Custom Printing in Phoenix, AZ

Desert sun and outdoor signs

Phoenix summers are long and very hot, and the sun is strong most of the year, so outdoor print fades faster here than in most cities. Businesses that keep signs outside choose aluminum or PVC for rigid signs and ask for UV-resistant inks with a laminate on banners. Feather flags and vinyl banners in direct sun are usually treated as seasonal and replaced. Car dealers and strip-mall retailers along the main roads order feather flags with heavy bases, since monsoon storms bring sudden gusts and dust. Tell us which way the sign faces and how long it stays up, and we suggest materials.

Resort conferences and spring events

The Valley's resorts host corporate meetings, sales conferences and incentive events, mostly in the cooler months, and spring brings baseball training games, golf tournaments and outdoor festivals. Event planners order step-and-repeat backdrops, podium wraps, event directional signs and retractable banner stands for ballrooms, and canopy tents, table covers and feather flags for outdoor sponsor areas. Groups that also run events in Scottsdale, Mesa or Tucson often reuse frames with new graphics. Send the event dates and the venue's rules, and a printing specialist confirms sizes.

Builders, agents and new subdivisions

New neighborhoods keep growing at the edges of the Valley, from the West Valley to the far north and southeast. Home builders order aluminum signs for entrances, feather flags and vinyl banners for model homes and mesh banners for construction fencing. Real estate agents order yard signs, riders and open-house directional signs. Signs in direct sun last longer on aluminum or corrugated plastic with a laminate. Check your city's and HOA's sign rules, since cities in the Valley set their own.