with regards to the way it looks. Nothing is too extravagant for this type
of signage.
Custom-made signage is best suited for high budget projects that require a
unique configuration or design.
Signs have very specific shapes. These shapes on signs send messages to the
audience and form a set of rules that should be followed when developing
signage.
The particular shapes may vary among different parts of the world.
Rectangular signs are used to portray information to an audience. This is
found in safe condition signs, public information signs, and fire equipment
signs.
These signs provide information to an audience. They tell where something
is, what something is, and similar information.
In contrast, a circular sign is an instruction that must be followed. Both
the mandatory and the prohibition signs provide instructions that cannot be
ignored.
Finally, there is the triangle or the warning sign. This is used to convey
danger. It can also provide information but its primary purpose it to
quickly tell you to be aware and careful.
An information sign is a very legibly printed and very noticeable placard
that informs people of the purpose of an object, or gives them instruction
on the use
of something. An example is a traffic sign such as a stop sign.
Information signs have been growing in visibility due to the explosion of
sign technologies.
For hundreds, if not thousands, of years signs were crafted out of wood.
Words and images were then hand-painted on the sign. The other traditional
way of creating signs dealt with individual constructed letters carved from
wood,
molded or wrought from metal, which were then individually placed in the
appropriate sequence.
While both of these methods are still employed, technology has moved in
around them. Woodworking machinery can now be controlled by computers,
leading to much greater consistency. Molded signage has changed dramatically
with the advent of plastics, which are far more flexible than metal as well
as
significantly cheaper to produce. Additionally, altogether new sign
technologies have come into being, such as computer-cut vinyl signage.
Warning sign · Regulatory sign · Priority to the right · Yield sign · Stop
sign · Prohibitory traffic sign · One-way traffic · Speed limit (by country)
·
Advisory speed limit · Mandatory sign · Special regulation sign ·
Information sign · Direction, position, or indication sign ·
Variable-message sign · Bilingual sign · Comparison of European traffic
signs.
Wood signs
MDO or Medium Density Overlay is the most common material used for road
signs and advertising signs. It is often referred to as "signboard".
It is similar to regular plywood, but the laminate layers are bonded with a
more moisture resistant glue. "Overlay" refers to a paper layer on one
(single-sided Overlay MDO) or both sides (double-sided MDO).
That paper surface is intended for painting the actual sign content.
Banner
These are often made commercially on a plastic background. The banner
industry has been evolving from the traditional cut-vinyl banners to banners
printed with large format & wide format inkjet printers on various vinyl and
fabric materials using solvent inks and uv-curable inks.
A number of British towns and cities have whole series of banners decorating
their city centers, effectively advertising the town or its special features
and attractions.
The most commonly used material is a heavy weight vinyl technically known as
PVC. The weights of the different banner substrates range from as light as 9
ounces
to as heavy as 22 ounces per square yard, and may be double- or
single-sided. Grommets can also be added in order to facilitate hanging of
the banner.
[1] Large banners (which can be so large that they cover the side of a
building) are printed on a special mesh material so that the wind can pass
through them.
Vinyl banners as listed in the International Sign Association guide are a
low cost form of outdoor advertising. Most banners are now digitally printed
on
large format inkjet printers which are capable of printing a full color
outdoor billboard on a single piece of material.
Vinyl banners have many uses and applications. They are most often used to
promote a company's logo, a special promotion, event, team or school.
Since vinyl is a very flexible as well as portable material you can see
vinyl banners just about anywhere. Vinyl banners are commonly seen as
billboards,
table banners, trade show banners, building banners, street banners as well
as stadium flags.
A quality vinyl banner will also use an outside hem to ensure that Grommets
are secured properly. Grommets are the nickel holes that enable the banner
to be hung on fence posts, walls, or on the side of buildings. In windy
conditions, if Grommets are not fastened into the hem of a vinyl banner,
these grommet holes will easily tear out of the banner.
Letterhead
A letterhead is the heading at the top of a sheet of letter paper. It
usually consists of a name and an address, and a logo or corporate design,
and sometimes a background. Letterhead may also refer to a piece of letter
paper imprinted with such a heading.
There are various legal constraints on the items included in a letterhead,
for example in England and Wales it may include the names of all
directors or none, but not a selection.
Advertising Signs
Advertising is a form of communication used to help sell products and
services. Typically it communicates a message including the name
of the product or service and how that product or service could potentially
benefit the consumer. However, advertising does typically attempt
to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume more of a
particular brand of product or service. Modern advertising developed
with the rise of mass production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Many advertisements are designed to generate increased consumption of those
products and services through the creation and reinvention
of the "brand image". For these purposes, advertisements sometimes embed
their persuasive message with factual information.
There are many media used to deliver these messages, including traditional
media such as television, radio, cinema, magazines, newspapers,
video games, the carrier bags, billboards, mail or post and Internet
marketing. Today, new media such as digital signage is growing as a
major new mass media. Advertising is often placed by an advertising agency
on behalf of a company or other organization.
Organizations that frequently spend large sums of money on advertising that
sells what is not, strictly speaking, a product or service include
political parties, interest groups, religious organizations, and military
recruiters. Non-profit organizations are not typical advertising clients,
and may rely on free modes of persuasion, such as public
service announcements. [citation needed]
Money spent on advertising has increased dramatically in recent years. In
2007, spending on advertising has been estimated at over $150
billion in the United States[2] and $385 billion worldwide,[3] and the
latter to exceed $450 billion by 2010.[citation needed]
While advertising can be seen as necessary for economic growth, it is not
without social costs. Unsolicited Commercial Email and other
forms of spam have become so prevalent as to have become a major nuisance to
users of these services, as well as being a financial burden
on internet service providers.[4] Advertising is increasingly invading
public spaces, such as schools, which some critics argue is a form of child
exploitation.[5] In addition, advertising frequently uses psychological
pressure (for example, appealing to feelings of inadequacy) on the intended
consumer, which may be harmful.
Most yard signs in the past have been constructed from cardboard or coated
paperboard of varying thickness, set onto a
wood frame with either heavy-duty staples or nails with plastic washers.
Since the late 1990s, corrugated plastic signs
have become more common for small to medium-sized campaigns. These sign
faces are constructed just like corrugated
cardboard, with two outer sides sandwiching a series of flutes that give the
sign structure and strength.
These signs can be either attached to a wooden structure, or set with a
metal frame made of wire.
Screen printing
Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an
ink-blocking stencil.
The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a
sharp-edged image onto a substrate.
A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping
ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas.
Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design
is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh,
with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced
through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as
"silk screening" or "serigraphy".
Screenprinting is more versatile than traditional printing techniques. The
surface does not have to be printed under pressure, unlike etching or
lithography, and it does not have to be planar. Screenprinting inks can be
used to work with a variety of materials, such as textiles, ceramics, wood,
paper, glass, metal, and plastic. As a result, screenprinting is used in
many different industries, including:
Buttons
A campaign button is used in an election as political advertising for (or
against) a candidate or political party,
or to proclaim the issues that are part of the political platform. Political
buttons date as far back as President
George Washington. They have taken many forms as the technology to create an
image and mass production
has allowed. In the late 18th and first half of the 19th century they were
real buttons sewn onto coats, whereas
the modern forms typically have pins on the back and are therefore also
called pinback The first photographic image on pins dates to 1860. Abraham
Lincoln and his various opponents used the tintype or ferrotype photo
process.
The first mass production of metal buttons dates to the 1896 William
McKinley campaign for president with "celluloid" buttons with one side of a
metal disk covered with paper (printed with the message) and protected by a
layer of clear plastic.
Since 1916, buttons have also been produced by lithographing the image
directly onto the metal disk.[1] Thousands of buttons are produced and
distributed to the public. A celluloid-type button is fastened to a garment
using a pin on the back side of the button (in recently-produced buttons,
the pin generally fits into a safety-pin-style catch). A lithographed button
may fasten with a pinback or with a metal tab which folds over a lapel or
pocket.
H wire stand
The most common type of yard sign frame in use today is the "H frame".
The wire frames usually have at least two tines that can be inserted into
the flutes of corrugated plastic signs. The tines on the other end of the
frame
can be inserted
into the ground. A single or double crossbar between the two tines adds
strength
and makes the entire frame one single unit. It also prevents the sign face
from
sliding down the tines.
Sign design
Lawn signs generally contain the name of the candidate, their party, and the
office for which they are running.
Extras like slogans or the date of the election are sometimes added.
Most signs also have a notice stating who paid for it, but it is usually in
small text that is much less noticeable. This notice is often required by
campaign finance laws. The insignia or the sign maker or printer's union
responsible for creating the signs is often seen in the same size type.
The 30 MPH rule for candidates and businesses is important for the
effectiveness of a lawn sign campaign. The rule asserts that on roads that
have speed limits of 30 MPH or less,
a small 'lawn sign' is best. For example, a sign roughly 18"x24" would be
about right. But when speeds exceed 30 MPH, then larger lawn signs are
needed.
In these cases, a minimum of 2'x4'
are necessary due to the lack of time for a driver speeding down a road or
highway has to see and commit the name to memory.
Bumper stickers
Bumper stickers can be commercial, religious, secular, humorous, or in
support
of a sports team or other organization.
They may promote or oppose a particular philosophical or political position.
Bumper stickers are a popular way of showing support for a candidate for a
government seat and become more common during election years.
Due to the movement of the vehicle and changing weather conditions, the
sticker
needs to adhere well to the bumper surface. However, there are some "easy to
remove" bumper stickers and magnetic bumper stickers. Bumper stickers can be
removed with penetrating oil or a heat gun. Home remedies also include using
common household items,
Street signs
A street sign is a type of traffic sign used to identify named roads,
generally those that do not qualify as expressways or highways.
Street signs are most often found posted at intersections, and are usually
in perpendicularly oriented pairs identifying each of the crossing streets.
Modern street signs are mounted on either utility poles or smaller
purpose-made sign poles, or hung over intersections from overhead supports
like wires or pylons.
Up until around 1900, however, street signs were often mounted on
the corners of buildings, or even chiseled into the masonry, and many of
these old-fashioned signs still exist in older neighborhoods.
Traffic signs
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to
provide information to road users.
With increasing speed of transport, the tendency is for countries to adopt
pictorial signs or otherwise simplify and standardize signs, to facilitate
international travel where language differences can create barriers and in
general to reduce the risks in driving.
Such pictorial signs use symbols in place of words and are usually a result
of international standards. Such signs were first developed in Europe,
and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees.
Post cards
A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin
cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope and at a
lower rate than a letter.
Stamp collectorsdistinguish between postcards (which require a stamp) and
postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them).
While a postcard is usually printed by a private company, individual or
organization, a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority.
John P. Charlton of Philadelphia patented the postcard in 1861, selling the
rights to H. L. Lipman, whose postcards, complete with a decorated border,
were labeled "Lipman's postal card.
" Nine years later European countries were also producing postcards. The
first country to actually use the post card was Turkey, in 1876.
Door hangers
Door to Door Leaflet Marketing
Leaflet Distribution services are used extensively by the fast food
industries, and many other .business focusing on a local catchments Business
to consumer business model, similar to direct mail marketing, this method is
targeted purely by area, and costs a fraction of the amount of a mails hot
due to not having to purchase stamps, envelopes or having to buy address
lists and the names of home occupants.
The United States Post Office began issuing pre-stamped postal cards in
1873.
The postcards were made because people were looking for an easier way to
send quick notes. The Post Office was the only establishment allowed to
print postcards, and it held its monopoly until May 19, 1898, when Congress
passed the Private Mailing Card Act which allowed private publishers and
printers to produce postcards.
Message on the front of a 1905 'undivided back' post card Initially, the
United States government prohibited private companies from calling their
cards “postcards,” so they were known as “souvenir cards.” Although this
prohibition was rescinded in 1901, it was not until 1908 that people were
permitted to write on the address side of a postcard.
The first postcard in the United States was created in 1893 to advertise the
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Shortly thereafter the United
States government, via the United States Post Office Department, allowed
printers to publish a 1-cent postcard (the "Penny Postcard"). A
correspondent's writing was allowed only on the front side of these cards.
Road signs
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to
provide information to road users. With increasing speed of transport, the
tendency is for countries to adopt pictorial signs or otherwise simplify and
standardize signs, to facilitate international travel where language
differences can create barriers and in general to reduce the risks in
driving. Such pictorial signs use
symbols in place of words and are usually a result of international
standards. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted
by most countries to varying degrees.
Envelope
An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat material such as
paper or cardboard, and designed to contain a flat object, which in a
postal-service context is usually a letter, card or bills.
The traditional type is made from a sheet of paper cut to one of three
shapes:
the rhombus (also referred to as a lozenge or diamond), the short-arm cross,
and the kite. These designs ensure that in the course of envelope
manufacture when the sides of the sheet are folded about a delineated
central rectangular area, a rectangular-faced, usually oblong, enclosure is
formed with an arrangement of four flaps on the reverse side, which, by
virtue of the shapes of sheet traditionally used, is inevitably symmetrical.
In 1876 William Irwin Martin published the Stationer's Handbook.
He worked for the Samuel Raynor & Company in New York. He created the first
commercial sizes of envelopes and simply numbered them from 0 through 12.
Billboard signs
A billboard is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board),
typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads.
Billboards present large advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers.
Typically showing large, ostensibly witty slogans, and distinctive visuals,
billboards are highly visible in the top designated market areas.
Bulletins are the largest, most impact full standard-size billboards.
Located primarily on major highways, expressways or principal arterials,
they command high-density consumer exposure (mostly to vehicular traffic).
Bulletins afford greatest visibility due not only to their size, but because
they allow creative "customizing" through extensions and embellishments.
Billboards are a great place to advertise business because rather than you
having to find your customers, your customers will find your advertising.
Billboard advertisements are designed to catch a person's attention and
create a memorable impression very quickly, leaving the reader thinking
about the advertisement after they have driven past it.
They have to be readable in a very short time because they are usually read
while
being passed at high speeds. Thus there are usually only a few words, in
large print, and a humorous or arresting image in brilliant color.
Some of the most prominent billboards are alongside highways; since passing
drivers typically have little to occupy their attention, the impact of the
billboard is greater.
Brochure
A brochure or pamphlet is a leaflet advertisement. Brochures may advertise
locations, events, hotels, products, services, etc. They are usually
succinct in language and eye-catching in design. Direct mail and trade shows
are common ways to distribute brochures to introduce a product or service.
In hotels
and other places that tourists frequently visit, brochure racks or stands
may suggest visits to amusement parks and other points of interest.
There are also interpersonal brochures, which are brochures based on
other people. Then there are many others that you can find like in clinics
that talk about our health The two most common brochure styles are single
sheet,
and booklet (folded leaflets) forms.
The most common types of single-sheet brochures are the bi-fold (a single
sheet printed on both sides and folded into halves) and the tri-fold (the
same, but folded into thirds). A bi-fold brochure results in four
panels (two panels on each side), while a tri-fold results in six panels
(three panels on each side).
Other folder arrangements are possible:
the accordion or "Z-fold" method, the "C-fold" method, etc.
Larger sheets, such as those with detailed maps or expansive photo spreads,
are folded into four, five, or six panels.
Booklet brochures are made of multiple sheets most often saddle stitched
(stapled on the creased edge)
or "perfect bound" like a paperback book, and result in eight panels or
more.
Brochures are often printed using four color process on thick gloss paper to
give an initial impression of quality.
Businesses may turn out small quantities of brochures on a computer printer
or on a digital printer, but offset printing turns out higher quantities for
less cost.
Compared with a flyer or a handbill, a brochure usually uses higher-quality
paper, more color, and is folded.
Business cards
Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or
individual.
They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory
aid.
A business card typically includes the giver's name, company affiliation
(usually with a logo) and contact information such as street addresses,
telephone number(s), fax number, e-mail addresses and website.
It can also include telex, bank account, tax code.
Traditionally many cards were simple black text on white
stock; today a professional business card will sometimes include one or more
aspects of striking visual design.
Political yard signs
are a common sight throughout the year during upcoming elections. These
great yard signs you see across town everyday help put your name out there
for potential voters to see. The best part about these amazing lawn signs is
that they really do work! Think about it, with so many people driving,
walking, jogging, or driving about in their everyday life they are bound to
notice the campaign signs, especially if the color and the message stand
out. You can spread your message, slogan, and candidacy to a whole variety
of different people with different backgrounds. This will make people
curious and ask themselves, Who is this person? Why are they running for
public office? What is their intent? This curiosity will make people do a
little research on you and find out more about your campaign. A lot of
people push for internet advertising, which is great but you also need to
reach the potential voters that don’t frequent the internet as much as other
people do. Think about what you would spend on advertising if you were to
use television, newspapers, or radio ads, these forms of advertising are
more expensive and time consuming, not to mention stressful. Election signs
are without a doubt the fastest and easiest way to get name recognition and
to reach out to voters.