Maroon With Gold Type
Deep maroon gives gold lettering more contrast than a pale background would, and it photographs without glare in afternoon light. Where a school already uses the color, the banner falls in with the gown, the tassel and the rest of the party without anybody matching things by eye. Indoors it reads warmer than black against a painted wall.
Mount It Three Ways
Mounting depends on what the surface allows. Nails suit a porch beam, hooks suit a railing or a rendered wall, and tape suits painted plaster that should not be drilled into. The panel is light enough for all three. Only the two top corners need fixing, so one person on a step stool has it up in a couple of minutes.
Spans a Front Door
At 70 inches long and 13 deep, the banner crosses a standard front door above head height, or hangs down one side of a doorway if the frame suits that better. The same measurement runs along a porch front or the edge of a dessert table. Checking the span first decides which of those it ends up on.
Alongside Yard Signs
A banner is one piece of a larger set. The maroon and gold scheme lines up with graduation yard signs, table centerpieces and party favors in the same colors, so the porch, the lawn and the tables agree with each other. For a celebration that spreads from the driveway to the back garden, repeating one color is what holds it together.
