Chicago Cultural Center
My Reality
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs hired Formato to print large outdoor vinyl banners to promote My Reality, an exhibition exploring the impact of Japanese animation, commonly known as anime, on contemporary art in Asian countries and countries in the West. Since the building is an historic landmark, it was necessary to make a device for mounting the banners to the columns on the Randolph Street side of the building to avoid drilling into the structure.
 

Chicago Cultural Center
Sebastiao Salgado
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs hired Formato to print large outdoor vinyl banners to promote a photography exhibition featuring the work of Sebastiao Salgado. Since the building is an historic landmark, it was necessary to make a device for mounting the banners to the columns on the Randolph Street side of the building to avoid drilling into the structure.
 

Chicago Office of Tourism
Formato was hired to print four large outdoor banners and 250 10" x 14" souvenir banners for a Teddy Bear exhibition hosted at the Chicago Cultural Center. Outdoor banners were hung on the same device previously used by the Chicago Cultural Center.
 

Chicago Office of Tourism
Chicago Blues Exchange
The Chicago Office our Tourism hired Formato to print outdoor and indoor banners and exhibit memorabilia for Chicago Blues Exchange, an exhibition tracing the evolution of the Blues in Chicago. Outdoor vinyl banners were printed and installed to the exterior of the exhibition space using a custom-built device for ease of installation and removal. 80" x 96" poly poplin banners were printed, sewn, and installed inside a 24' high window space.
 

Photos by Blair Holmes

jstar Brands LLC
EFFEN Vodka
jstar Brands, LLC is making headline news in Chicago with its promotion of Effen Vodka -- a new brand of vodka distilled in Holland. Formato had the pleasure of printing a smaller scaled proof for a 168-foot sign painted atop 640 N LaSalle Street, in addition to several 24" x 36" prints mounted and laminated to Sintra for local club/lounge owners.
 

Metropolitan Loft Shoppe
A retailer specializing in custom window treatments and pillows for residential lofts in Chicago wanted to immerse its clients in the ultimate loft environment. A wall covering was printed and installed in their showroom, measuring approximately 12' high and 10' wide.
 

Tom, Dick & Harry Advertising Chicago
Formato produced presentation boards/agency laminations for Tom, Dick & Harry Advertising Chicago. Prints were mounted to 16" x 24" white Sintra board and laminated with 5-mil thermal lamination for extra durability.
 

Kearns & Markle
Formato was hired by Kearns and Markle, a design and communications firm in Chicago, to print trade show graphics for their client Jason Dae & Associates, Inc. The designer requested that a portion of the graphics be printed with a chrome finish. To reproduce this look, it was necessary to print the graphics to a backlit material and overlay chrome finish vinyl lettering to the final output.
 

BodyWithin, Inc./JWFerris Studios
BodyWithin and JWFerris Studios wanted outdoor promotional signage that would hold up to the strong winds and unpredictable Chicago weather. The images were printed with UV inks, then mounted to Sintra and laminated with scratch resistant hot lamination for extra durability. Not only are the signs sun, rain, and wind proof, JWFerris Studios recently reported their sign was run over by a car and it still looks great!
 

BodyWithin, Inc.
As a final addition to this Pilates studio's feng shui design, Formato printed a cotton banner for display in the studio space. Additionally, Formato designed and welded a metal stand for Sam, the studio's instructional skeleton.
 

Blair Holmes Productions, Inc.
Blair Holmes, a Chicago producer and photographer, hired Formato to enlarge one of his photographs and create a custom mural for the interior of his studio entrance doors. Formato applied a watercolor filter to the image before printing it to photo gloss paper. The print was then mounted to 2mm Sintra and laminated with hot luster lamination for extra durability before being mounted.
 

Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.
Dennis Kunkel, a renowned photographer specializing in microscopic photography, provided Formato with the opportunity to print large-scale posters of bed bugs, crazy ants and spiders for his personal collection.
 

Chicago Transit Authority
 

Evergreen Plaza Associates, L.P.
 

Chicago Cultural Center Foundation (Millennium Park)
 

U.S. Nonwoven Corp NY
 

Sacco Marketing Communications