Rather than talk about my banner philosophy, what makes a good banner and what does not, sometimes is just a lot simpiler to show you. This Banner Gallery started this month (May 2016), so it does not cover the many hundreds and thousands of banner designs I have made in the past.
What it does show is the type of stuff I am making now and will be making in the future as I continue to “flesh out” this gallery with other designs that cross my desk that I think are worth showing.
There will be banner examples to look at, ones where the message or call to action has lessons for us. Other times they will be designs that push the envelope of what you can do with a banner.
If you have any questions about these, or a banner for you or your business.Please feel free to be in touch. Getting a banner is not difficult. I can promise you that my team and I will do everything you can to help you get the best banner possible (regardless of size) and more importanly, provide you a world class experience as part of all your dealings with me and B2bJv.com
Enjoy 🙂
I have a collection of fabric Banners I use out the front of my shop. This is one of them. It is an important banner not because it is a beautiful piece of design but because it asks the questions that we should ask of any business we deal with. The interesting thing about these questions is you will find a business that answers Yes to any of these, will answer Yes to them all. The same is true for a negative response.
This is a Take-Away Shop’s Banner I created recently. The Corner Bakshouse needed this banner to promote some extended trading hours they have just started as well as to promote their range of Gourmet Hamburgers. I like the “Black on Yellow” for this type of use. It really gets the banner noticed. The trouble with this banner design is this Hamburger graphic always makes me hungry.
As the name implies, this banner went to an Antique Shop in Ulladulla (N.S.W.), 4 banners in all. They all had this theme. I like to think it has a Retro feel to it which is what Vintage Ulladulla is All about, This is what Tania & Gene were looking for. They have been getting positive comments about their new banners since they went up. Like most of my banners these days, these are made from a woven polyester fabric, not PVC vinyl. If you are down their way keep an eye out for these, and pop into their Shop and say hello.
I do a lot of work with bands and Entertainers. On this one I had to recreate the graphic of the “Shocked Lady”. The Vulkans original design while being very cool was just a little too small to use for a full size banner. I had to recreate this one and make a Vector (scalable) image to work with. Vector Graphics will scale up or down without any loss of its clarity, even if it’s a big as a Billboard.
Custom made banners work for markets too. These examples here show a customised banner with matching Bunting flags. These really help Jean’s business stand out.
WARNING - Before YOU Talk With Anyone About a Backdrop For Your Band You Should Really Listen To Steve's Gig Backdrop Brain Dump Audio - It's FREE.
Steve's No Non-sense Audio Guide on How To Get YourBand Backdrop Right, Calls on Experience With 100's of Aussie Bands So You Can Make an Informed, Intelligent Decision About the Backdrop (Band Banner) For Your Band - So You Can
Get Your Backdrop Right The First Time...
An Open Letter ToAustralia's Professional Musicians& Entertainers
Dear Music Professional
How long have you and your band been thinking about a Band Backdrop (Band Banner) to help "amp up" your performance?
It can be hard to know where to start.
Working with as many Aussie Bands and Entertainers as I have, chances are I have at least some idea of what you are going through.
Happy as I am to answer the questions that come my way about backdrops & scrims, from people like you in the music industry.
I always felt that phone calls and emails were a cumbersome way to put the information you need in your hands.
There was a lot of common ground in the concerns and questions when I spoke with Pro Muso's about the do's and don't's of getting their backdrops right.
Questions that, through experience, I have found answers to and pretty much nailed over the last few years.
To help make the process easier on you, I had to come up with a better method of delivering this information to you.
One where the majority of what you need to know about band banners (Gig Backdrops I call them), was available to you 24/7.
So you can get at it whenever you want - and not just during normal business hours.
Because you are not in a normal business (whatever a normal business is...).
To that end, I put together a comprehensive Audio Guide based on my experience working with Aussie Bands (new and old, BIG and Up and coming), that answers the questions I most often hear.
I call it the Gig Backdrop Brain Dump.
It's about 12 and a half minutes long and it goes a long way to answering much of what you need to know to get your Backdrop right.
The Braindump Audio is made so you can find out exactly what you need, and when you need to know it.
To help guarantee you get your backdrop and Amp Scrims spot on - The First time.
To be honest, it is information you can use whether you use me to help you or not.
A few of the things I talk about in the Brain Dump are;
Three reasons not to use PVC Vinyl for your Band’s Backdrop.
How you can use your Backdrop (and Scrims) to turn casual observers in your audience into fans.
Tips on how to make sure you get exactly what you want when you submit you artwork to anyone creating a backdrop for you.
To help keep this info in the hands of only the people it was designed for, I ask only one thing.
That you enter your name and an email address below, so I can send you the details to listen to the Brain Dump audio immediately and privately.
If you are keen to find out what you need to know I'll talk with you on the other side.
Cheers & Thanks
To Your Success
Steve Scott - B2bJv.com
If You Have Been Thinking About a Backdrop (Band Banner) for Your Band, You Really Should Hear The Brain Dump Before You Start Organising Anything
This is a Backdrop I made some time back for the "Recreational Rockstars". The RockStars had their own print ready and beautiful artwork, the size was 2,000 by 2,000 millimetres. It was made using my very popular "Blockout Fabric" (I don't recommend vinyl backdrop fabric) and was finished with both Nickel Plated Eyelets (rust resistant & Black Chrome in colour) and pole loops on both sides (Info about that in the Gig Backdrop Brain Dump).
A backdrop like this one is On Sale right now for $299 delivered Australia Wide. Production time is 5-7 working days from "print ready" artwork approval by you.
And if you need a hand with creating your artwork, No Problem, 95% of all my artwork is free. Special stuff, Band Logos & complicated graphics (really complicated) will be cost more. The reason being is I want to be able to offer you a complete & comprehensive service and I do use sub-contract Graphic Designers when I need something really special for you ;)
