Finally, we recommend working in CMYK mode rather than RGB. Vinyl banners at America-Banners.com are printed on CMYK printing devices using solvent inks. Rather than counting on printing system to convert your RGB (the default color system used on computer) convert it yourself so you can see what you are going to get. RGB can be misleading since it has a broader color "gamut" than CMYK. There are colors you can see on a computer monitor that you simply cannot reproduce with CMYK inks — especially not with solvent inks on a medium like vinyl. You might as well know this before you get printing done. If it is important to reproduce a specific color — and if you have time — a proof can be produced on actual vinyl banner material to show you how it will look.

At America-Banners.com we use true solvent inks because they are ideal for full color printing intended for use in bright sunlight or other harsh weather conditions (such as rain). Solvent inks resist fading due to UV exposure, and stand up to wind and rain. Non solvent inks will fade in bright sunlight. Using images (photos, logos, special artwork, etc.) on your banners is a great idea, but we don't recommend using this approach for outside projects unless they are being printed with solvent inks. Solvent inks are also produce much more durable vinyl banners for applications like trade show banners or event backdrops where they will be rolled or faded many times, and handled a lot.

For more information go to TradeShow-Display-Experts.com or America-Banners.com.