Vinyl Banners

Product Information

• Print Resolution: Circle Graphics prints vinyl flex billboards at 360 dpi in 4-color process.
• Inks: our inks are made with automotive-grade pigments designed to resist fading for 2 years.
• Vinyl Characteristics:
• 13 ounce, three-ply material with PVC on the outside layers and an 800 denier polyester scrim inside.
• Produced by LG Chemical, one of the largest billboard flex-vinyl producers in the world.
• Black-backed material is standard unless white-backed vinyl is specified.
• Semi-gloss finish.
• Anti-mildew, anti-UV, and flame retardant.
• Meets NFPA-701 (National Fire Protection Association, the governing national body) guidelines for flame resistance.
• Designed to withstand temperatures as low as minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pricing Information

Please access your specific pricing plan by logging into MY CIRCLE and clicking on "Price Lists for My Company".

Production Standards

For all vinyl banners orders we will apply a "Standard Finish" unless requested otherwise. Our standard finished will be a 1" hem all around. If you require grommets please let us know. Our standard grommet spacing is every 2 feet with grommets in each corner.

Our banner vinyl is black backed vinyl with a slight gloss finish.

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Art Requirements

• Our preferred file format is a flattened Photoshop .tif file using LZW compression. Please always name files of this type using the 3 character extension ".tif" at the end of your file name (even if you are on a Mac).
• If you build your file using the recommended format there will be no need to use additional compression software such as WinZip or Stuffit when uploading your files.
• Circle Graphics supports the latest versions of all the software listed below for both Macintosh and Windows:
• Major drawing applications (i.e., Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand).
• Major page layout applications (i.e., QuarkXPress, Adobe Pagemaker and Adobe Indesign).

NOTE: We do not accept files built in MS Word or Powerpoint or any other word processing or publishing program for that matter.

NOTE: When using these software packages to create files please follow the same basic information herein, but keep in mind that you will need to compress the files into one archive using Stuffit for Macintosh users and WinZip for Windows users. This helps maintain the file's integrity and prevents fonts from getting corrupted during upload.

• Files should be created at 1/4 or 25% scale with as much resolution as you can provide. We realize that due to upload constraints you may want to downsample your file, however, please do not downsample to a resolution lower than 350 ppi.
• When building files please use US Web Coated (SWOP v2) color profile for your color builds. If assigning PMS builds please use the Pantone Solid to Process library of colors as all jobs will be printed in 4-color process.
• It is not necessary to provide bleed on your artwork. We will add bleed as needed to your files.

Product Labeling/Packaging

Vinyl banners are either rolled or boxed for shipment (depending on their size).

On each box there are three labels as set forth below:

• Shipping Label: details of the shipment provided by our shipping company.
• Packing Slip: indicating the job number, the product type and quantity ordered and the quantity contained in the box.
• Picture Label: a label with a black and white image of the board contained inside.

View the Standard Packaging Information on each Box (PDF)

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