Banner & Sign Guides
These articles cover the decisions behind banners and signs: banner sizes and materials such as vinyl, mesh, fabric and blockout; yard sign dimensions, coroplast flute direction and stakes; rigid boards like PVC, foam board, gatorboard, styrene and acrylic; and adhesive vinyl for windows, walls and floors. Other posts explain poster sizes, canvas wraps, A-frames, pole banners, ADA wayfinding and California EV charging sign rules. Start with the article for the surface or location you have, then compare materials before choosing a product.
Banners
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Oct 21, 2026
How to Plan Black Friday Signage Across Your Store
Learn how to plan black friday signage with coordinated entrance banners, offer posters and checkout table tents, plus an approval and installation checklist.
Oct 18, 2026
Standard Banner Sizes: Dimensions That Fit Your Space
Compare standard banner sizes, vinyl dimensions and retractable displays, then check backdrop options, finishing details and artwork before ordering.
Sep 30, 2026
What Signs Do Halloween Events Need?
What signs do Halloween events need? Plan your order with a sample sign count, placement advice and artwork checks for banners, panels and A-frames.
Sep 4, 2026
Smooth Banners in Los Angeles: When the Flat Face Is Worth Paying For
A smooth banner is plain vinyl printed on a flat face, so photographs and gradients hold together instead of breaking across the weave. Here is when that matters, when it doesn't, and how to hang one so it survives a Valley summer.
Aug 31, 2026
Pole Banners in Los Angeles: Brackets, Permission, Wind and What Actually Survives a Season
Pole banners live eighteen feet up, in sun and wind, for months at a time. Here is how we spec them at our Sun Valley shop — hardware first, size second, artwork last.
Aug 24, 2026
Double Sided Banner Printing in Los Angeles: Blockout, Mirroring and Where the Second Side Pays for Itself
Both sides printed is the easy part — blockout construction, mirrored directional artwork and the right hem are what separate a double-sided banner that reads from one that ghosts. Our guide to specs, mounting and LA banner rules, with real prices.
Aug 18, 2026
Banner Printing in Los Angeles: Choosing the Right Material
Vinyl, fabric, mesh or blockout — the material decides whether your banner survives a Valley summer or shreds in the first Santa Ana. A practical guide to sizing, finishing, artwork setup and what banners actually cost.
Jul 23, 2026
Banner Printing in Los Angeles: How to Order Custom Banners
A practical guide to banner printing in Los Angeles: vinyl vs. fabric vs. mesh, sizes that work, grommets and pole pockets, and how turnaround works.
Jun 23, 2026
Custom Banner Printing in Los Angeles: Sizes, Vinyl & Use Cases
A practical guide to vinyl banner printing in Los Angeles, covering materials, banner sizes, grommets, finishes, and the best format for every event.
Yard Signs & Coroplast
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Oct 14, 2026
Which Standard Yard Sign Size Fits Your Message?
Choose a standard yard sign size by comparing four dimensions, room for readable lettering, walking and driving audiences, and custom shape layouts.
Oct 12, 2026
Yard Sign Size: Which Dimensions Should You Choose?
Compare yard sign size options from 12 x 12 to 24 x 24 inches. Learn which fits your message, what affects cost and how to prepare artwork for print.
Sep 11, 2026
Yard Signs in Los Angeles: What Actually Decides Whether Yours Works
A yard sign gets read once, from a moving car, in about two seconds. Here's how we think about copy, flute direction, LA hardpan, wind and placement before we print.
Aug 31, 2026
Political Yard Signs in Los Angeles: Flutes, Placement Rules and the Signs That Disappear
Coroplast, flute direction, disclaimers, and the placement and weather realities that decide whether a run of campaign signs is still standing in week three. Practical notes from our shop in Sun Valley.
Aug 23, 2026
Custom Shape Yard Signs in Los Angeles: Die-Cut Contours, Stakes and Files That Actually Cut Clean
A shaped yard sign gets noticed because it breaks the rectangle every other sign on the block is stuck in — but the contour changes how it's cut, how it stakes and how it survives wind. Here is what we check before a die-cut run goes on press.
Aug 22, 2026
Coroplast in Los Angeles: Flutes, Thickness and What Actually Fails Outdoors
Coroplast is the cheapest rigid sign material we print, and the one people specify wrong most often. Here is how flute direction, thickness and mounting decide whether your sign survives a Valley summer or folds in a week.
Aug 21, 2026
Bulk Coroplast Signs in Los Angeles: Specs, Stakes and What Ordering 100+ Actually Changes
Coroplast is cheap per piece and unforgiving if you spec it wrong. Here is how we sort flute direction, thickness, stakes and artwork before a run of a hundred signs goes on press.
Jul 21, 2026
Yard Signs in Los Angeles: Pricing and Buying Guide
Yard signs in Los Angeles from $19.15: coroplast basics, H-stakes, quantity price breaks, political sign tips, and how long signs survive SoCal sun.
Jun 20, 2026
Yard Signs for Elections, Open Houses & Events in LA
A practical LA guide to yard signs: coroplast materials, H-stakes, sizes, and turnaround for elections, open houses, and events from Angels Print.
Rigid Signs & Boards
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Sep 8, 2026
Styrene Boards & Signs in Los Angeles: The Cheap Rigid Sheet That Is Right More Often Than You Think
Styrene is the thin white plastic sheet behind most indoor signs, easel displays and window cards in LA. Here is what it does well, where the sun kills it, and when to spend more on acrylic or an A-frame instead.
Aug 31, 2026
PVC Board in Los Angeles: Thickness, Heat Movement and Where It Beats Acrylic
Expanded PVC is the workhorse behind most storefront and interior signs in the Valley — light, waterproof, easy to cut and screw. Here is how to spec thickness, mount it so summer heat doesn't warp it, and when acrylic is the better buy.
Aug 27, 2026
Gatorboard in Los Angeles: What It Is, Where It Beats Foam Board, and Where It Quietly Fails
Gatorboard is the rigid, dent-resistant cousin of foam board — great for gallery prints, trade shows and lobby displays, and wrong for anything that lives outside. Here is how we spec it, mount it and price it at our Sun Valley shop.
Aug 26, 2026
Foam Board in Los Angeles: Thickness, Mounting, and Where It Falls Apart
Foam board is the cheapest way to put a big, flat, rigid graphic in a room — and the fastest thing to ruin if you treat it like a sign. What we check before printing one.
Aug 25, 2026
Dry Erase Boards in Los Angeles: Surfaces, Ghosting, and Printing Your Own Grid
What actually separates a whiteboard that still erases in year three from one that goes grey in six months — surfaces, marker chemistry, mounting, and when a printed custom board beats an office-supply blank.
Aug 25, 2026
Easel Back Table Top Display Signs in Los Angeles: Sizing, Boards and Where They Fail
A countertop sign that stands on its own hinge is the cheapest way to put a message at arm's length from a customer. Here is how we size, build and print easel back displays at our Sun Valley shop, and when to use something heavier instead.
Aug 1, 2026
CVC 22511 and 22658: California EV Charging and Tow-Away Sign Requirements
CVC 22511 sets the wording for EV charging tow-away signs, CVC 22658 for private-property parking. Both require 17 by 22 inches with one-inch lettering.
Jun 30, 2026
Construction & Job Site Safety Signs: A Contractor's Buying Guide
A contractor's buying guide to job-site safety signs and parking signage in LA: required sign types, durable materials, and rush printing from Angels Print.
Acrylic & ADA Signs
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Oct 15, 2026
What Is Acrylic Photo Printing? Acrylic vs Canvas
Learn what is acrylic photo printing, how direct printing differs from photo mounting, and how acrylic compares with canvas for glare, detail and cost.
Oct 6, 2026
How to Hang Acrylic Signs: Choose the Mount First
Learn how to hang acrylic signs by checking the wall, confirming mounting holes and clearance, and giving your installer the right details before ordering.
Aug 20, 2026
Acrylic Business Signs in Los Angeles: What to Specify Before You Order
Lobby panel, standoff sign, printed acrylic art or a sidewalk unit — four different products people all call an acrylic sign. Here is how we sort them, and what actually decides thickness, printing method, mounting and price.
Aug 18, 2026
ADA Wayfinding: How to Plan a Sign System People Can Actually Follow
Wayfinding is the half of ADA signage that isn't tactile — directories, arrows, floor IDs and entrance signs. Here's how we plan a building's set before anything gets produced, and what the rules actually say about directional signs.
Jun 29, 2026
ADA Wayfinding Signs: A California Buying Guide
Plan ADA wayfinding signs with a clear sign schedule. Compare starting prices, identify Braille needs and check California mounting requirements.
Window Graphics
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Aug 27, 2026
Front Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: Window Graphics That Install From the Inside
Front adhesive vinyl carries its glue on the printed face, so it goes on the inside of the glass and reads from the sidewalk. Here is how we print it, what the white ink layer is doing, and when the inside of the window is the wrong place for your graphic.
Aug 22, 2026
Clear Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: How to Order Glass Graphics That Actually Look Clear
Clear adhesive vinyl only disappears into glass if the white ink, the mounting surface and the application side are specified correctly. Here is how we sort those decisions before anything gets printed.
Aug 18, 2026
Storefront Window Graphics: Choosing the Right Material for Your Front Windows
Clear decals, perforated vinyl, clings and frosted film all end up on a storefront window, but they solve different problems. Here is how we pick between them, and what to measure before you order.
Jun 21, 2026
Storefront Window Decals: A Buyer’s Guide
Compare storefront window decals, clear and frosted films, vinyl lettering, and other retail storefront window graphics. Learn how to choose the right material, size, artwork, and installation method for your glass.
Wall & Floor Graphics
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Sep 9, 2026
Textured Wall Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: Printing on Stucco, Brick and Orange-Peel Walls Without It Peeling Off
Most walls in LA are not flat — stucco, split-face block and orange-peel drywall all reject ordinary sticker vinyl. Here is how textured wall vinyl actually goes on, what it costs, and when a rigid sign is the better answer.
Sep 9, 2026
Translucent Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: Printing for Light Coming Through, Not Bouncing Off
Translucent vinyl is the film that goes on a lightbox face, and it behaves nothing like the opaque or clear vinyl next to it on the shelf. Here is how we spec it, why your colors change at sunset, and when you should skip the lightbox entirely.
Aug 29, 2026
Low Tack Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: Where Removable Actually Works
Low tack vinyl goes up in minutes, repositions while you work, and comes off without a scraper — as long as it is on the right surface. Here is how we spec, apply and remove it at our Sun Valley shop.
Aug 26, 2026
Floor Graphics in Los Angeles: Where They Stick, Where They Slip, and How Long They Last
Floor graphics put your message in the one place shoppers are already looking. Here is how we pick the film, why slip resistance matters more than artwork, and which floors will reject vinyl outright.
Aug 20, 2026
Adhesive Vinyl in Los Angeles: Choosing the Right Film for the Surface You Have
Cut vs printed, calendered vs cast, permanent vs removable — the decisions that determine whether a vinyl graphic lasts five years in Valley sun or peels off a stucco wall in a month. What we ask before we print.
Decals & Car Magnets
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Sep 11, 2026
Windshield Decals in Los Angeles: What You Can Legally Put on the Glass, and Where It Should Actually Go
California limits front-windshield decals to a 7-inch corner square, a 5-inch square on the driver's side and a transparent band along the top — here's how we size, orient and apply them. Windshield decals start at $24.25.
Aug 24, 2026
Cutout Decals in Los Angeles: How Contour-Cut Vinyl Works and Where It Fails
Contour-cut vinyl decals live or die on three things: the surface you stick them to, the weight of the artwork, and the cut line in your file. Here is how we spec them at our Sun Valley shop.
Aug 21, 2026
Car Magnets in Los Angeles: What Holds, What Falls Off, and What to Specify
A practical guide to ordering car magnets in LA — which body panels actually hold steel, what size gets read from the next lane, and the weekly habit that keeps your paint intact.
Sidewalk Signs
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Sep 1, 2026
Restaurant Sidewalk Signs in Los Angeles: Wind, Right-of-Way and the Sign That Gets Read at Six Feet
A sidewalk sign is the last thing between a hungry person walking past and a table in your dining room. Here is how we spec, design and build them for Los Angeles blocks — wind, sidewalk rules, sun fade and the daily-special problem included.
Aug 20, 2026
A-Frame Sidewalk Signs in Los Angeles: Placement, Materials and What Actually Survives the Street
An A-frame is the cheapest storefront advertising there is, and the easiest one to get wrong. Here is how we spec frames, inserts and panel copy for sidewalks in the San Fernando Valley and greater LA.
Posters
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Oct 4, 2026
What Standard Poster Size Should You Choose?
Choose a standard poster size that fits your frame and display space. Compare dimensions, paper, finishes and file setup before ordering your print.
Sep 10, 2026
Wheat Paste Posters in Los Angeles: Printing for a Wall, Not for a Frame
Wheat paste posters are the one thing we print that is supposed to come apart. Here is how the paper, the ink, the tiling and the wall all have to agree before you put up a run in LA.
Sep 2, 2026
Single Premium Posters in Los Angeles: Ordering One, and Getting the One Right
Most poster pricing assumes you want fifty. Here's how we print a single premium poster at the shop in Sun Valley — sizing by viewing distance, the resolution arithmetic, fade, mounting, and when the job isn't really a poster at all.
Aug 30, 2026
Laminated Posters in Los Angeles: Film, Curl, Mounting and When Paper Is the Wrong Substrate
A laminated poster is a paper print with a plastic film bonded to it — which fixes scuffing and moisture but not sag, curl or sun. Here is how we spec film, finish and mounting, and when a rigid sign is the honest answer instead.
Canvas Prints
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Aug 27, 2026
Framed Canvas Wrap in Los Angeles: Floater Frames, File Sizes and Where to Hang It
What separates a framed canvas wrap from a plain gallery wrap, how big your file really needs to be, and the hanging and light problems specific to Los Angeles walls. Framed canvas wraps start at $46.63.
Aug 21, 2026
Canvas Rolls in Los Angeles: Ordering Printed Canvas That Stretches Clean
Printed canvas by the roll is a different order from a finished stretched piece — different weight, different coating, and a different amount of material around the artwork. Here is what to specify before the file goes on the printer.
Aug 21, 2026
Canvas Wraps in Los Angeles: Bar Depth, Bleed and What Actually Survives the Wall
A stretched canvas is four decisions — bar depth, edge treatment, file resolution and coating — and most reprints come from getting the bleed wrong. Here is how we spec canvas wraps at the shop in Sun Valley.
Questions about Banners & Signs
Which article should I read first if I am unsure about a banner material?
Start with the banner material guides that compare vinyl, fabric, mesh and blockout. If your artwork has photos or must read from both sides, the smooth banner and double-sided banner articles go into those details.
Do the articles compare rigid sign boards?
Yes. Separate posts explain coroplast, PVC board, foam board, gatorboard, styrene and acrylic, including thickness, flute direction, mounting and where some boards fall short outdoors.
Is there guidance on window and wall graphics?
Posts on clear, translucent, front adhesive, low tack and textured wall vinyl explain which film suits glass, lightbox faces, stucco or brick. A storefront window graphics article compares clear decals, perforated vinyl, clings and frosted film.