Flex printing in Deccan and Shivajinagar serves Pune’s old student and shopping heart. Fergusson College Road and Jangli Maharaj Road are lined with cafés, clothing stores, bookshops and eateries, and the area is surrounded by well-known colleges, coaching institutes and, towards Shivajinagar, courts and government offices. 3 Red Media prints banners, backdrops and boards for this crowd at its Chandni Chowk unit and delivers them along Karve Road.
The audience here is young, fast-moving and spoilt for choice, which means prints have to catch the eye quickly and be refreshed often.
College fests and student events
The colleges around Deccan and Shivajinagar run cultural fests, technical fests, sports meets and department events through the academic year. Student committees juggle sponsors, faculty approvals and tight budgets, and printing is usually one of the last items to be finalised.
| Fest need | Tip | |
|---|---|---|
| Main stage | Large backdrop with fest name and sponsors | Leave space for the screen and lights |
| Sponsor visibility | Sponsor banners, standees at the entrance | Get logo sizes agreed in the sponsor deal |
| Getting around campus | Direction boards and event schedules | Sunboard stays flat on easels |
| Selfie spots | Photo frame or printed wall | Keep the fest hashtag large |
| Promotion before the fest | Banners at the college gate and canteen | Check what the college permits |
Our page on event backdrop printing explains how to size a stage backdrop, and standee printing covers the roll-ups sponsors often ask for.
Cafés and shops on FC Road and JM Road
These two roads have some of the most competitive frontages in Pune. Cafés and quick-service restaurants change their window offers often, clothing stores swap displays with every season, and footfall is mostly on foot. That makes the glass and the area at eye level more valuable than a high fascia board.
- Use the glass: one-way vision or printed vinyl shows the brand while keeping the view out.
- Put a standee or A-board on your own frontage space to catch walkers, not on the footpath.
- Keep seasonal offers on removable vinyl so they come off cleanly when the sale ends.
- For a small frontage, choose fewer words and bolder colours rather than squeezing everything in.
Coaching institutes and Shivajinagar offices
Deccan and Shivajinagar have long been a base for coaching institutes preparing students for competitive exams, and the offices around Shivajinagar include law firms, chartered accountants and consultancies. Coaching institutes order admission flex, result banners and classroom prints; see coaching class banners. Offices usually want neat name boards, glass lettering and reception signage.
Courts, offices and the Shivajinagar side
Around the Shivajinagar court complex and the government offices nearby, there are many advocates’ chambers, notaries, typing and documentation services and consultants. Their boards are small and mostly read by people on foot who are looking for a specific office, often inside a crowded building. Clear names, a floor or office number and an arrow at the stair or lift help far more than decoration. A row of matching sunboard name plates in a lobby also looks tidier than mismatched paper notices.
Political and greeting banners in the old city
Deccan and Shivajinagar see their share of greeting and campaign banners around elections, festivals and leaders’ birthdays. These are printed like any other flex, but they draw the most attention from removal drives, so the permission question matters even more here. Our election banner printing page covers the rules candidates usually need to keep in mind.
Delivering into the old city
From Chandni Chowk, deliveries head east through Kothrud along Karve Road, which ends at Deccan, or take Paud Road and the Law College Road side, depending on traffic. FC Road and JM Road are busy from late morning, and parking a delivery vehicle there is hard, so shops usually prefer an early drop before opening. For campuses, share the gate and the student or faculty contact who will receive the print.
Big fest backdrops are heavy once rolled. Tell us the floor and whether there is a lift, so the delivery team brings enough hands.
Banners on public roads and poles in this area are closely watched, and permission from the PMC is needed. Inside a campus, the college decides. When the design and sizes are ready, get a quote and approve the proof on WhatsApp.