A sign or large format shop quotes better when it knows the size, the material, the finish and whether it must be installed. Send one request with the details and we pass it to canvas and photo printers working in Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape.
Canvas Printing in Cape Town
Canvas prints in Cape Town are often gifts, wedding photos or pieces for a lodge, office or new home. Say in your request the size or the wall space, how many canvases, the edge you want, whether the photo needs retouching and whether you will collect or need it couriered within Western Cape.
New to this? Read the canvas printing guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
Cape Town notes on large format & signage
Film and advert shoots need printed backdrops, mock shopfronts and fabric prints at short notice, often from wide format printers in Salt River and Paarden Eiland. Exhibitions at the CTICC need stand graphics, light boxes and floor vinyl, and the Cycle Tour and Two Oceans Marathon need route banners and flags. Shops in Claremont and around the Waterfront want window vinyl. Ask for mesh banners and weighted bases in the southeaster.
Printing in Cape Town
Film crews, ad agencies and the events calendar give the Mother City a different print rhythm from the rest of the country. Shoots need set graphics, prop prints and location paperwork; the CTICC brings conference backdrops and exhibition stands; and the summer tourist season fills orders for menus, maps, wine estate brochures and hotel stationery. Design studios in Woodstock and the city centre want fine papers, foiling and short runs, while Epping, Montague Gardens and Paarden Eiland host the big litho presses, sign makers and wide format printers. The summer southeaster tears banners, winter fronts bring heavy rain, and salt air near the coast is hard on steel.
The requests we see from Cape Town usually come from:
- Companies and offices: large canvases of local landscapes or company milestones for boardrooms, reception areas and passages
- Events, conferences and clubs: canvas portraits for memorial services, milestone birthdays and guest signing pieces at weddings
- Shops, restaurants and salons: canvases for restaurant walls, guesthouse rooms, salons and furniture showroom styling
Local tips for Cape Town
Print shops and suppliers serving Cape Town mostly work from here: woodstock, Salt River, Epping, Montague Gardens and Paarden Eiland. The requests that come up most: film set print, conference backdrops, tourism print and design studio work. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the banner is made for the southeaster and how it is weighted.
Around Cape Town the largest group asking is companies and offices, which usually means large canvases of local landscapes or company milestones for boardrooms, reception areas and passages. Before you agree to anything: send the original full-size photo file. Getting jobs here: a major print hub, with presses and stock on hand in the industrial areas.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Printers and suppliers on our network work in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give the suburb and whether you will collect or need delivery or installation, so the quote can allow for it.