Custom Printing in Vancouver, BC

Gear brands, pop-ups and tech lobbies

Outdoor gear, activewear and yoga brands are part of the city's identity, and they lean on print for launches and pop-ups in Gastown, Yaletown and along Main Street. A tension fabric display for the pop-up wall, a fitted table cover, window decals with the drop date and a few posters for the studio wall are typical orders. Tech companies and studios in the downtown towers and in Burnaby order retractable banner stands for recruiting days and media walls for product events. Many brands keep a simple one-colour look with a lot of white space, which prints cleanly on fabric. Send the wall measurements and your brand files, and a printing specialist replies with sizes and finishing options.

Festival summers and film shoots

Summer here is short and busy: fireworks nights on the waterfront, night markets in Richmond, a Pride parade, outdoor concerts and weekend street festivals in nearly every neighbourhood. Vendors and sponsors order canopy tents, table covers and feather flags so a booth reads across a crowded field. Film and television production is the other steady buyer. Crews order event directional signs for crew parking, printed canopy tents for base camp, foam-board signs for set departments and step-and-repeat backdrops for premieres and wrap parties. Production schedules move, so send the shoot or event date with your quote request; the quote confirms the delivery estimate before you approve anything.

Rain for half the year

From October to April the Lower Mainland is wet, and even a dry day can turn by afternoon. That shapes outdoor orders. Vinyl banners with hemmed edges and grommets, mesh banners for the chain-link around the many construction sites, and A-frame signs with a weighted base that will not blow over on a soaked sidewalk are the usual choices. Winters are mild, so there is little snow to plan for, but wind off the water in North Vancouver and West Vancouver can be strong. Summer is dry and bright, and patio season brings a second round of orders: patio banners, menu A-frames and window decals. Check your city's sign permit rules before placing signs on a public sidewalk.