Lamination and mounting strategies

In recent years, there has been an explosion of wide-format printing across the sign industry, the print-for-pay sector and even corporate offices. Once a graphic has been printed, however, there are many options for laminating or mounting it to turn it into a finished product.

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The physics of digital signage

While the sign industry has been revolutionized in recent years by advances in technology, there are few places where science is more advanced than the Stephen Hawking Centre at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont.

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Navigating St. Lawrence Market

Earlier this year, National Geographic—while promoting one of its books, Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe—ranked Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market as the best food market anywhere in the world.

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The evolution of video walls

Video walls are quickly becoming commonplace in the digital signage industry. Their popularity in airports, restaurants, shopping malls, hotels, sports bars, exhibitions and other high-traffic environments is causing a jump in digital signage hardware sales.

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The clear benefits of translucent displays

Traditional media channels are becoming segmented and saturated, altering today’s advertising landscape and making competition fierce for consumers’ attention. What were once broad, one-size-fits-all mass advertising efforts are now demographic-specific and targeted messages.

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Current and future display technologies

At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in early 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev., the talk of the show floor—and the media—was the unveiling of new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV screens from a variety of manufacturers. Crowds of attendees were captivated by the narrow profile and visual clarity of these displays.

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A fresh look for window graphics

Translucent large-format graphics were recently applied to the windows of city councillors’ offices at Toronto’s City Hall, facing Nathan Phillips Square. These were installed in time for public celebrations on July 10, 2012, that marked the beginning of a three-year countdown to hosting the 2015 Pan American (Pan Am) Games.

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LED systems for channel letters

Over the past 10 years, there has been a major shift in the sign industry, with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) becoming the preferred method for illuminating channel letters, lightboxes, pylon signs, cabinets and other sign products.

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Revving up the customer experience

Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, the exclusive Canadian distributor of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, parts and accessories, has a coveted market position. With offices in Richmond, B.C., and Concord, Ont., it represents a well-known brand that has been embraced by millions of riders around the world as a lifestyle.

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Direct-to-glass digital graphics

Glass has been used for centuries in windows and other ‘portals’ to create light-filled indoor spaces. Today, thanks to advances in digital technology, everything from interior partitions to small windows to entire building façades can be transformed as a signmaker’s canvas.

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