The best place to buy a 275 cm wide banner in Shanghai
BEST OF SHANGHAI: ‘One man’s opinion’
There comes a time in every human being’s life when you need a big banner printed with … something. For me, that time came this week. It’s for the upcoming Shanghaiist launch party — to which you all are invited — that is scheduled for Sept. 16 at British Bulldog Pub and features two great bands: Xingfu 13, the house band from the best bar in Shanghai, Tang Hui Pub, and the Shanghai Cowboys, the best country and western band in China. A country and western band … at a British Pub … in China. I can’t think of anything more Shanghainese. Should be a great party. And, no doubt, my 275 cm wide “Shanghaiist.com” banner (pictured) will be a major reason why. Okay, maybe not. But who gives a shit when the thing only costs 50 kuai?
That’s right. You too can have your very own huge nylon-ish banner emblazoned with the high-quality logo of your choice for the price of an overpriced beer in Shanghai (and, really, aren’t they all in this city?). Just think of the possibilities! No more battling crowds or craning necks while awaiting the arrival of friends at the Pudong airport. Just hang a banner with instructions on where to meet and camp out at one of the airport’s great restaurants or bars … oh wait. I’m considering hanging two banners outside my apartment window: “HELP! They are tearing down my neighborhood!” and “Move along please: No illegal satellite here” — unless you think the banner might affect my reception. Maybe one for my front door: “Stop repeatedly ringing the damn doorbell. I heard you the first time.” Or one to take to Shanghai Sharks games: “Look! I can hold up a huge banner and the people seated behind me don’t care at all (that is if there are any people seated behind me).” And finally, one to hang across Shanghai’s sidewalks. There doesn’t need to be any message on this one — I just want it to clothesline motorcyclists who don’t know how to use the road.
Here’s where I got my banner made: Shanghai Guang Enterprise Design, 248 Tian Ping Lu, 4F Hui An Building, Room G (上海市徐家汇天平路248号汇安商务4楼G座), tel: 64480491 (ask for Ms. Chen Yu Han). My Shanghaiist.com banner is black on white, but I’m pretty sure they have other options. The graphic will be as good as the file you give them — I sent them a huge JPEG, as well as an Adobe Illustrator file. The banner came with string stitched in for hanging. And the 50 kuai price included delivery to my apartment. Not too shabby.
Special thanks to Shanghaiist contributor Brenna and Yvonne from Creek Art Center for helping me out with this!
09.02.2005, 11:58 AM · Best of Shanghai
2 Comments
Sounds awesome! I’m there. British Pubs are cool and so is this blog.
Could you be so kind as to direct me to the Shanghai Shark’s home page. Thank you.