Custom Printing in Portland, OR

Taprooms, roasteries and maker brands

Independent food and drink makers are the city's most visible businesses, and they order print for release nights, pop-ups and sidewalks. Breweries hang banners above the taproom bar for a new release, put an A-frame sign on the sidewalk with the day's tap list and add window decals for hours and events. Coffee roasters order retractable banner stands and table covers for coffee fairs and cafe tastings. The athletic and outdoor apparel industry centered in Beaverton and Hillsboro has seeded dozens of smaller labels that order tension fabric displays for showrooms and trade days. Send the wall or sidewalk measurements with your artwork, and a printing specialist replies with sizes and finishing options.

Market Saturdays and race weekends

Farmers markets run year round in several neighborhoods, and summer adds street fairs, the early-summer parade season, cider and beer festivals, bicycle events and road races nearly every weekend. Vendors typically order a canopy tent with their name on the valance, a fitted table cover and a feather flag so customers find the stall. Race organizers order start and finish hanging banners, event directional signs for the course and sponsor table covers for the expo. Nonprofits that table at these events use a retractable banner stand that packs into a car. Give the organizer's booth size and your artwork, and the quote confirms the delivery estimate before you approve anything.

Drizzle, gorge wind and dry summers

Rain is the defining weather from October to May, and the east side of the metro, out towards Gresham, gets strong winds funnelled through the Columbia River Gorge. Outdoor signs need to be planned for both. Vinyl banners with hemmed edges and grommets handle rain, mesh banners suit fences in the wind, and A-frame signs need a weighted base so they stay upright on a wet sidewalk. Summers are dry and bright, and patio season brings orders for patio banners and menu signs. Businesses across the river in Vancouver, Washington face the same weather and order the same pieces. Check your city's sign permit rules before placing a sign on a public sidewalk.