Highway Billboard Signs
Waleed (535 points) | Thu, 2005-06-09 21:46Hi,
What are the dimensions & resolution needed for a highway billboard sign? I asked a friend at a design firm and he told me 13cm x 5cm @ 300dpi.
I'd appreciate any corrections from designers who worked on such designs..
Thanks,
Waleed
Waleed
www.waleedsgallery.biz
Probably depends on what part of the world, and I hope you mean meters not centimeters (cm).
Ron Gallagher
Citrus Studios
Ron Gallagher
Citrus Studios
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From the distance from which it's viewed, it'll appear only a few cenimeters/inches large. No need to pack in much resolution when it won't be seen up close anyway.
I have art requiremnts coming from clear channel billboards here in the U.S. for a 14 foot by 48 foot bill board you may submit a 3.5 in X 12 in 300 DPI.
check here too: www.clearchanneloutdoor.com/product/templates.asp.
good luck
Yes Ron, centimeters :)
Big P, thank you so much for the dimensions and the URL you provided.. Very helpful..
Cheers,
Waleed
Waleed
www.waleedsgallery.biz
Wow that's really interesting. Learn something new every day.
Ron Gallagher
Citrus Studios
Ron Gallagher
Citrus Studios
Great web hosting > Lunarpages
I would design everything in illustrator (vector) @ half scale and let them decide the rez..
if you design it at 3.5x12/300dpi I would imagin that they do the scaling and lower the resolution to their own standards that will look right while you are driving by.
But yes, if you've ever seen a Billboard up close its rare they ever have a very high resolution since at low res it still looks fairly crisp from 150' away :P.