Furnishing Vancouver’s streets

In a project co-ordinated by TransLink, which manages public transportation services, the city of Vancouver recently enhanced all of its street furniture, including bus shelters (examples pictured), kiosks, maps and newspaper boxes.

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Digital Signage: Trends in the education sector

In an effort to improve student, visitor and faculty communication, educational institutions of all levels are adopting digital signage. Used for wayfinding, emergency notifications and other applications, digital signage offers the educational sector an effective medium to increase communication.

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Space for oddities

Last fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) hosted the North American debut of ‘David Bowie is,’ a new hit exhibition organized by the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, England.

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A dynamic role for sign shops

While digital signage has developed as a different medium from printed and other ‘static’ signage, there is no doubt it is affecting the traditional sign industry. One need only walk into any Tim Hortons franchise to see an array of digital screens that have permanently replaced the menu boards that in the past were printed by sign companies.

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Turning data into action

As digital signage has developed into a mature medium, it has been used in new and unusual ways. Some companies, for example, use digital display systems to disseminate vital information about themselves to their employees, enabling them to make better, faster and smarter decisions at a glance.

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Buying the right printer

The question of which wide-format printing system to buy depends on the business of the buyer. Print service providers (PSPs) that specialize in producing catalogues and sell sheets are still best-served by offset printing, for example, while those focusing on direct mail will benefit from variable data printing (VDP).

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