Print Design
Pop-Up Banner and Exhibition Stand Design in Glasgow
What pop-up banners and exhibition stands cost to design, how to lay them out so they work across a busy hall, and how to get files right for your printer.
Published 17 October 2026Updated 22 October 20264 min read
What display design costs
Large-format artwork, including roller banners, pop-up stands, exhibition graphics, window graphics and outdoor banners, starts from £175. If the display is part of a wider campaign with flyers and social posts, a multi-format rollout starts from £250. For the cost of the displays themselves, see what an LED lightbox display costs and the roller banner prices on my print shop.
Displays I have designed
I have designed pop-up displays and stands for food and drink producers and car dealers, including Campbeltown Creamery, Isle of Arran Cheddar, a pop-up counter for Mull of Kintyre Cheddar at Scotland’s Speciality Food Show, and pop-up banners for Volvo, Suzuki and Hilton. In a busy hall you have a couple of seconds to make someone stop.
Put the message at eye level
On a roller banner, the top third is what people see over the crowd and the bottom third is often hidden behind a table or a person. Put your name and your one key message high up, keep the middle for a strong image, and do not put anything essential near the bottom.
Fewer words, bigger type
A display is read from metres away, not held in the hand. Your business name, what you do in a few words, and a web address or QR code are usually enough. Detailed information belongs in a flyer or brochure people can take away.
Getting it printed
Every display supplier has its own template, with specific sizes, bleed and hidden areas for the stand mechanism. Send me the supplier’s template and I will set the artwork up to it exactly, at the right resolution for large-format print. Whether it is for an exhibition at the SEC or a stand in your shop, the file set-up is what stops it coming back wrong.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does pop-up banner design cost in Glasgow?
- From a senior freelance designer, pop-up and roller banner design starts from around £175 as large-format artwork.
- Can you design to my printer’s template?
- Yes. Send the supplier’s template and the artwork will be set up to their exact sizes, bleed and hidden areas.
- Can you match my exhibition stand to my flyers?
- Yes. A multi-format rollout from £250 keeps your display, flyers and social posts consistent.
Written by Ross Boag
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Ross Boag is a senior freelance graphic designer in Glasgow with 12+ years of agency and in-house experience, for brands including Hilton, Volvo and Jim Beam. He also designs logos and brand identities and websites, and prints the work through his online print shop, for businesses across Glasgow, Scotland and the UK.