Light Pole banners can be found on school campuses all across the country. Usually attached to light poles and typically displayed along busy street and avenues. Light Pole Banners offer an effective way to display of messages and events, especially on college campuses. These custom banners stand up to wind and are rated for outdoor use and work great for city celebrations and seasonal promotions.
What is a Light Pole Banner?
Light pole banners are a type of banner with a pole pocket on top and bottom. The pole pocket allows the banner to be mounted to light posts using bracket system. Usually mounted on light posts or light poles along busy streets, avenues or campuses. A Light Pole Banner can be customized with your images, text, and colors.
With this this versatility, a light pole banner can provide an excellent way to advertise upcoming events, community or team achievements on main streets of your school campus.
Custom Shaped or Triangle Light Pole Banners
Big Tex Banners can produce custom shaped light pole banners and hardware for your school campus. The most popular custom shape is a Triangle Light Post Banner. If you would like more information on a custom shape, please contact us for more details.
What are Light Pole Banners made of?
Light pole banners provide school campuses a way to promote events, academic announcements, or just providing information. Below you will find some of the most common uses for light pole banners on a school campus.
Light Pole Banners and School Campuses
Light pole banners provide school campuses a way to promote events, academic announcements, or just providing information. Below you will find some of the most common uses for light pole banners on a school campus.
Announce Upcoming Events
When you need to promote upcoming events, light pole banners can be instrumental in promoting upcoming school sporting events, special performances, or even fundraising events. Big Tex Banners can print attractive light pole banners that promote upcoming events in a tasteful and effective manner
Graduation Announcements
Schools can use street pole banners to recognize and celebrate the graduating classes. Light Pole Banners can be instrumental in informing your campus and visitors graduation ceremonies and related events.
Announce Academic Achievements with Light Pole Banners
A light pole banner can be used to recognize individual students or classes who have achieved academic success, such as honor roll or perfect attendance. High resolution printing allows you to include student photos in your design to provide a fitting tribute to students and faculty.
School Spirit
If you are looking for a way to increase school spirit, a light pole banner can be a great way show school spirit around the campus. Schools can use street pole banners to show off their school spirit and promote team pride for sporting events or competitions. Customize light pole banners with your school mascot, logo and colors to provide a boost to school spirit across your campus.
Using Pole Banners for Safety Announcements
If your school needs a classy way to promote safety, pole banners can do the trick. Light pole banners can be an effective way to promote important safety messages, such as reminders to drive carefully near school zones or to watch for children.
Choosing the Right Size Light Pole Banner for Your School Campus
Pole Banners usually come in standard widths of 18 x, 24 x, 30 x, and 36 x. due to hardware availability. Big Tex Banners can provide custom hardware width options if needed.
As mentioned, pole banners come in 4 standard widths. The height of the pole banner varies anywhere from 18″ all the way up to 96″ if needed. Because the hardware kit can adjust to any height, the there are no standard heights.
Big Tex Banners and Flags offers multiple sizes and can create any custom size or shape you might need for your school campus.
Using Design to Establish Size of Light Pole Banner
When choosing a size for your custom pole banners, you will need to have an idea of the design you would like to have. This is because the print design has a huge impact on the size banner you will need. Text size, images and local regulations can all have an impact on size.
Design Elements and the Effect on Size
Below are some common print design elements and how each element can effect size.
- Text – The amount of text in your print will directly effect size. After you determine the max distance at which you would like the design to be read. Use a letter visibility chart to see what size the text you will need for your design to be read at the desired distance. Once your lettering has been adjusted, you will have an idea of the size light pole banner needed. Be sure to not use too much text in your design. People will be less inclined read your message unless it is a short concise message.
- Images – Displaying a logo or other graphics in your design can certainly dictate the size of your banner. Be sure to not under size your images, if using a logo or branding in your design be sure to prominently display in your design. Also be sure to check for any local regulations, some municipalities dictate the size of graphics in your design.
Light Pole Banner Material
Most Light Pole banners are made from either vinyl or polyester fabric material. When choosing a material for your school campus light pole banners, there are a couple of considerations for each type. While both options are UV safe and weather resistant, vinyl light pole banners can stand up to the wind better long term, while fabric is better for detailed artwork.
Vinyl Banners
The most common of the two materials, PVC Vinyl is especially suited for long term use. Vinyl may be your best choice if the banners are to be exposed to the elements for an extended period. Vinyl can be easily be cleaned using a cleaning solution and gently wipe with a damp cloth. Be sure to use a non abrasive cloth as the full color print on a vinyl banner can be scratched. Big Tex Banners and Flags offers a heavy duty vinyl banner material with a blockout that allows a printed double sided banner with one layer.
Fabric Light Pole Banners
Fabric light pole banners area popular option for school campuses because of the upgraded softer look of fabric banner material. Using a sublimation printing process, polyester banners printed with high resolution graphics produce vibrant pole banners in full color. Fabric Pole Banners are printed double sided and will consist of three layers. Two banners printed and sewn back to back with a blockout layer in between.
Mesh Light Pole Banner Material
Big Tex Banners can offer a polyester mesh material for a more wind resistant option. We would recommend this option versus cutting wind slits in your pole banner. Wind slits can obscure your design and compromise banner durability.
Hardware Options for School Light Post Banners
A pole banner is attached and displayed on light pole using a hardware kit that holds the banner using two poles. These poles fit into the double sided pole pockets on both the top and bottom of the pole banners. These arms or poles are what holds the banner, allowing it to hang and be displayed properly.
Pole Pockets
As mentioned, pole banners make use of a pole pockets on the top and bottom of the banner. The pole pocket is usually made two inches to accommodate the fiberglass poles that extend out to hold the light pole banner. Standard pole pocket size is two inches. But, these pole pockets can be a custom size to fit any existing hardware kit or custom size diameter pole you may have.
Hardware Kit – Pole Diameter
The pole diameter for the arms is usually usually 3/4″ in diameter. The maximum size for a school light pole banners with a 3/4″ diameter poles is 36″. These arms or poles can be modified to fit a standard pole banner size or custom width if needed.
Pole Banner Hardware Mounting Options
The most common way to mount the arms is with mounting brackets that mount on either to a round or square post. This is usually done with stainless steel bands that resemble hose clamps.
Double Sided Hardware Kit
Light pole banners can be displayed with a couple of different options in regards to being on one or two sides of light pole. Our standard hardware kit allows for single or double sided installation of your lamp post banners. If you need s double sided hardware option, simple purchase two hardware kits to install on one pole for a double sided hardware display.
Wall Mount Light Pole Banner Hardware
There is a wall mount option that allows you to anchor the two poles to a wall in order to display your pole banners.
Matching Existing Hardware Kit
If you need replacement banners for your existing hardware kit, Big Tex Banners can provide a replacement banner to fit your existing pole banner hardware. Simply contact us to discuss any custom hardware requirements you may have to mount your pole banner.
Conclusion – School Light Pole Banners
As we have demonstrated, light pole banners can be a great way to communicate a wide range of messages across your school campus. These relatively cheap advertising signs provide effective advertising for any school related message. Below is a recap of all the benefits Light Pole Banners can provide for your school and how Big Tex Banners can help.
Custom Graphics
Effectively communicate your message with full color graphics. Our light pole banners are printed full color and can be personalized for any occasion on your school campus. Never any set up fees. Contact us to discuss your options.
Color Matching Available
Big Tex Banner offers color matching using the Pantone Color System. The Pantone system uses a standardized system for matching colors in the print industry. Contact us for more information on color matching if you have questions.
More Choices
Big Tex Banners gives you the choice between vinyl or fabric banner material. Banners are constructed of either vinyl or a fabric material that is printed with UV safe inks.
Big Tex Banner can print your custom graphics on vinyl or polyester material. If your artwork contain a lot of detail, printing your graphics on a polyester material may be your best choice.
Light Pole Banners are printed double sided. It is possible to print unique artwork on each side of double sided pole banner. Our Vinyl Street Pole Banners are made of 18 oz block out vinyl scrim that allows double sided prints on a single layer of material.
Standard and Custom Sizes
Big Tex Banners offers standard pole banner size – 18 x , 24 x , 30 x and x 36. We can also offer custom sizes for your light pole banner.
More Reasons to choose Big Tex Banners and Flags
- Our pole banners are printed using high resolution 720 x 720
- Big Tex Banners can help design your school light post banner or use your artwork to produce vibrant custom street pole banners.
- Our light pole banners come standard with a two inch pole pockets to accommodate a 3/4″
- Diameter pole. We can produce your banner with custom a pole pockets contact us to see what can be done.
Overall if you are looking at Light Pole Banners for your school campus, Big Tex banners and Flags can provide quality school pole banners with wholesale pricing.
