One-way Vision Glass Film
One Way Vision Film – A Glass Branding & Privacy Solution
See outside, without being seen inside.
- One-way vision films for branding glasses at offices and retail stores
- Turns glass walls and partitions into great branding collateral
- Allows people inside to look out; people outside can only view the branding
- Privacy and advertising in one shot
- Shipping and installation facility available
- Prices starting at ₹ 70/- per sq. ft.
Shipping: Across India, MOQ applicable.
Pricing: One Way Vision Film starting at ₹ 70.00 per sq. ft.
One-way Vision Glass Film – Detailed Description
Large corporate offices, malls, dealerships, and even retail stores tend to use glass significantly these days. Be it in the form of partitions or huge panels that face the outside of the building, glass is a vital component of the overall look and feel of modern architecture. And this has created a unique demand in the printing industry.
- People want to be able to look out of the office partition or display window.
- And at the same time, they need to show images of their products or display their corporate philosophy to the people standing on the other side of the glass.
- Additionally, they want privacy – to be able restrict visibility into what’s happening inside.
One-way vision printed film addresses this demand.
How Does a One-Way Vision Film Work?
A one-way vision film is essentially a vinyl with tiny holes (think of a micro-perforated mesh film).
One Way Vision Film Prints Available At Orchid Digitals
The holes in the film are quite tiny and closely spaced. This doesn’t affect the image quality while printing on the film. So, a typical one-way vision film turns out with a printed image on one side, and a black back on the reverse (inside of the window).
Now, the human eye tends to take in a lot of information when in front of a large image. So, when a person is standing on the outside, i.e. the image side of mesh film, their mind only registers the overall image and not the pinholes.
Applications of One-way Vision Film
One-way vision films are a perfect solution to brand:- Glass partitions in malls, offices, and stores.
- Building facades
- Vehicle windows
What Are the Benefits of One-way Vision Film?
Offers Privacy: The ability to see from one side without being seen is a great privacy feature. More so because this privacy doesn’t come at the cost of visual appeal, since the film allows for displaying great graphics on the outside.
Great for Branding: In addition to providing privacy, one-way vision films for glass provide a great creative asset to showcase your offerings/identity. They convert simple walls of glass into usable spaces to communicate with our visitors and audience. That’s unarguably a great real estate vertical when it comes to displaying your brand.
Changeability: There are times when the branding on glass needs to be changed or updated. Imagine that the product offering you’re showcasing has evolved/updated. In such a case, the ability to change the glass film is a boon. This is a cake-walk with our one-way vision film. Just peel the old sticker and paste a new one in its place.
FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions
There are 4 main types of glass film prints we offer:
Transparent, opaque, frosted and one way vision film prints. Each of these offer a different level of visibility and privacy. Apart from this we also have speciaciality films like white ink prints, reverse pastable films, etc.
One way vision films have a print on the front surface. On the back, these films are typically grey or black in colour. So the person standing behind the glass panel will get to see a blank black surface with pin holes in the same.
These pin holes will also help him see through to the other side.
Create your artwork using large images and bold/big text fonts when you need to print your communication on one way vision films. These elements work best with this media. Small text or fine detailing in images sometimes get lost in the meshed surface.
In my opinion two-way vision films are a marketing scam. They rarely work. And no, we do not offer this product.
If you need visibility for your communication from both sides of the glass partition, consider using transparent film prints.
No. They are not.
Unfortunately we do not have ready designs for you to select from. We are just processors who print whatever design file the client supplies.
If you are looking for generic designs, I suggest that you source the same from sites like Shutterstock.com, Dreamstime.com. Download the images you like and share the same with us.
If you are looking for a highly customised design, you will probably need to hire the services of a professional designer. Click on the link below for more details:
https://orchiddigitals.com/our-favorite-pune-based-designers/
Our client can paste the glass film prints themselves, or hire a wallpaper guy to do the same.
And for our Pune based clients, we have a we have a team of pasters who can come and install the print on-site.
You can install one way vision film prints on your own. Just follow the steps listed beneath.
1. Make sure that the base surface is clean and smooth.
2. Spray a film of water on the surface where the job has to be pasted, and also on the adhesive back of the vinyl. This helps to reduce the initial strength of the glue and makes repositioning of the print easy.
After this initial prep, you can start pasting the wallpaper as follows:
1. Gently peel and start pasting glass film/vinyl starting from one corner.
2. Use a squeegee or handkerchief to smoothen the print on the surface.
3. Workout all the air bubbles and also the water to create a form bond between the adhesive and the surface beneath.
Finally,
1. Use a pin to puncture any bubble that may have remained.
2. Leave the print to dry out for a few hours. The glue will now form a strong bond with the substrate beneath.
Follow the above steps and you should be fine.
Also, for our Pune based clients, do give us a call and and we’ll send across a team to help with the endpoint-installation.
You can remove these prints or change them at a moments notice. Thus restoring the glass panels to their original state. There may be a little bit of residual glue post peeling. And the same can be cleaned away by a little thinner/petrol.
We can work with a variety of file formats. Do share your job as a .jpg, .pdf, .png, Corel Draw for EPS file.
Also, do make sure that the file has a sufficiently high resolution. While our machines have the capability to reproduce images of stunning quality, a high input resolution of your file will make a difference.
The minimum size of print we can process is 3 feet X 4 feet. For sizes smaller than this the billing amount still remains the same as that of size 3 feet X 4 feet.
We can send across a team for installing this product for our clients in Pune. This service will cost extra.
Yes. Online payments are accepted at Orchid Digitals. In fact we try to finish the entire job online. All you need to do is mail us your artwork/design file along with the requisite dimensions, material specifications, copies needed, etc.
After evaluating/understanding your project requirement we send across an estimate for the same. This estimate (in the form of a Proforma Invoice) will also contain an online paylink encoded in a QR code.
Scan the QR code to make the payments.
Once the funds are transferred, we process the job and the ship the same across to you.
Our custom printed wall prints can be delivered anywhere in India. The shipping charges for the same are extra and will be communicated to you once we receive the delivery address.
Additionally for our Pune based clients, we can send across a team to install the job as well.
How Much Does One-Way Vision Printing Cost?
One-way vision
Convert your glass partition into a privacy panel. Visibility from one side and advertising / branding on the other
- High resolution colour prints
- On one way vision mesh film
- Media has tiny pinholes with an image printed on one side and and a black / grey colour on the reverse
- Print in a roll form with a sticker/adhesive back
- To enable direct pasting on your glass windows / partitions / office cubicles
- Person standing outside can see the branding but cannot see what’s happening inside the office. At the same time, a person standing inside (or behind the print) can see what’s happening outside
- One way vision effect works best when the interiors are lit lesser than the exteriors. Else the film becomes more transparent
- UV inks are used to reproduce the image on mesh film media
- Above media is graded for indoor and outdoor use
- Product is resistant to dust, scratches and water
- Ideal for supermarket storefronts, restaurant front facades, boss’ cabins, conference rooms, etc.
- Example Costing: ₹1400.00 for a minimum print size of 4 feet X 5 feet (20 square feet X ₹70.00 per foot)
* Please Note:
- The rates quoted above attract 18% GST.
- Above rates do not include installation. For larger jobs (100 ft and above), our installation team can visit your site in Pune to install the one-way vision films. This would be charged extra.
- The rates quoted above are per square foot. This means you first need to work out the total area of your job to arrive at the final cost.
For example, let us assume that you require 2 one-way vision prints each of a width of 3 feet and height of 2 feet. In this case, the total cost of the job is calculated as follows:
3 feet (width) X 2 feet (height) X 2 (copies/prints) X ₹ 70.00 (cost of print, as per the table above) =
₹ 840.00 (+ 18% GST)
Shipping and Delivery
- One Way Vision prints can be delivered anywhere in India in a roll form.
- Delivery charges are extra and will be communicated to you once we receive the delivery address.
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