Texas Tribune Festival Printing In Austin

Who this helps

This guide is for sponsors, nonprofits, universities, media groups, civic organizations, advocacy groups, public affairs teams, and companies planning meetings or activations around the festival.

• Sponsor tables and branded booths
• Panel or reception signage
• University and nonprofit handouts
• Media kits and speaker packets
• QR signs for newsletters, donations, reports, or event pages
• Directional signs for side events and private receptions

Sponsor and table materials

For a festival environment, the table needs to explain itself quickly. People may only pause for a few seconds, so the sign and handout should not fight each other.

• Table covers and table runners
• Retractable banners or compact backdrops
• Foam board signs and tabletop signs
• One-page handouts, rack cards, and postcards
• Name badges, reserved signs, and check-in pieces
• QR cards for signups or follow-up

Panel, reception, and side event print

Many organizations plan events around the main festival. Those jobs often need welcome signs, sponsor signs, agenda boards, wayfinding, step-and-repeat backdrops, and small printed pieces for guests.

Send the venue name, date, delivery window, and on-site contact so Brandon can help keep the print plan tied to the real setup schedule.

Rush printing for late changes

Speaker names, sponsor lists, session titles, and QR links can change late. Rush options may be possible when the job qualifies, but the file needs to be clean and someone needs to approve the proof quickly.

If there is a chance the content changes, use formats that are easier to replace, like smaller boards, inserts, table signs, or QR cards instead of one oversized piece with everything locked in.

Keep the message readable

Festival signage needs to be readable in a crowd. Brandon can help think through size, viewing distance, mounting, and whether foam board, gator board, vinyl banner, poster, or another material makes more sense.