A Few New Design Tricks For Door Hangers

By Yang Muyang


Running out of design tricks for your marketing door hangers? Let me give you a few of the new ones that experts are now trying out when they print door hangers. Just read the list below and see if these new design tricks and techniques can be applied to your designs for door hangers. Hopefully there is something that is appropriate for your theme that will give you some advantage in door hanger marketing.

Multi-layered designs - One of the newest tips that are starting to get attention in door hanger design are multi-layered designs. These door hanger designs involve not just one piece of door hanger paper, but multiple pieces in different shapes to create a layered effect. This not only makes the custom door hanger thicker and stronger, but it also lets a designer be creative with the multiple layers of material. So besides the base paper which is already thick, a designer can create a mosaic or a collage of sorts with many other paper layers with different colors and textures. Done right, this can result in a truly unique door hanger that has a lot of novelty built right into it.

Embossed designs - Another thing that is not necessarily new, but making a new comeback in door hanger printing is embossed designs. Embossed design elements are basically those elements that are raised or sunken within the paper material to get a three dimensional effect. If you have a nice logo or some lines of text that you really want to emphasize, you can try embossing those design elements to make them more noticeable. This effect has already been used in many printed materials like business cards and postcards and it should work well with your custom door hangers too.

Folded door hangers - Now, if you are the type who needs to put a lot of information in your door hangers, a cool new thing you can do is to print folded door hangers. These are basically your run of the mill door hangers with one difference. They have folded elements that store more materials for people to read or explore. The folded element can carry with it extra marketing or promotional information, or it can be a small fold that carries coupons, business cards and other materials. So if you need more space and more interesting features in your door hanger configuration, you should try folded door hangers.

Custom cuts, shapes and holes - Another good design trick to know in door hanger printing is the option to get custom cuts, shapes and holes in your door hangers. You do not need to be stuck with rectangular or regularly shaped door hangers. A lot of door hanger printing companies today can offer some custom cutting, shaping and even hole making done for you. You just need to specify the dimensions (or send a template if your shape is complicated) to the door hanger printing company and they should be able to do it. It will cost a bit extra, but this extra physical customization can do a lot to improve the impact of your color door hangers.

Special embedded materials - Finally, you can also consider adding some special embedded elements into your door hanger. Common extra design materials you can consider include reflectors, glossy stickers, 2D holograms, studs, strings and many other extra physical elements, These add a lot more to the character of the door hanger making it quite a distinct printed material that people pay attention to. So if you have the extra resources, you should try out these extra embedded materials.

You now know some of the new tricks out there for door hanger printing. Try them out to get something new with your door hangers designs.




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