What's the best way to make a banner on a budget?

[Angelshare1]

Let's say you want a 10 foot wide banner with a company logo for a film.

How do you get a logo that's not trademarked and what's the best company for a cheap banner? (I'm talking those plastic ones that have ties on all four corners.)

Specifically I need a "go green" type logo on a banner to put in a background of a guy giving a presentation. (He works for an evnironmentally friendly company.)

I've tried using Adobe Illustrator, but graphics programs are kind of over my head.

 

[Sad Max]

Shop around signage and print shops in your area (and on the internet; there's no reason you can't get an out-of-state vendor to give you a good price and ship the completed banner).

You can use the contents of any royalty-free clip art collection in your banner without having to worry about rights or licensing; purchase of the disc grants you license to use the contents as you see fit.

You might also check with your local colleges/community colleges to find a graphic arts or advertising design student who will be willing to design you a nice banner for a reasonable rate.

 

[Zissou]

tape, paper, marker.

seriously though try contacting a print shop, local college branch/community college or the inner nets. maybe even a vo-tech, ive gotten some free auto-cad work done there before.

 

[craigbowman]

Vinyl cut signage and banners are a no-brainer. I've had dozens of these made up for me over the years. The sign cutting devices are just vector plotters with blades instead of pens.

The banner material the cut vinyl design is attached to is just a nylon reinforced plastic the sign company attaches the aluminum grommets to. I'd give the sign company a vector graphics file and they'd hand me back a banner. Even back in the 90's when this was newer to people it was only a couple hundred bucks.