File size requirements for large format printing are a bit different than for small format. And, like most things, acceptable standard files are different from printer to printer. Here at BIG Images, although we accept many file formats, there is one kind of file that tends to work very well with our workflow, and that's the incredible TIFF.

The standard file we accept is

• a flattened TIFF
• saved at 150 ppi (lower ppi will work depending on size of the graphic and distance the graphic will be viewed from)
• embedded with the Adobe RGB 1998 color space
• saved with LZW compression
• saved at the physical size it'll be printed

I know, I know; that's a lot of details, acronyms and geekiness, but that's just the biz. A major reason we accept files this way is because… Read the full article...

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Here is how you create your personalized birthday banner

When we released the Birthday Banner Creator a couple of months ago, we had a feeling it’d be pretty big news. After all, we’ve never found anything similar so easy to use. Saying Happy Birthday in such a big way has also never been so light on the checkbook.

Just to show you how easy it is, we made a quick three-step guide to birthday banner bliss!
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Announcing Over the Street Banners!

BIG Images’ over the street banners are the perfect way to spread excitement about your upcoming event! They’re a great solution for announcing:

• Festivals
• Concerts
• Local Fairs
• City Events
• Farmer’s Market
• Theater Productions

Over the Street Banners garner the attention of drive-by and walk-by traffic. As a proximity-marketing tool they raise the public awareness of your event and keep it top-of-mind.

Benefits of Over the Street Banners

• Naturally wind-resistant
• Naturally weather resistant
• Bold & vivid full-color graphics

BIG Images’ street banners are created specifically for the outdoor environment. They are waterproof, capable of withstanding rain and dew. They are also bright and vivid, staying colorfast even in the harshest sunlight.

Our mesh banner is naturally wind resistant. This offers a few benefits: increased safety because wind can pass through the entire surface area of the banner, and better readability because there are no wind-slits interrupting the image.

BIG Images’ years of experience and industry contacts allow us to quickly and inexpensively produce banners that meet the strict sign regulations of your city.

Gallery of BIG Images street banner media

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Set your business apart

When most people think of the marketing tools BIG Images offers they think of posters or some other form of eye-level marketing. But the world of large-format marketing is much broader than the customers’ eye-level. If you really want to make an impression you have to look both up and down.

Most customers use BIG Images’ products to market at the eye-level. Posters, banner stands, window graphics; all these get displayed at the eye-level. But this is a very competitive space! By making wise decisions about placing marketing materials, you can inexpensively remain at the forefront of every potential customer’s mind. Read the full article...

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The Think Plaid team, from Danbury, Connecticut stopped by while on their Plaid Nation Tour.

The Plaid Tour is a two-week road tour, where Plaid travels from market to market and visits brands, bloggers, fans and other agencies. The tour is meant to be a rolling demonstration of some of the latest social media tools and a celebration of creativity. In most markets, they schedule "tweet-ups," gathering together social media, marketing and internet workers from the area for a (real world) social gathering.

Today they stopped by, explained their use of media and the social internet, showed us their rig, and spent the afternoon soaking up the San Luis Obispo sun at Firestone Grill.

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Those superstars of imagination over at iii design have moved in with us at 767 Francis Avenue, and it's a nonstop design and printing party!

BIG Images and iii design have worked on several projects before, so it was a natural fit for us to work in the same space. Much like Voltron, our combined force is unstoppable.

So if you walk into our shop and find yourself facing six more people than you were expecting, along with a bunch of plants and a Webby, don't be alarmed. We're just being totally awesome.

A BIG Images photo journal—2 weeks of madness…

Because of the convenience of the internet and next-day FedEx shipments many of our customers never get to see BIG Images’ offices and production facility. Many are even unaware of the work we have put into our new facility (which almost tripled our size!) So, for the curious, here is a photo journal of our remodel and move…
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