banner

• A long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, hung in a public place or carried in a demonstration or procession
• A strip of cloth on which a sign is painted
• A sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.
• A long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles
• A banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message

backdrop

• A painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
• The rear curtain of a stage setting
• A painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery
• A curtain hung at the back of a stage, often painted to represent some scene

At iProbe, a backdrop is a wall-like printed graphics that offers full coverage of the area between the floor and the ceiling - going up about eight feet (8 ft) vertically or more. Typically anything with less vertical coverage a banner. So a printed graphic sized 8' by 12' or 8' by 16' is a backdrop whereas a print sized 4' by 12' or 4' by 10' is a banner.

regular (12 ft) ceiling / small floor space (less than 20 ft)

If your event venue has a 12-ft ceiling and a small floor space of 12 ft to accommodate an eight-foot panelists' table, you have two options.

partial coverage with a banner

if you don't mind having some empty space showing behind the seated panelists (from the floor up to the panelists' head height), we suggest a banner that is four or five feet high. The empty space will mostly be covered by the table cloth and the panelists. There will also be some open space from the top of the ceiling to one or two feet under the ceiling.

a banner that is ten feet wide will fit nicely behind the panelists' table. Using a telescopic banner stand, the empty space between the bottom of the banner and the floor can be adjusted to be between four to six feet and go up to one or two feet below the ceiling or to the maximum ceiling height.

4'x12' banner behind presenters' table.

4'x12' banner next to banquet style seating.

full coverage with a backdrop

if you want to maximize coverage of the area behind panelists, speakers, presenters or interviewees, we suggest a backdrop that goes from floor to eight feet or more towards the ceiling. A backdrop provides a larger area of focus than a banner. However, when choosing a full coverage, it's important to keep in mind that panelists seated in front of the backdrop will obstruct the view of the graphics or text. If there is a table, it will cover up the bottom part of the backdrop during the entire event. Plan your banner design accordingly so as not to have important information hidden from view.

8'x12.5' backdrop behind presenters' table.

8'x12.5' backdrop next to banquet style seating.

regular (12 ft) ceiling / large (20 ft) floor space

this scenario is not much different from having a regular ceiling with a smaller floor space but you have more room to play with for the width of your banner.

partial coverage with a banner

For the banner height, we still suggest four or five feet. As in the previous scenario (regular ceiling with small floor width), there will be some empty space from the floor to the height of the seated panelists' heads and about one to two feet from the top of the banner to the ceiling.

In width, the banner can extend to to 16 feet to fit nicely behind the panelists' table.

full coverage with a backdrop

Use a backdrop that goes from floor to eight feet or more towards the ceiling to maximize coverage of the area behind your panelists, speakers, presenters, or interviewees and for greater visual impact. Figure out how much of the backdrop will be covered by the seated panelists and plan the backdrop content design accordingly.