How would you do it?

[Stormyj]

Hi all,
I'm creating a new sign for a customer. He has the typical pylon sign with many businesses sharing the space. His spots consist of 3 slots. I came up with a nice layout to cover all the spots, but in my design, created in Corel, I have added some shadows behind the text which add a little 3d look. My idea was to print on clear vinyl, laminate and then apply to the poly-carbonate. Problem is, after printing, its so light it loses all of its umpfff if you know what I mean. I can apply regular die cut vinyl, but wanted to give him something a little more. What do you all do in situations like this. Do you simply stick with die cut and just use solid drop shadows, outlines, etc.,? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks and have a great day.

 

[J Hill Designs]

high density print on clear, mirror print on clear 2nd surface

 

[bob]

Hi all,
I'm creating a new sign for a customer. He has the typical pylon sign with many businesses sharing the space. His spots consist of 3 slots. I came up with a nice layout to cover all the spots, but in my design, created in Corel, I have added some shadows behind the text which add a little 3d look. My idea was to print on clear vinyl, laminate and then apply to the poly-carbonate. Problem is, after printing, its so light it loses all of its umpfff if you know what I mean. I can apply regular die cut vinyl, but wanted to give him something a little more. What do you all do in situations like this. Do you simply stick with die cut and just use solid drop shadows, outlines, etc.,? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks and have a great day.

What did it look like when you applied it to the white substrate?

Digital printing assumes the white point of the media. If the media is clear then, if applied to a white substrate, the print assumes the white point of the substrate. A print on clear is a rather pale washed out thing until it's applied to a substrate. Other the the minor diffusion from the miniscule thickness of the clear print media, there shouldn't be a whole hell of a lot of difference between printing on clear and applying to something white versus printing directly onto the white substrate. Basic physics.

 

[Stormyj]

I printed on clear media then applied to White substrate. I really have to play with the density on my machine.