Pop-Up Displays
Made to Be Seen
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Up in Under Five Minutes
No tools, one person, graphic stays on
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Straight or Curved
With or without end caps
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Reprint, Do Not Replace
New graphic on the same frame
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Free Shipping & Assistance
Expert Design help and Shipping on us
A pop up display is the fastest way to fill the back wall of a booth. The frame expands like a concertina, the printed graphic is already attached to it, and the whole thing goes from bag to backdrop in a few minutes without tools.
Firebird Prints prints and supplies custom pop up displays in Vancouver for trade shows, expos, conferences, and retail activations. Straight and curved frames, dye sublimated fabric graphics, and everything packed into a wheeled bag your team can carry themselves.
Sizes and Actual Dimensions
Pop up frames are measured in quads, which are the panel segments of the frame. A 4 quad by 3 quad frame is four segments wide and three high. That translates to real dimensions like this.
- 8ft display, 3 quad by 3 quad. Roughly 92 inches wide by 90 inches high. Fits a 10×10 booth with room either side for a counter.
- 10ft display, 4 quad by 3 quad. Roughly 119 inches wide by 90 inches high and 29 inches deep when curved. The standard choice for a 10×10 inline space.
- 10ft extra tall, 4 quad by 4 quad. Same width, but a full 10ft high. Worth it in halls with high ceilings where the standard height gets lost.
- 20ft display. Two frames joined, or a single wide frame, for a 10×20 booth or a long back wall.
- Tabletop pop up. A short version that sits on a 6ft table for career fairs and smaller events.
Booth spaces are measured to the outside edge, and most venues expect a small clearance from the back drape. A 10ft frame in a 10ft booth is normal, but tell us the venue and we will check.
Straight or Curved
Straight gives you the most usable graphic width and sits flat against the back of the booth. It is the better choice when you are showing a product line, a diagram, or anything that needs to read as one flat image.
Curved wraps forward slightly at the edges. It looks softer, holds its shape better without support, and frames the booth so people entering feel enclosed by your brand rather than standing in front of a wall. It costs you a few inches of flat width.
If the booth is inline with neighbours on both sides, either works. If you are on a corner or people approach from an angle, curved usually photographs and reads better.
End Caps, and When You Need Them
End caps are the side panels that close off the two ends of the frame. Without them you get the front graphic only and the frame edge is visible from the side. With them, the graphic wraps around and the display looks finished from every approach.
Take end caps if your booth is on a corner, if you are on an aisle where people walk past the side, or if the neighbouring booth is visually loud. Skip them if you are boxed in between two other exhibitors and only the front is ever seen.
What Comes in the Kit
- Anodised aluminium collapsible frame, straight or curved
- Printed stretch fabric graphic, pre attached to the frame with hook and loop
- End caps where specified
- Stabiliser feet for uneven hall flooring
- Wheeled carry bag
Optional. A moulded hard case with wheels that takes a printed wrap and a countertop, turning your shipping case into a branded counter on the show floor. LED spot or flood lights that clamp to the top of the frame. A backlit version with a rear diffuser panel that lights the graphic from inside.
The Graphic Stays on the Frame
This is the part people underestimate. The fabric mural attaches to hook and loop webbing moulded into the frame, and it stays there.
At the end of the show you collapse the frame with the graphic still on it and put the whole thing in the bag.
It means no aligning panels at 7am, nothing to lose between events, and no creases from folding the print separately. It is also why one person can do the setup.
Fabric Murals and Dye Sublimation Printing
Graphics are dye sublimated onto stretch polyester, so the ink is bonded into the fibre rather than sitting on top. It does not crack along fold lines, it does not peel, and it can be machine washed cold when the floor dust builds up.
The stretch is what keeps the surface flat. A tensioned fabric graphic has no seams across the front and no glare hotspots under hall lighting, which is where older laminated panel systems used to struggle.
When the campaign changes, you reprint the fabric and keep the frame. That is normally the least expensive way to have a new booth.
Artwork That Works at Ten Feet
Most pop up artwork fails for the same reason. It is designed on a screen at arm’s length and then read from across an aisle.
- Keep the main message in the top third. The bottom of the display is behind your table and your staff all day
- One idea, large. Not five bullet points in 40pt type
- On curved frames, avoid logos and faces near the outer edges where the surface turns
- Allow bleed around the whole panel, and keep critical content well inside the trim
- Vector artwork where possible, or raster at a resolution that holds up at full size
Send us the files and we will check scale, placement, and resolution, then send a proof before anything prints. If the artwork needs building, our designers do that too.
Setting Up a Pop Up Display on Show Day
Open the bag, expand the frame until the arms lock, drop the end caps on, and stand it up. No tools, no crew, no ladder. Most exhibitors have it standing in under five minutes and are back in the bag in about the same at teardown.
For anyone who has waited three hours for booth labour at a big show, that is the whole argument for a pop up.
Pop Up vs Tension Fabric vs Expanding Display
A pop up gives you a full back wall that collapses into a bag. A tension fabric display built on extruded profile is more rigid and more configurable, but it assembles piece by piece and needs a case. An expandable display kit adjusts in width if your booth size changes between shows. A custom trade show booth is a built environment rather than a backdrop.
If you want the graphic lit from within rather than lit from above, look at backlit displays.
Local Printing in Vancouver
We print at our shop on Victoria Drive in East Vancouver. You can collect the kit yourself, see the graphic before it leaves, and get a reprint sorted quickly if something changes close to the show.
For exhibitors at the Vancouver Convention Centre, BC Place, or the PNE, collecting locally also means the display arrives in your own vehicle rather than through the freight dock, which usually avoids material handling charges altogether.
We supply across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, and ship nationally for shows outside BC.
Finishing the Booth
A back wall on its own leaves a lot of empty space. Most exhibitors add a printed table throw, a counter, and a retractable banner or two at the aisle edge. Printing them together keeps the colour consistent across every surface.
See everything under trade show displays, or check what a full setup runs to in our trade show booth cost breakdown.
Pop Up Display FAQ
What size pop up display fits a 10x10 booth?
A 10ft frame, which is 4 quad by 3 quad and roughly 119 inches wide. An 8ft frame also works and leaves more room at the sides for a counter or banner stand.
How long does setup take?
Under five minutes for most people, working alone and without tools. The graphic is already on the frame, so there is nothing to align.
Do I need end caps?
Only if the sides of your display will be seen. Corner booths and aisle ends benefit from them. If you are boxed in between two neighbours, the front graphic alone is enough.
Straight or curved, which is better?
Straight gives more flat graphic width and suits detailed artwork. Curved looks softer, frames the booth, and holds its shape well. Neither is wrong, it depends on the artwork and the approach angle.
Can I reprint the graphic and keep the frame?
Yes, and that is the point of buying one. Frames outlast campaigns, so a rebrand or a new product line only costs a new fabric mural.
How does it travel?
A wheeled carry bag is included and the collapsed frame fits inside with the graphic attached. A moulded hard case is available if the display is being shipped as freight or flown.
Can the display be lit?
Yes. LED spot or flood lights clamp to the top of the frame, and a backlit version lights the graphic from behind using a diffuser panel.
Are the graphics washable?
Yes. Dye sublimated stretch fabric can be machine washed cold and hung to dry. By the third or fourth show, that matters.
What is the difference between a pop up display and a tension fabric display?
A pop up uses a collapsible frame that expands in one motion with the graphic already attached. A tension fabric display is built from extruded profile assembled piece by piece, which is more rigid and more configurable but slower to put up.
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Send your booth size, your event date, and whether you want straight or curved and with or without end caps.
If you are not sure, tell us the venue and the footprint and we will recommend the setup that fits.
