Signage Questions

I was looking at a bunch of booths in the booth review forum and noticed that a lot of them don't have any signs with the artists name/company on them. Is this the standard way to do it, or is that just for Jury review photos?

I have my first show coming up and I'm thinking I should get a banner made, but I'd rather not shell out more money if it's not going to make a difference.

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  • never put up a booth banner if your stuff is easy and attractive to steal at night. Its easier to find your booth and most security is not that good. I have had stuff stolen and even thought it might be security.
    • Fortunately all of the vendors in indoors and the building gets locked every night at 10pm. I still plan on covering everything with a sheet after we close down for the day. I might even take my print bins home with me. Hopefully getting framed prints off the walls will be too much of a hassle for any would-be thieves

  • Thank you everyone

  • You are not allowed to show any identification in your jury pictures. The process is supposed to be a blind jury. Any identification and some shows will reject your images and ask you to submit without identification.

    Larry Berman
    http://BermanGraphics.com
    412-401-8100

  • Yes, what Cindy said. No sign in the booth shot for juries, because the jurying is supposed to be anonymous. BUT I highly recommend having your name and your hometown on a sign that is in your booth. I attended a smaller event this past weekend and found it very annoying that very few people had their name posted. I like to know who people are and where they are from. I know lots of artists and this helps with context ... please have a name sign.

  • I won’t speak for others but here goes.  We did a booth shot without signage for jury purposes.  However I have done other booth shots *with* signage.  I want customers to know my logo from photos and business cards so they can easily identify my booth when they walk in it.

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