Where Do I Start?

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How long do you plan on having your sign outdoors?

Assuming your signs are for outdoor use, it is important to know the expected exposure life.

2-3 months – Poly Coated Cardboard material or Corrugated Plastic would be suitable.

Poly Coated Cardboard is a milk carton stock as a fold-over sign exhibits no show thru.

Corrugated Plastic is a 4mm fluted material that does have some show thru.

6 months or longer – Corrugated Plastic, Aluminum or Alumalite is recommended.

What sign size do I need?

Where do you principally want to locate you signs?

Smaller signs are adequate (and sometimes mandated) in urban neighborhoods. On busy commercial streets larger signs, however, would be more noticed. Large billboard signs are most effective in rural areas.

The table below will help you make your selection:

Step 3 - Choose a Design

What would I like my sign to say?

Visit our Design Gallery - We have over 900 design ideas displaying multiple styles of successful political campaign designs. These include candidate names, offices and campaign themes. We can modify any of these to suit your style.

Or visit our Resources page for TIPS and helpful guidance on sign content.

You can submit your own art work. We do accept customer designs.

Step 4 - Choose Ink Colors

I already have campaign colors: Can you use them?

Visit our INK COLOR Gallery for a list of our standard inks which may be close matches.

Specify PMS color and we can match for a small fee.

Should I print a 1 color sign or a 2 color sign?

Choice of colors would depend on budget. A 1 color sign would be less expensive than a 2 color sign. But 1 color is usually less effective. Or visit our Resources page for TIPS and helpful guidance on sign colors.

If you have a logo, we would recommend you print in the same number of colors on your signs - logo recognition is very important. Here full color process digital printing is recommended.

(White does not count as a color - our stock is white.)