Printing Santa Barbara

Berry Man Vehicle Wrap

2010-08-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

This vehicle wrap for the rear roll up door on a Berry Man truck was a lot of fun. We used a picture taken of the inside of the truck and reproduced it to create the visual illusion that you are looking inside the truck. If you see the truck driving around say "Hi" from SB Signs!

Commercial Appliance Repair Vehicle Branding

2010-07-28T13:55:00.000-07:00

We have been branding a lot of Dodge Sprinters lately! Over three of these vans have been branded in the last month or two using cut vinyl lettering and printed 3M Controltac. Anyone else have a Sprinter ready to go???

Dee Tours Vehicle Graphics Print

2010-07-22T14:52:00.000-07:00

This decal was printed on 3m Controltac using our solvent printer. The decal was installed on the stretch Jeep at our shop, and should last for years. The decal creates a simple and effective visual impact. Fun!

Digitally Printed Wine Grotto Signs

2010-07-14T10:29:00.000-07:00

These signs were digitally printed on our solvent printer, and allowed our customer to provide us with a full color design for the new parking signs. The signs are outdoor durable and were made using .080 aluminum for long term use.

Utopia Vehicle Graphics

2010-07-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

This project for Utopia (www.installutopia.com) used a combination of cut vinyl lettering and printed decals. The final results look great and allow the company to gain brand exposure while on the move in the company car!

Dramatic Trolley Print

2010-06-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

For this project we printed graphics on Controltac and perforated vinyl, and installed the prints onto the back of the Santa Barbara Trolley. The perforated vinyl allows the driver and passengers to easily see outside from inside the vehicle, while it looks like an image from the outside. Nice!

Vehicle Magnets

2010-06-18T10:12:00.000-07:00

We have been doing lots of digitally printed vehicle magnets for clients who want the option to remove the graphics when they travel out of town or use their vehicles for personal trips. Here is a set of magnets we designed and produced for Boyd Hernandez Construction. The signs were printed on Controltac, mounted on the magnetic material, and laminated with 8519 luster.

Who's Walking Who Vehicle Graphics

2010-06-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Here is a customer who offers pet walking service with a smile! We printed the company logo and contour cut it, also adding cut vinyl lettering for the words. The windows were done using perforated printed vinyl, which allow great visibility from inside the car looking out. The transition from the Controltac to the perf was a bit tricky, but turned out looking perfect.

Please visit www.whoswalkingwhopets.com for more information.

Berry Man Vehicle Wrap

2010-06-02T09:45:00.000-07:00

This graphic was created by Berry Man to give the illusion that part of the truck is being peeled away to reveal a sunny field full of fresh produce. We think it came out great!

We would love to hear about your ideas for your vehicle, whether you want to do a full wrap, partial wrap, or just cut vinyl lettering; We can make it happen!

UCSB Technology Management Program

2010-05-20T11:05:00.000-07:00

We were first time sponsors of the 2010 New Venture Competition put on by UCSB's Technology Management Program. It was very exciting and rewarding experience, and great to see so many new ideas and entrepreneurial students. We printed rollup banners and oversized checks for the program, and donated trade show signage to the winner of the "most fundable" category, which was Chariot Solar. We congratulate all participants, and look forward to working with you as you transform your dreams into reality.

2010 New Venture Competition Winners

Best Business Plan - Liquidus Technologies
Best Pitch - Solution Deposition Systems
Most Fundable - Chariot Solar

2010 Finalist Team List

Chariot Solar
Cyber Receipts
DIFR Technologies
Liquidus Technologies
Marketainer
Solution Deposition Systems

We invite all competition participants to get in touch for free trade show consultation.

Design Logic Motorbicycle Project

2010-04-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

For this project we printed and machine cut a bunch of decals for Design Logic's new motorbicycle, "Da-Bomb". The owner, Lance, will be competing in an upcoming motorbicycle race in New York. The stickers are made out of 3M Controltac and almost look like carbon fiber once applied to the bike. Looks great!

Santa Barbara Denim Company - Sandblasted Sign

2010-03-25T14:22:00.000-07:00

Simply yet effective. This motto sums up the new sandblasted sign for Santa Barbara Denim Company, located on State St., downtown Santa Barbara. Temporary busmark window decals were also printed for the company to highlight its unique value proposition - "All Clothing Under $9.99" Stop by for a visit and check out the sign!

Forms + Surfaces vehicle lettering project

2010-03-12T14:48:00.000-08:00

This vinyl lettering for Forms + Surfaces looked great when completed. The vinyl lettering was installed at our shop on Upper State St. This brand will be seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Will yours?

Agilysys Dimensional Letters

2010-03-12T14:40:00.000-08:00

We recently installed dimensional lettering on location for Agilysys. It came out looking great!

Diogi - Vehicle Graphics and Magnetic Signs

2010-03-12T14:28:00.000-08:00

This project was awesome! We printed a large format perforated vinyl to be installed on the rear window of the company vehicle. We also printed matching vehicle magnets, to go on the sides of the branded car.

We are the number one place in Santa Barbara for vehicle graphics, and look forward to hearing from you about your project!

2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2010-02-05T10:42:00.000-08:00

Once again we are proudly sponsoring the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. We create schedule boards, banners, posters, and many other types of event graphics for the festival to aid in their visual communication and way finding efforts.

We have been working with the Film Festival for 7 consecutive years. They rely on our experience and knowledge to ensure that their printing projects are completed on time, and look great. Please get in touch with us if you have a need for event graphics, banners, or large format printing in Santa Barbara.

File Prep Guidelines For Printing

2009-12-11T14:59:00.000-08:00

For artwork designed for our solvent printer for outdoor durable printing applications, we generally recommend a resolution of 150 DPI/PPI at full size. This means that if you want the print to be 18" x 24", the resolution should be 150 at this size. If you design the artwork at 9" x 12", and want it to end up being 18" x 24", the resolution needs to be twice as high (i.e. 300 DPI)

For artwork designed for our aqueous printer for indoor printing applications, photographic artwork will benefit from a resolution of 200 to 250 DPI/PPI at full size.

We can accept AI, EPS, PSD, PDF, TIF, and JPEG files. If a TIF file, please flatten by going to layers -> flatten.

We recommend embedding a CMYK color profile as appropriate, and converting all text to outlines. This can be done by selecting everything (CTRL-A) and going to font/type -> convert text to outlines. This is usually only applicable if the file is an AI, EPS, or PSD.

Moss Muscle Mustang Project

2009-11-30T15:05:00.000-08:00

This project included a combination of small, detail rich, black vinyl lettering and Controltac printing a solid black color to achieve a "dual tone" color combination for the car. Controltac was used for this part of the project, instead of black vinyl, because of its superior flexibility, which was required in order to wrap the material around curved sections of the car.

(Front before)

(Front after)

(Back before)

(Back after)

(Company name / website)

(Detailed vinyl lettering)

Pandora Architectural Signage

2009-11-30T14:58:00.000-08:00

Although we specialize in large format printing, we can also create more traditional architectural signage including sandblasted blade signs and dimensional letter projects. Here we used two MDO backboards and dimensional letters to create sophisticated signs for the new Pandora jewelry store in the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall, located in downtown Santa Barbara.

(Front view of the two signs)

(Closeup)

(Side view)

Dramatic Wallpaper Mural

2009-11-30T14:51:00.000-08:00

We printed this custom wallpaper mural on three pieces of rough wallpaper, which was then installed by Gary James Paperhanging. The Reagan Ranch Center was thrilled with the final results and said that everyone loves the larger-than-life wallpaper map.

(View of the wallpaper mural from the staircase)

(Closeup of a section of the wallpaper mural)

(View of the wallpaper mural from the side)

Katwalk Blade Sign and Dimensional Letters

2009-11-30T14:41:00.000-08:00

We recently completed a complete architectural signage project for Katwalk, located in downtown Santa Barbara. The company also had us permit the signage through the City of Santa Barbara. Here are some pictures of the final result:

(Acrylic dimensional letters)

(Sandblasted blade sign with custom bracket)

(both the dimensional letters and the sandblasted blade sign)

Making Signs Is A Dirty Job

2009-10-28T13:06:00.000-07:00

We recently wrapped a porta potty in custom graphics for a wedding in Santa Barbara. We were contacted by an event management company out of New York that put together the wedding plans, and they asked if we could wrap the bathroom in custom graphics, similar to a vehicle ad wrap.

The graphics were printed on a Busmark material using our Mimaki JV-3 Digital Screenprinter. This process is ideal for temporary projects which will be up for less than one year, and is quite cost effective.

The graphics came out great and the installation allowed us to fine tune the measurements to achieve a perfect fit. The bamboo images created the perfect atmosphere for the upscale portable bathroom.

Pipeline Cab Co. - Partial Vehicle Wrap

2009-08-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

All of our projects have unique challenges that we enjoy, but this particular vehicle wrap was just plain fun! Everyone at the shop was talking about how great the cab looked once we were done, and the owner loved the final result.

Bill Schoneberger of Clear Concepts Communication did the design for the wave and overall layout, based on the artwork of Tomac Henson of Epik Ink Tattoo. We tweaked the design to fit the Prius, and created separate cut files for the two layers of vinyl lettering.

(Here is a side view of the cab, before the white reflective vinyl has been applied.)

The first layer of cut vinyl was the black background for "Pipeline Cab Co.", followed by white reflective vinyl to make sure the cab name is visible at night.

(Here is a shot of the cab side, as we apply the white reflective vinyl on top of the black vinyl background.)

Agile RF - Tradeshow Pop Up

2009-08-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

We recently completed a project for Agile RF, a wireless technology company located in Goleta. The pop up display is lightweight and collapsible, making it easy to transport to different trade show locations across the country.

The frame is made of lightweight aluminum and can be completely collapsed. Two lamps were included with the package which help make the graphics "pop."

The included soft case can be upgraded to a hard shell case from the same manufacturer, which is recommended for shipping or checking the display at the airport.

Santa Barbara Zoo - Store Branding Project

2009-08-03T14:02:00.000-07:00

We recently completed an extensive branding and point-of-purchase signage project for the Santa Barbara Zoo. The new store has a dramatic round overhead sign and wall posters as well.

The overhead cylinder frame was fabricated from square aluminum tubing and then powder coated. It breaks down for shipping, moving through doors, etc. We printed the images on 3M Controltac and mounted the laminated images on 3mm sheet PVC.

The inside and outside image sets, although similar, actually are different widths to accomodate the differing circle circumferences.

The PVC panels were installed to the frame on site and the entire assembly hoisted to the ceiling joists for attachment.

The world map was also printed on Controltac, laminated and applied to a single piece of sheet steel to provide a magnetic-receptive surface.

Next time you're on top of the hill by the elephants, check out the new store!

Santa Barbara Zoo - Vehicle Graphics

2009-08-03T13:24:00.000-07:00

We recently finished wrapping the Santa Barbara Zoo's passenger van: full wrap on the sides and rear doors, decals on the front doors and hood, plus perforated vinyl on the rear and side windows.

The graphics were printed on our workhorse Mimaki JV3 solvent printer on 3M Controltac and laminated with 3M 8519 cast laminate(for best wrapping); the rear and side windows were covered with Clear Focus perforated window vinyl - the graphics look great and you can still see out.

Some of the graphics, such as the condor and palm tree on the rear, were printed separately and applied last for best alignment.