Gregory Offers Graphics for Banners

We have heavy-duty, mesh, gloss, and matte banners for both indoor and outdoor events. Our mesh banners are great for outdoor areas where you need more airflow, while our vinyl banners are perfect for indoor use, such as a large sale banner for your store.

Sign and Graphics Printing

Banners We have heavy-duty, mesh, gloss, and matte banners for both indoor and outdoor events. Our mesh banners are great for outdoor areas where you need more airflow, while our vinyl banners are perfect for indoor use, such as a large sale banner for your store.
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Sign Bag Covers Our graphics division will produce a sign bag cover printed with your graphics, sized to meet your needs. Perfect for a temporary solution or for a special event.
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General Signage These general signs are a catch-all category for what we call work-horse vinyl. We’ve got options for medium to long-term vinyl for curves and flat surfaces, all-around vinyl for wall coverings, shorter-term promotional graphics vinyl.
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Reflective Graphics These reflective materials are eye catching when printed on. Durable reflective vinyl options will grab attention for you and your customers, with options for medium to long-term vinyl for curves and flat surfaces, signage and printed reflective vinyl.
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Window Graphics Choose from etched, frosted, dusted, and perforated window film, all with the graphic of your choice. Great for promotional graphics for storefront windows or distraction graphics. Our perforated graphics provide 60/40 visibility and have a 4-year durability.
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Floor Graphics Create bold, attention-grabbing floors with our graphics for indoor and outdoor floor applications! From temporary, short-term promotional graphics to premium floor vinyl, we’ve got it all
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Vehicle & Fleet Make your vehicles stand out with adhesive vinyl printed with the graphic of your choice! Our adhesive vinyl is versatile enough for the curves of a vehicle, while also being durable to stand the test of time.
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Flexface Our Flexface color/white/color printing allows this product to look great for both daytime whiteness and nighttime brightness. These signs are great for large outdoor marquees, and you can light the graphic from behind to attract potential customers.
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Back-Lit Translucent Graphics A backlit sign looks great for both daytime whiteness and nighttime brightness, and our flexible, durable vinyl can fit a wide range of surfaces. These signs are great for lightbox displays, and you can light the graphic from behind to attract potential customers.
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Wall Graphics We have wall graphics for all types of walls in the size and shape of your choice! Our graphics can fit textured, smooth, rough, and other types of walls, giving you a fresh, bold sign wherever you may need it
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Rigid We can create custom rigid signs made from a range of materials, including foam, PVC, polystyrene, aluminum, and acrylic sheets.
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Magnetic Mobile advertising made easy. Two versatile options for printable custom magnets.
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Vinyl Decals Your logo can be digitally printed as a decal on adhesive backed vinyl to create a decal any size for a window, vehicle or any other smooth surface. Self-adhesive vinyl decals can also be printed on reflective vinyl. Vinyl decals and decal logos are easy to apply.
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Miscellaneous If you haven't found it yet, it's probably in this section.
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Paint Mask / Sandblast Your logo or letters can be cut out of a stencil to be used for sandblasting or painting. Adhesive used is specifically for stencil applications.
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Cutting & Finishing Capabilities

Computer Cut Graphics

Our computer cutting capabilities allow us to fabricate lettering, logo reproductions and vector based images using our amazing array of adhesive backed solid color vinyls and special effects films. Graphic elements up to 58 inches by 150 feet can be cut as a single piece. Large designs can be panelled to create spectacular designs for both interior and exterior applications.

Thermal Die Cutting

Our thermal die cutting is a fast and economical way to "kiss cut" high volume runs of solid color or printed vinyl graphics. The high temperature magnesium die works with heat and pressure to meet your precision requirements for images up to 32 inches by 92 inches.

Digital Routing

Our digital routing equipment provides the precision answer to shape cutting rigid and semi-rigid substrates, whether printed or not, up to 1 inch thick and 60 inches wide.

Custom Striping

Our custom striping equipment allows us to produce stock and custom vinyl adhesive backed striping from 1/4 inch to 47 1/2 inches wide. Custom striping allows us to produce any combination of vinyl materials and colors on a single release liner. Custom striping can be produced in rolls or sheets based on your application needs. Custom striping from GREGORY saves you application time and labor.

Finishing

Our finishing departments provide a variety of finishing options for your graphics. We thermal weld, sew, grommet, weed, sheet, punch, laminate, package and custom fabricate to meet your needs. We have designed one of a kind installation solutions for unique application scenarios. Some call it finishing, we call it partnering. You get the job you need done the way you want it. For more about our custom signs and graphics service, please contact us at 800-835-2221.

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Flex Face Print Designing

In our cabinet diagram below, the visual opening is 96" x 44" - Your design on your flex face should be able to be fully seen in the visual opening.
The entire cabinet is 100" x 48" with the 2" retainer on all sides. Your flex-face sign should be sized with additional material so that it fits inside your cabinet with the clip assembly inside.

Most clipping systems require at least 6 inches past the visual opening, while yours might be different, make sure you are accommodating for that in your design, and when you are ordering, your full width and height of the flexface should include the extra material to allow you to clip in to your cabinet system.

Visual Opening is the viewable area inside the retainer. It can sometimes referred to as the live area.

Retainer is a trim piece around the cabinet that hides the gap and clip assembly on a cabinet sign. Retainers are also for aesthetics of the cabinet.

Cabinet Size is the overall outside measurement of the cabinet. *The outside measurement of your graphic should insure that it will sit in the cabinet correctly.

LET US HELP.

Use this handy guide as a cheat sheet for your next graphics project. We print with state of the art large and grand format digital printers. We regularly maintain, test the output, and calibrate our printers to achieve consistent quality output. To ensure printability and color reproduction accuracy, it is important this information be followed as each print file is being produced.

QUICKPRINT FASTLANE

Get your file through production faster!

Send a PDF file
Set image size to 100% at final size of the finished sign
No bleed included (we can still print all the way to the edge)
Set resolution to 100 dpi to maximum of 300 dpi
Do not request a proof for quickest turnaround

FILE TYPES & SPECIFICATIONS

What kind of file formats do you prefer?

PDF! Our Prepress Team loves when they receive a PDF file.

However, AI or EPS files are also acceptable. We encourage you to send a PDF for viewing as well as final art if you are sending AI or EPS for production.

What other kind of file formats do you accept?
PDF *preferred
AI
EPS
TIFF
PSB
PSD
JPG
PNG*
*transparent .png files are required for UV-DTF printing

Depending on the software, some helpful settings for saving to PDF include:

Preserve Editing Capabilities
Compression

Do Not Downsample
No Compression
Although it may create a larger file, it may help eliminate resolution issues of raster images

Marks and Bleeds

Uncheck All Printer’s Marks
Uncheck Document Bleed Settings

Output

Color Conversion: No Conversion
Profile Inclusion Policy: Include All RGB and Tagged Source CMYK Profiles.

What resolution do my graphics need to be set to?

We prefer a minimum print file resolution of 100 dpi and recommend a maximum resolution of 300 dpi. A printed resolution of 72 dpi can be visually acceptable if the viewing distance of the printed graphic is more than 20 feet.

Average Resolution and Viewing Distance:

Five feet or less = 150-200 dpi
Five feet to 20 feet = 100-150 dpi
Distances more than 20 feet = 50-72 dpi

Please supply your files with the proper resolution for the intended viewing distance.

(DPI) Raster Images: Minimum recommended resolution of Raster images is 72 dpi at final output size.

How to handle oversize or large-format graphics

File Scaling Files should be set up at actual size and all text in files must be "converted to outlines" or converted to curves (paths) and all linked images should be embedded.

For extremely large files, scale the file to 75%, 50%, 25%, or 10% reduction while maintaining the correct proportions.

Color Reproduction & Matching

If a specific color must be reproduced, a PMS spot color or color swatch* should be provided. Digital printing has a larger color gamut than analog printing, but not all colors can be perfectly reproduced.
*matching to a color swatch will incur a $75.00 color matching fee

For Pantone colors, they must be named exactly (e.g., "PANTONE 202 C"). If the file uses CMYK values instead of spot colors, the colors may shift. Slight color variations (±3-5 delta E) are acceptable. Reprints may not match exactly due to printer changes or fading. A printed sample can be ordered at the standard square foot price.

A Delta E of 1 may be perceptible by some with close inspection. A Delta E of 5 may be noticeable at a glance

RGB vs CMYK vs PMS?

Input Profiles Files may be supplied in either RGB or CMYK and should have an input ICC profile embedded to ensure accurate color management.

If you submit a file in RGB using Profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 it will be converted to CMYK, and the colors tend to be brighter and more vibrant. If you submit in CMYK and an ICC input profile is not assigned, Coated GRACol 2006 will be assigned by Gregory, Inc.

Colors on your Screen vs Print Colors

Computer monitors are based on the RGB color system and print colors are based on the CMYK color system. Most computer monitors are designed to display highly saturated and contrasted images, making colors appear more vivid than they can be reproduced on most printers

MATERIAL GUIDELINES

Vinyl Material Specifications & Maximum Dimensions

When a graphic exceeds the material size, it will be paneled into individual pieces. For adhesive vinyl or rigid graphics, the individual pieces will be sent to you and during installation you will align to form the complete image. We will panel to utilize best use of material*.

* Custom paneling can be done upon customer request for a specific panel width

Type	Material	Max Dimension	Paneling
General Adhesive	IJ35, Orajet 3551, 40C, 5600RA, Mactac Gruv4/Gruv5	52 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
General Adhesive	IJ180Cv3	58 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
Reflective	Oralite 5600RA	52 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
Reflective	3M IJ680CR	46 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
Cut Vinyl	180mc, Reflective 680, Translucent 3630, Trendfilm Etchlook, 3M 7725	47 inches	Cut vinyl decals or logos are typically installed without overlap.
Cut Vinyl	3M Dusted & Frosted Crystal	58 inches
Window Etched and Perforated	Trendfilm Etchlook	47 inches	These materials are typically installed without overlap
	Aslan Etched Glass, 3620,3621	52 inches
	Perforated 2C	58 inches
Walls	Wall Trendz, Versagraphics, Alumigraphics, IJ35C	52 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
Walls	IJ180Cv3	58 inches	These materials are paneled with a ¼" overlap on each panel
Floors	Alumigraphics Grip	51 inches	These materials are typically installed without overlap, with panels provided to be butted together during installation.
Floors	Trendfilm WR	52 inches
Fleet/Vehicle	IJ175Cv3, 40C, 5600RA, LX480mC	52 inches	These materials are typically installed without an overlap.
	IJ680CR	46 inches
	IJ180Cv3	58 inches
Rigid	Styrene, Acrylic, Coroplast, Foam Board, PVC, ACM	4' x 8'
Magnetic	.015 or .030 Magnet	46 inches

Finishing Tolerance for Print

There is always a slight variation in print projects when cut to size, with a recommended tolerance of 1/8" per foot. For exact print size, computer cutting is used, and the supplied file should be full size and in proportion. If extra material is needed beyond the graphic, it must be included in the file. Gregory, Inc. is not liable for missing margin material if not included. The square foot cost is based on the total graphic area, including non-printed sections.

If you order a flex face with a visual opening of 10 feet by 10 feet, you want an additional 2 inches of the graphic to bleed all around past the visual opening, AND you want an additional 6 inches all around for attachment to a frame, your file should be set up at 11 feet 4 inches square.

Contour Cutting

CutContour lines should be set up as a stroke with no fill and be a spot color. A contour cut file must be created in vector based software.

Cut to Shape - Thru Cut (CTTS)
This is a cut around and through the material backing.

Thru-Cut lines should be a spot color CMYK Cyan ·
Named "Thru-cut"
Set up as a 1pt stroke (no fill)

Kiss Cut (CNCT)
Preserves the backing, like a sticker that will be peeled off the liner.

Kiss Cut lines should be a spot color CMYK Magenta
Named "CutContour"
Set up as a 1pt stroke (no fill)

A graphic can include both "Kiss Cut" and "Thru-cut" by setting cutlines on separate layers with specified spot colors.

A contour cut file must be created in vector based software, and saved as a PDF
A printed bleed of .25" beyond the cut contour line is recommended to ensure white is not visible and all cut elements must have a minimum stroke thickness of 1pt
Text elements must be a minimum of .75" in height.
Distance between cut lines should be no less than .06"

Prepress Technicians

When we receive your file, we will review it and inform you if there are any problems that need to be fixed. You may choose to make the changes and resubmit a new file or you can have our expert Prepress Technicians make the adjustments for a charge based upon the time required to perform the repairs.

Does the Artboard size match up with order dimensions
Is the resolution suitable
Spot Colors

Prepress rate: $90.00/hour (15 minute increments)

Other Printing Terms and Information

Transparencies, Gaussian Blurs, and Overprints can cause adverse color effects and may not produce correctly. These should be avoided.

A raster image will not allow our software to match specified PMS spot colors.

PRINTING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Turnaround time

Our standard production turnaround is the next day after proof approval or immediate production if no proof is requested, with rush options available based on schedule. For rush costs, contact customer service or use our online chat during business hours. Proof approval or order submission without proof must be by 12 noon CST.

Less than 675 sq ft: Next Day*
675 sq ft – 999 sq ft: Second Day*
1000+ sq ft: Third Day*

*Complexity of contour cuts and finishing requests, may add an extra day.

How do I proof my Artwork

We send a low-resolution PDF proof via email for design approval, not for color accuracy. You may decline to receive a proof when ordering. Production starts only after proof approval or if proofing is declined. For color accuracy, a 24"x 24" printed sample is available for a fee - contact customer service to arrange.

Printed Sample / Press proof costs:

$75.00
$175.00 if flexface

Errors in Files

Gregory, Inc. is not responsible for typos, incorrect information, or colors in a supplied file. In the event there are errors, a new file may be submitted or when possible, adjustments may be made by our expert Prepress Technicians for an additional charge.

What happens if there is a problem with the file I submit?

For proofing purposes, you must doublecheck graphic details, however, if we have a problem opening or seeing your file we will contact you.

Depending on the issue found, you may choose to correct the problem and resubmit your file or we can correct the file for a fee.

What about my fonts?

Outlining fonts in your files will ensure that the font’s appearance is preserved when your files are sent to print. The font is converted to an object so that, if corrections are needed for print production purposes, our preflight team will not need to own the font in order to make the needed adjustment.

Here's a hint; after you outline your fonts, they can no longer be edited. It is a good idea to save the print file as a copy with the outlined fonts, and keep your working file with editable text.