Designing custom parade banners may sound like an easy task. But there is a list of guidelines that can help you avoid some of the sticking points that can arise with designing a custom parade banner. For instance when designing a custom parade banner, you need to account for the pole pockets, choose a color scheme, and use letter visibility and viewing distances for best results.
Whether you are a marching band, school organization, or local business. Custom Parade banners are a must to introduce your organization or group to parade spectators. You will want to include artwork and information that informs the crowd with details as you march by.
Design Tips for Effective Custom Parade Banners
Whether you are a marching band, school organization, or local business. A personalized parade banner is a must to introduce your organization or group to parade spectators. You will want to include artwork and information that informs the crowd with details as you march by.
Choose a Parade Banner Size
The first step to designing custom parade banners is choosing a size so you know how much area you have to work with to create a professional banner for your event.
Common Heights for Custom Parade Banners
The two most common heights are 30″ and 36″. Of those two, most people go with a 30″ height due to the fact they are easier to carry while you march in a parade.
- Small Group – If your group has 12 or less people in your group, you could use a 5 ft width banner in parades.
- Medium Group – A medium group of 12 – 20 could use a custom parade banner with a width of 6 -7 ft.
- Large Group – A larger group like a marching band could make use of the larger custom parade banners with width of 8-12 ft.
Amount of Info in Custom Parade Banner Design
As mentioned before, the amount of information and artwork you need to customize your custom parade banner. Carefully consider all the details you want in the layout including a properly sized logo. Also make sure your design is not crowded with too much information as it will be hard to read.
Design Tools for Parade Banners
Big Tex Banners and flags offers several tools to create a custom parade banner. Whether you plan on designing the banner yourself, or using our graphic designers, we offer several ways to submit a custom parade banner layout for your group or business.
Blank Template Upload
Big Tex Banners and flags offers blank custom parade banner templates. Download these templates and import into your favorite design software. These templates can also be used by graphic designers. Just upload finished artwork.
Online Custom Parade Banner Designer
We offer an online designer that allows you to create a custom parade banner online from your PC. Follow a traditional approach to design or think outside the box, the choice is yours in our online design tool.
FREE Design Service
If you would prefer not to design, our graphic designers can design a custom parade banner for you free of charge.
Choose and Organize the Details for your Customized Parade Banner
Now it is time to organize the information and graphics on custom parade banner for your group or business. We have put together a list of the information most often used on a custom parade banner.
Simple Introduction Banners are simplistic with just the name of the organization and possibly location. As simple banner message allows for large easy to read text. This type of banner is often used by a marching band or school.
Introduction banner with images can be a simple introduction with one or two pictures or logos in the middle or on each side as seen below. These are probably the most common design choices used for custom parade banners.
Message Banners are usually designed to provide inspiration for spectators, or promote ideas or concepts. These type of banners usually have the desired message displayed prominently front and center with the organization that is promoting the message in the lower right hand corner as seen in the picture below.
Sponsorship Banners are banners that recognize sponsors as well as introducing the group to the crowd. There are two common ways to display sponsors on a banner as seen below.
Event Banners are a way to announce upcoming events to spectators. Especially if you are a group or organization. These custom parade banners usually inform the spectators of the date and time of event. These custom parade banners may also recognize individuals or club responsible for the event.
Pole Pockets on Custom Parade Banners
When designing a banner for a parade, don’t forget about the pole pockets. For a standard shaped marching band banner, there is a 3″ pole pocket on top and bottom edge of the banner. The top pole pocket is to carry the banner. The bottom pole pocket is for inserting a counter weight to stabilize the banner in windy conditions and allow it to hang straight.
Choosing Colors and Graphics for Custom Parade Banners
When personalizing a banner for a marching band banners, an image is worth a thousand words. So you definitely want to upload pictures, logos, or artwork that can help represent your club or school.
Hi Resolution Graphics
When personalizing a banner to use in a parade, be sure to upload graphics with a minimum of 150 dpi. Avoid pulling images off the internet that are low resolution as they will print blurry and not represent your club our school properly.
Color Scheme
Parades are festive up beat affairs, so when personalizing a banner use bright colors that contrast with each other. Our full color banners printing allows you to express your style and create a eye catching banner for your school band or business.
We also offer color matching if needed using the Pantone color system. Please include special instructions if you need your banner printed with specific colors or contact us here.
FAQ – Custom Parade Banners
All our Custom Parade Banners are digitally printed in full color with a one to two business day production turnaround on fabric banners. We also offer fast production and 1 day shipping on a vinyl parade banner after proof approval. Please include special delivery instructions or contact us if you decide you need any special delivery request.
Big Tex Banners and flags offers our customers the choice of having a banner printed on vinyl or polyester material for our custom parade banners. Choose a Vinyl Banner for durability, choose Fabric for better presentation and convenience. A fabric banner can also be machine washed and folded for easy storage in between parades.
No, all of our custom parade banners are digitally printed in full color at no additional charge.
Final Thoughts – Big Tex Banners offers Free Shipping in USA as well as quantity discounts on custom marching banners and accessories for parades including poles. We offer professional design and top of the line banners with choice of vinyl or fabric material.
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