Whether you are hosting a conference, convention, or sporting event, signage throughout the event keeps people moving and engaged. Simultaneously functional and decorative, event signage clarifies the path attendees need to take and can be used to generate excitement about the event.
From indoor to outdoor events, large group or exclusive gatherings, recurring or once-in-a-lifetime events, Reveal Graphics creates quality event signage so that you’re equipped to be an effective host. Our team of experts counsels event hosts through every part of the process, from determining signage needs to designing compelling graphics. We even take care of event signage installation, taking one task off of your plate the day of your gathering.
Planning for an upcoming conference, convention, or sporting event? Here are the types of event signage you should consider, plus a few answers to common timeline, design, and setup questions.
Events That Require Signage
Custom business signs communicate your brand identity, key messages, directional cues, and even safety guidelines. Your signage choice depends significantly on the type of event you are hosting.
Conference Signs
Conference signs can include directional signs, floor graphics, wall graphics, freestanding signs, conference banners, and more. If your conference features special sessions, activities, or designated areas for specific groups to gather, you will need a variety of signage to cover those needs. You may also want signage to build enthusiasm or for fun activities, like photo backdrops or to highlight where resources or refreshments are located.
Convention Signage
While similar to conference signage, convention signage can have a unique purpose: to build rapport among attendees. Yes, you’ll need signs to direct attendees to specific venue areas, activities, and sessions, but you’ll also need signs to encourage enthusiasm and communicate convention values, themes, or messages. Banners, retractable banners, pop-up backdrops, and booth signage are a few types you should consider.
Sports Event Signage, Printing, and Graphics
Build excitement at your sporting event with custom signage that communicates team spirit. Whether your event signs and banners are designed to welcome sports fans or direct traffic a certain way, you can infuse the custom sign design with your team’s colors, mascot, and logo.
For businesses attending sports events to conduct outreach, booth signage can capture attendees’ interest and draw them to you during breaks in the game. For enthusiastic sponsors of sporting events, panels with sponsors’ names on outfield fences of a baseball field — or any other type of sporting field — may be a perfect fit.
Trade Show Signage
Industry trade shows require signage to direct traffic in large buildings or facilities, plus signage to indicate where booths should be set up or where different resources may be available. You may also want to include signage with a unique background to provide a photo opportunity for event attendees.
Temporary vinyl graphics for walls and floors may also be beneficial for organizations that host trade shows and need to direct traffic. Temporary directional signage for the event is essential and products like banner stands and foam board or gator board signs can be useful for both coordinators and participants.
Signage for Event Attendees
Are you attending a trade show, conference, or industry event and planning to set up a booth for your brand? Clear, compelling event signage will draw attendees to your booth and help you stand out from your competitors. Banners, banner stands and display signage can be customized to communicate a specific part of your brand story or even highlight features of your product.
Planning Your Event Signage
Our experienced team will work with you to determine event signage needs, create a signage plan, and refine custom event graphics, messaging, and materials. Many of these decisions will be dictated by the type of event and location, but here are a few common questions we hear from event planners.
How Early Should I Order Event Signage?
Reveal GFX can turn around event signage on a quick deadline so that you have what you need for your event to succeed. We work based on clients’ desired timelines and can get signage in your hands or at your event, with little turnaround time.
How Do I Determine What Type or Size of Signage Is Needed?
The location of your event, number of attendees, and even the purpose of your event will determine the types of signage you need. You may also need to consider signage that is ADA compliant or adheres to local rules and regulations.
These factors can make signage planning complicated. Experts on our team can guide your decision-making process and help you determine the correct plan for signage, including the types and sizes of signs you may need.
Can I Customize My Event Signage Design?
Yes, event signage can be customized to suit your needs, convey your brand’s message, or showcase the theme of your event. If you are starting from scratch or this is the first time you’ve purchased event signage, know that our full-scale design services exist to support you. Reveal GFX can take your signage project from start to finish, including design concepts and implementation.
Materials and Media for Event Signage
It may be helpful to have a high-level understanding of the materials and media you can select as part of an event signage package. Here’s what we offer.
Outdoor Event Signage
For athletic events, especially those outdoors, we offer banner wraps, vehicle graphics, seat covers, window graphics, fence banners, and wayfinding, among other event signage types.
Outdoor signage may be fabricated from metal or vinyl, both of which can stand up to wear outside. Wraps for seat covers are typically made of mesh and can showcase your logo or a brand message. You can even include stair graphics in your signage plan, ensuring that every square inch of available space is used to convey your messaging.
Indoor Event Signage
Indoor event signage may range from small signage for stations or sections of a venue to larger banners, floor graphics, barrel wraps, hanging signs, to name only a few. You have a wider range of options when it comes to indoor event signage materials because these do not need to stand up to wear as much as outdoor signage. Foam display boards, step and repeat banners, and plastic folding signs are a few examples of signage that may be better suited for indoor use than outdoor.
Placement and Installation of Event Signage
Professional event signage installation can streamline event setup and take the stress out of hosting. Reveal GFX designs, produces, and installs event signage to ensure that you get the most value out of your investment. If you are uncertain about your event signage needs, we are happy to conduct site walk-throughs to confirm sign placement and signage — or we can do this through the use of a site map.
Our team of experts works efficiently to ensure that the custom signage you ordered is installed properly and promptly, just in time for your event. We are confident about hitting deadlines and installing and removing all signage within the specified timelines required for your event.
Event Badges
Most conferences, conventions, and large events require badges for entry. Reveal GFX produces general event badges and VIP badges for use at your events, big and small. You can streamline your event planning process and order custom event badges along with your event signage order.
Reveal GFX is Here to Help With Your Event Signage
Reveal GFX provides high-quality, custom event signs for D-FW organizations and businesses hosting conferences, conventions, sporting events, and other large-scale events. Ready to get planning? Contact us today for a quote or look through our portfolio to see what we can do.
