Sign Shop Profile: Hope Neon

27 October 2014

On September 17, El Mocambo co-owner Sam Grosso confirmed the nearly 70-year-old concert venue on Spadina Avenue in downtown Toronto would be closing on November 6. The ‘for sale’ sign had been up for months and a conditional deal was finally being worked out with an unspecified buyer.

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Wide-format Graphics: Advances in inkjet technology

24 October 2014

Digital wide-format inkjet printing has become a mainstream tool of the sign industry. A sign shop’s specific choice of printer, however, as defined by the type of ink formulation used, speaks volumes about its priorities as a business.

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Channel Letters: The differences between raceways and wireways

24 October 2014

Flush mounting is the most common installation method for illuminated channel letter signs, but there are also two other possibilities; the signs may be mounted to either a raceway or a wireway. It is important to understand the fundamental differences between these two methods.

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Wide-format Printing: The versatility of lamination

19 September 2014

Most sign shops today that can digitally print wide-format graphics are also equipped to finish them in-house using a laminator. While some shops specialize in either hot (thermal-set) or cold (pressure-sensitive) lamination, it is fairly rare for them to need to outsource the work.

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Wide-format Printing: Producing fabric graphic displays

19 September 2014

Fabric graphics are hotter than ever. Both the quality and the variety of digitally printed textile-based displays are on the rise today, due to the development of new printing technologies and display hardware. There are now several popular ways to print both common and uncommon applications on fabrics.

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Special Report: Digital Signage – Winning the Last Leg with Wireless

18 September 2014

In its simplest form, a digital signage system can load pre-designed content onto a screen. To really benefit from the technology’s capabilities, however, the screen should be connected to a remote management system via the Internet.

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Special Report: Digital Signage – Transforming Surfaces with Projection Mapping

17 September 2014

In today’s world of digital signage technologies, dynamic displays are not only at our fingertips, but also becoming integrated into our environments. The industry now has the tools and knowledge to virtually transform physical structures with extremely large visuals.

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Sign Systems: Counting Down to the Pan Am Games

15 September 2014

In the summer of 2015, Toronto and other cities in Southern Ontario will host the 17th Pan American (Pan Am) Games and the fifth Parapan Games. They will represent the largest international multi-sport event held in Canada to date, about twice as large as Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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Wide-format Printing: Effective process control with G7-based calibration

12 September 2014

Process control is critically important to efficient manufacturing, regardless of the product being made. Maintaining consistency day-to-day is virtually impossible without tight control over the manufacturing process.

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Sign Shop Profile: Signex

11 September 2014

When Signex was founded just outside Winnipeg in 1982, it was an offshoot of a family electrical contracting business, which already had experience working with lightboxes. Today, it is an award-winning, multifaceted company with the largest sign manufacturing facility in central Canada.

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