Door Hangers

Door hangers are proof of presence. Unlike a mailpiece that arrives anonymously in a stack, a hanger on the knob is physical evidence that a canvasser, a crew, or a volunteer stood at that specific door. That is why field programs reach for them in the moments when the doorstep beats the mailbox: the final days of a campaign, the block a service truck just worked, the neighborhood a new location wants to own. The message is short, the format is unmistakable, and there is nothing to open.

The two standard die-cut sizes cover almost every field use. The 3.5 x 8.5 inch hanger is the compact, economical drop when the walk is long and the message is a single ask. The 4.25 x 11 inch hanger is the workhorse: enough face for a headline, a photo, an offer, and a call to action on each side. Both share the same die, so the choice is about how much you need to say and how many doors you need to cover per dollar, not about a change in production.

The die geometry is fixed and precise, and it drives the design. A full circular hang-hole 1.1875 inches in diameter sits centered across the width with its center one inch below the trim top, and a single angled hairline slit runs from the top edge down to the hole so the hanger slips onto a knob and stays. That means the top band of the piece is committed to hardware, not headlines: keep type and faces clear of the hole and slit, and let the artwork bleed everywhere else. Both sides print full-bleed, so the back is a second billboard, not an afterthought.

Stock is what separates a hanger that survives the route from one that curls in the first sprinkler. We run 14pt and 100lb gloss cover with UV coating, which handles morning irrigation, a slammed screen door, and a day of sun without tearing at the hook or going limp. Thinner text stocks fail exactly where the stress concentrates, at the slit, so cover weight is the standard here rather than an upgrade. The UV coating also keeps color saturated outdoors, which matters when the piece is competing with a real front door for attention.

We produce hangers the way field programs actually deploy them. Multiple language and turf versions gang together on a single order and sort by version, so a bilingual precinct or a multi-neighborhood service push prints once and separates cleanly. When a canvass is organized by walk list, we box the run in that order so the field team grabs a box and goes without re-sorting in a parking lot. Artwork moves through the same preflight as our mail products, verifying size, bleed, and clearance around the die before anything cuts, and finished boxes are staged for will-call or shipment to hit the day the canvass launches.

Door Hangers are produced in Vista, California and finished ready to use — they are not USPS mailpieces. Choose will-call pickup, local delivery, or shipping when you place the order.

• 3.5 x 8.5 and 4.25 x 11 inches are the two standard die-cut sizes; both use the same hook die
• The die is a full 1.1875 inch circular hang-hole centered on the width, its center 1 inch below the trim top, with a single angled slit to the top edge
• Keep headlines, faces, and critical type out of the top band around the hole and slit; let art bleed everywhere else
• 14pt or 100lb gloss cover with UV coating is the standard; thinner text stocks tear at the hook
• Printed both sides, full-bleed edge to edge, so the back is a second surface not a throwaway
• Not a mailpiece: the hook does not meet USPS mailing standards, so hangers are distributed by hand
• Multi-language and multi-turf versions gang on one order and sort by version
• Runs can be boxed in walk-list or route order for grab-and-go will-call