Custom Teardrop Banner Printing in Australia

Teardrop banner flags, also called teardrop flags or teardrop banners, are Australia's most popular outdoor signage format. The rounded teardrop silhouette catches wind evenly across the full banner face, keeping your artwork visible and wrinkle-free even in gusty conditions.

At Paperlust Print Shop, we print custom teardrop flags on premium dye-sublimated polyester with fibreglass poles and your choice of ground spike, cross base, or heavy-duty base.

Low minimum orders, 2-3 day production, and delivery to every state and territory in Australia.

The teardrop shape is engineered for outdoor performance. The rounded top distributes wind force evenly across the banner face, which means less flapping and more consistent visibility compared to straight-edged rectangle banners. The spring-loaded top arm maintains constant tension even when the wind drops, so your teardrop flag keeps its shape rather than collapsing against the pole.

For Australian businesses dealing with hot, gusty conditions across coastal regions, Melbourne winters, and outback markets, teardrop flags consistently outperform rectangle and bow formats on durability and visibility.

Australian buyers order this product under a dozen different names, and every one of them describes the same thing: a teardrop-shaped fabric flag held under tension on a fibreglass pole with a ground base. Teardrop flags, teardrop banners, teardrop banner flags, teardrop signs and teardrop signage are the same item, and the two-word spellings tear drop banner, tear drop flags, tear drop banner flags, tear drop flag banner, tear drop signs and tear drop signage are just as widely used.

The format is also called an advertising flag or a promotional flag when the job is outdoor advertising rather than wayfinding or directional signage. Teardrop banner printing, tear drop banner printing and teardrop flag printing all describe the same dye-sublimation process we run in Melbourne.

Order under whichever name your team already uses. Every teardrop sign we print ships as a complete kit: the printed flag, a fibreglass pole set, your choice of base, and a carry bag.

Choosing the right teardrop flag size comes down to your viewing distance and installation environment.

• Small (2100mm assembled height): ideal for indoor use, retail counters, and events with overhead height restrictions.
• Medium (3000mm assembled height): the most ordered size, suits storefronts, footpaths, carparks, and standard outdoor events.
• Large (4200mm assembled height): used for car dealerships, outdoor festivals, major retail promotions, and venue entrances where maximum visibility from 30+ metres is critical.

Those heights are the assembled height of the flag on its pole, measured from the ground, and they are the teardrop banner sizes quoted in the product specifications: 2100mm, 3000mm and 4200mm. The printed flag face is shorter than the assembled height on every size, because the pole continues below the flag down to the base. Teardrop banner dimensions are always quoted this way, so if you are checking tear drop banner size against an existing stand or a venue height limit, compare the 2100mm, 3000mm and 4200mm assembled figures rather than the flag face.

All three sizes ship with the matching fibreglass pole kit and your choice of base. If you are running a multi-banner campaign, mix sizes to layer your signage from approach distance through to point-of-entry.

Single-sided teardrop flags are the most popular choice for most applications. Your artwork is printed on the front; the reverse shows a mirror bleed-through from the dye-sublimation process. This is perfectly acceptable when the banner faces a single direction.

Double-sided teardrop flags use a blockout centre layer sewn between two independently printed faces, so there is zero bleed-through and clear artwork shows on both sides. The right choice for traffic islands, pedestrian crossings, event pathways, and any site where the banner is viewed from both directions.

Every teardrop banner kit includes a base.

• Ground spikes: quickest to install. Push the steel spike into grass or soft ground and you are up in under two minutes.
• Cross bases: suit hard surfaces (concrete, pavement, tiles, indoor floors). Four-contact support, no drilling required.
• Heavy-duty plate bases: for large banners, coastal and high-wind locations, or any installation lasting more than a few days. Water-fill or sand-fill options available for maximum ballast.

For multiple banners, we recommend running mixed bases. Ground spikes for the entry approach (fast deploy), cross bases for pavement-side rows, and heavy-duty plates anchoring corner positions.

Teardrop flags are deployed across virtually every industry in Australia. Common applications include:

• Retail footpath displays to draw passing trade.
• Real estate open home and auction directional flags.
• Automotive forecourt flags for new arrivals and promotion campaigns.
• Hospitality signage for events, weddings, and functions.
• Healthcare practice promotions.
• Gym and fitness member recruitment.
• Food and beverage markets, festivals, and pop-up restaurants.
• Education open days and campus wayfinding.
• Sporting club sponsorship and game-day branding.

Every teardrop banner is printed at our Melbourne facility and sent by tracked courier to every state and territory. Product pricing is set by size, print sides and base, not by where the flag is delivered.

• Melbourne and Victoria: printed locally, so teardrop banners Melbourne orders carry the shortest transit leg, and teardrop flags Melbourne businesses run on storefronts and forecourts are ready as soon as production closes. Regional Victoria ships on the same tracked service.
• Sydney and regional NSW: teardrop flags for open homes, dealership forecourts and weekend markets ship across New South Wales, including Newcastle, Maitland and the Central Coast.
• Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Queensland: the heavy-duty metal plate base is the usual pick for exposed coastal and high-wind Queensland sites.
• Perth and Western Australia: teardrop banners Perth orders run on the same production schedule as a local job and the full range ships to WA. If you already own the hardware, teardrop flags Perth customers reorder are usually the replacement flag on its own, which refreshes the artwork without freighting poles and bases both ways.
• Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin: teardrop banners Adelaide, teardrop flags Canberra and tear drop flags Darwin orders all ship to SA, the ACT, Tasmania and the Northern Territory on the same 2-3 day production schedule.

Teardrop banners Sydney orders are the largest single interstate volume on this product, so it is worth being specific about them. Printing and proofing happen in Melbourne on the same 2-3 working day schedule as a local job, and then teardrop flags Sydney customers order ship by tracked courier with the transit leg on top. If you buy teardrop banners Sydney side for footpath or forecourt use, the medium 3000mm size on the heavy-duty metal plate base is the combination that holds its shape in exposed wind. To order teardrop banners Sydney wide across several sites, send one artwork file and the total quantity rather than one order per site: the per-unit rate falls across the whole run, so it is cheaper to buy teardrop flags Sydney metro and regional NSW together.

Production is 2-3 working days after artwork approval. Transit time is additional and depends on your delivery address.

Teardrop flag artwork is printed in a vertical format on a teardrop-shaped template. Keep primary messaging in the upper 60% of the banner face, since the lower portion narrows and is less visible at distance. Use bold, high-contrast typography. Minimum font size for text intended to be read at 5m+ is 80pt.

File requirements: PDF, AI, or EPS preferred. High-resolution PNG or JPG (minimum 150dpi at printed size) accepted. Include 5mm bleed. Keep critical content 20mm from the edge. If you need help with artwork preparation, our team can review your files and flag any issues before production starts.

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Teardrop flags custom printed to your own artwork are the only kind we make. There is no stock design library: every flag is dye-sublimated from the file you upload, so custom teardrop flags, custom tear drop flags and printed teardrop flags all describe the same order. Artwork is checked free before it goes near the press.

Teardrop flag banners are the same product under a longer name, and so are teardrop banners and flags, teardrop flag signage and teardrop flag signs. Whichever name you arrived with, the ordering path is identical: pick a size, pick single or double-sided print, pick a base, and the configurator prices the run live.

Teardrop banners cheap enough for a one-off market stall and teardrop flags wholesale quantities for a multi-site campaign come off the same quantity ladder, so the per-unit rate falls at every step. Teardrop banners prices for a run of ten sit well under the single-flag rate, and teardrop banner prices for the large 4200mm size scale from the medium. The cheapest configuration, which is what people mean when they search teardrop flags cheap, is single-sided print on the small or medium size with the ground spike base that is included at no extra cost. It is not a lower grade of fabric: we print one fabric across every size. Teardrop banners wholesale runs above the published ladder are quoted by the team.

To order teardrop banners for a campaign, upload the artwork on this page and approve the digital proof. Buying teardrop flags online is the whole process and there is no showroom step, and teardrop flags Australia wide ship by tracked courier from Melbourne. Promotional teardrop flags for a seasonal push are ordered exactly the same way.

Not sure which flag format is right for your campaign?

• Teardrop flags: rounded shape, excellent wind performance, most popular format in Australia, suits most outdoor applications.
• Bow banners: F-shaped, distinctive curved silhouette, stands out in busy streetscapes, great for events and retail where visual differentiation matters.
• Rectangle banners: straight-edged, more text-friendly, better suited to detailed messaging and structured campaigns.

Teardrop flags are built for outdoor environments, but the right banner for your setup depends on how and where you are displaying. Bow banners offer a similar flag-style footprint and work great for festivals and beachside events. For rigid wall coverage or large branded backdrops, rectangle banners are the straightforward choice.

X-banner stands and premium retractable banners cover indoor trade-show and event-booth use. For longer-run outdoor displays, polyester banners and vinyl banners hold up well on fences and structures.

Teardrop flags are the choice for outdoor events, festivals, car yards, and retail activations where a curved, aerodynamic silhouette holds its shape in wind and stands out at street level. When the event setup or venue needs a different banner format, the full outdoor range is ready. Bow banners offer a wider wing profile on the same feather-flag pole system, suited to high-footfall retail and dealership forecourts. Rectangle banners handle flat displays for backdrops, fences, and shopfronts.

For high-volume campaigns and all-weather installations, polyester banners deliver a durable fabric print that works indoors and outdoors. Vinyl banners are the short-run option for markets, events, and temporary outdoor signage. For pavement or entrance setups, corflute A-frames are a lightweight, freestanding solution. When rigid, long-term outdoor signage is needed, PVC signs suit fence, wall, and post mounting.