A-boards with fixed graphics

An A-board is a freestanding advertising display that goes out onto the pavement in the morning and is brought back inside in the evening. You can move it easily whenever you like: it is not tied to the façade and works wherever people are passing today. Showing all the essential information concisely, an A-board does not go unnoticed – especially in busy places.

RVK Tashuta makes advertising A-boards with graphics of any layout and complexity. Below we explain what the display is made of, how the frame shapes differ and which version suits your purpose.

A-board, pavement sign, sandwich board – the same display

This freestanding display goes by several everyday names, and all of them are in use. "Pavement sign" – because the advertising is aimed at passers-by walking past. "Sandwich board" and "street line" are two more names you hear both in everyday and in trade speech. They always mean the same thing: a stable freestanding display with a single- or double-sided advertising face.

This category features A-boards with fixed graphics: the advertising face is designed once and works without changing the image.

What an A-board is made of

The display has two parts: the frame and the advertising face. We make the frames from round, chrome-plated or square/rectangular steel tube. This tube is light, looks good and lasts a long time. Low weight matters here: an outdoor A-board is carried out and brought in every day, so it is a daily routine rather than a one-off installation.

Frame colour of your choice: grey, black or custom.

The material of the advertising face depends on where the A-board will be displayed:

• Galvanised steel.
• Aluminium composite (ACM).
• Banner fabric with eyelets – this is how a banner A-board is built.
• PVC – you can even order a frameless A-board made of it.

A frameless A-board is a separate PVC version with no tube support. It is a structurally different product, not a lighter version of the framed one.

Display shapes and bases

If your tastes are conservative, take a look at the standard A-board types, whose design features are reflected in their names:

• T-shaped A-board – also available in an arched version.
• Tent-style A-board – including an arched version.
• Clip A-board.
• A-frame A-board – made of round tube, also available as a banner version.
• Chrome A-board – a T-shaped banner A-board on chrome-plated tube.
• Aluminium A-board.

An A-board on a round or square base made of round tube also looks interesting. The base is the second choice after the frame shape: the pavement sign is built on a round base, while the outdoor and double-sided A-boards are built on a square one.

How the graphics are applied

The image itself is applied either by full-colour printing or as an appliqué of self-adhesive Oracal film. Both methods are used on the same advertising face – the choice depends on the artwork.

For extra protection of the image you can order lamination on one or both sides. A double-sided A-board advertises on both sides, a single-sided one on the front only.

A-board with chalkboard film

An A-board with chalkboard film is very handy, especially if the information changes often – for example, a café menu or the product of the day. This is a straightforward way to choose: if the content changes every day, a chalk surface is better than print; if the image is permanent, the opposite is true.

Chalkboard film is a way of applying the content, not a separate display: you choose the frame shape and base just as for the printed version.

Where A-boards are placed

These stable freestanding displays are versatile, as they suit both outdoor and indoor use. They are placed wherever people pass by: footfall is exactly what this display is designed for.

Some tasks have their own versions – for example, a tent-style currency exchange A-board. We can also offer you non-standard freestanding displays to bring the most imaginative ideas to life, for example a "life-size cut-out + A-board" combination.

Production time is 3-7 days. Contact us and we will help you choose the shape, base and face material.