RE: Billboard Size Prints

[David Hibbeln <dhibbeln@xxxxxxxxx>]

Folks,
I have had enough interest in this so that it will get done.
I expect to have it done by in a couple of days, all depends on workload.
The file will be in adobe acrobat reader format. (I hope)
Keep sending those email addresses.

As to the question of billboard size. These are LARGE prints:

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There are three standard sizes:

30-Sheet Poster Panels (12 x 25 feet or 300 square feet)
Thirty-sheet poster panels are widely distributed throughout markets on
primary and secondary roadways. The lithographed or silk-screened posters
are usually on display for 30 days.

Eight Sheets (6 x 12 feet or 72 square feet)
8-Sheet poster panels are generally contracted for 30-day periods to reach
pedestrian and vehicular traffic. They are frequently used in high density
urban neighborhoods and suburban shopping areas as well as point-of-purchase
locales 

Bulletins (14 x 48 feet or 672 sq. feet, plus extensions)
Bulletins are used to advertise computer printed or hand painted messages
and are found in high density traffic locations. Bulletins are usually
purchased for multi-month contract periods. A rotary bulletin is used to
move an advertiser’s message from one location to another at stated
intervals, usually every 60 days, to achieve broader market coverage.

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What has trigged a revolution has been the loss of long term contract with
the cigarette companies and the ability to print on scrim/mesh material so
the image can be hung from any location.

For more info on billboards see http://www.oaaa.org/  Outdoor Advertising
Association of America.

Regards,

David R. Hibbeln
IT Director
Tobin & Collins CPA PA

David Hibbeln wrote:

> Folks,
> There is an interesting article in this months Digital New York Magazine.
> It is about billboard and modern production techniques.
> They discuss the use of vinyl and a scrim/mesh type material, house paint
> inks.
> There is also some pictures of the large printers used.
> Seems the cost of printing a single billboard size image has dropped to
> about $2,000 dollars US.
> This does not include pre-time etc.
>
> The article is NOT on line. If there is enough interest I will see about
> converting it into digital text for the group, please contact me off-list.
>
>