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The GiantPole banner display is a durable and versatile event flagpole.
The system stands over 17ft tall and is designed for an equally large
10' flag. In order to give the best value for your money we researched
many different flag options that are available to you. While these are
not the cheapest flags you may find, with proper care and use they will
last for years without fraying and with little or no fading. For these
flags we chose a high quality white knitted polyester material. This is
a very durable fabric that is very difficult to rip or tear, yet is easy
to work with. The material also allows for a very good "through print."
This is important because the most common (and economical) method for
producing advertising flags is to print just one side. The front of the
flags has a right reading (positive) image that bleeds through to the
back of the material producing a reversed image. Depending on the process
and material used to fabricate flags the through print can be very bright,
almost 100% of the color as the front image or it can be non existent.
A one or two color flag printed with direct digital or silkscreen can
have a through print that is almost indistinguishable from the front image.
This is especially true of dark solid blocks of color.
Double sided flags are created using two imprints and sewing them together.
This produces a flag that has a right reading image on both sides and
is more opaque, though not 100% opaque. This is ideal for advertisements
with complicated logos or text. We feel that 90% of the advertising done
from these event flags works equally as well single sided as it does double
sided.
Print Methods:
Silk Screening
- Quantity: Greater than 10 units (for one color)
- Image Design: Great for simple designs and logos. Four color
process great for full color graphics.
- Back of Flag: Mirror of front, just as bright
Because of the initial setup costs, silk screening is ideal for larger quantities
of the same flag. One, two and three color pricing begins at 10 units. Silk
screening produces a very good through print many times it is indistinguishable
from the front of the flag. With one, two or three color imprints, pantone
colors can be matched exactly, this is ideal when company colors are critical.
Four color process silk screening is very good at producing full color images
that come close to the quality of digital printed flags. This is a very
economic option for large full color runs. The limitation of silk screening
include the minimum quantity requirements. With one, two and three color
imprints limit the number of colors that can be used in the design. Full
color silk screening does have a few additional limitations. Exact pantone
matches are not possible and the through print is slightly lighter than
with one to three color imprints.
Direct Digital Printing
- Quantity: Small quantities
- Image Design: Full color flags are easily produced with digital
printing
- Back of Flag: Mirror of front, not as bright as front
Digital prints are ideal for small quantities. A large format printer is
used to print the image directly onto the knitted polyester. The resulting
through prints are generally not as bright as with silk screening. Digital
printing produces through prints that are 70-95% as bright as the front
image. The brightness of the backside can vary greatly even within the same
flag. Darker colors generally produce a very good through print. One or
two color designs that mimic silk screen imprint designs can also achieve
a very good through print. All of our small quantity flags are printed digitally.
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