In and of itself, installing vinyl wraps is an art. However, the designer must make certain that the graphics are created to the vehicle’s specifications before they are installed. For this reason, the vehicle wrap’s design is arguably the most important part of the wrapping process. But, how are vehicle wraps designed in North Jersey? This entry will give you a good overview.
Get to Know the Car
Before the design is created, our experts first need to know what kind of vehicle and graphics they are working with. Trucks are three dimensional objects, but the graphics we typically get are 2D. Fortunately, we have thousands of templates to help convert 2D images into outstanding vinyl wraps. We closely examine the lines, trim, recesses, and contours of the vehicle to make 
sure we are using an accurate design template.
Start with High Quality Graphics
We use specialized, innovative car wrap design software. However, even the best software and designers need high quality, high resolution graphics and images. The finished wrapped is going to be quite large, therefore the images we start with need to be capable of being blown up. With large format printing, everything is magnified. That means flawed images printed at full scale will look worse than they look on the computer screen. For this reason, we will ask for high resolution or vector-based images. Or, we can create graphics or our own.
Color Is Crucial
In order to understand how the colors will be rendered on your wrap, it is imperative that you see a sample print of the design on the same material the wrap will be produced on using the same wide format digital printer that will do the printing. Colors are particularly important when it 
comes to branding. If you have the pantone color codes for your company colors, we can perfectly match them.
Putting the Puzzle Together
A vinyl wrap is made up of separate sections. There are individual panels for the bumpers, bonnet, and sides. These all need to line up perfectly. We will let you know if there are any prospective problem areas in how the design will be rendered on your vehicle. For example, taillights, mirrors, license plates, wheel wells, badges, headlights, large changes in the contour of a panel, antennas, and door handles could all potentially be trouble areas. Fortunately, our team has plenty of experience working around these obstacles.
Calculating the exact proportions of the automobile that is getting wrapped is one of the biggest issues in the vehicle wrap design process for North Jersey. This is why it is crucial to go with a sign company that has extensive experience creating vehicle wraps. This is not a do it yourself type task. We have had a number of do it yourselfers come to us to fix the jobs they botched.
The Sign Center has more than four decades of experience creating marketing and branding programs for businesses. We specialize in wraps for cars, trucks, vans, and other vehicles. If you are ready to maximize your marketing potential, contact us today for a free vinyl wrap consultation and quote.
