New contest lets graphic designers ‘skin and win’

Printer vendor Mutoh America and graphic template provider The Bad Wrap are co-sponsoring Skin and Win, a new contest that encourages graphic designers in the sign industry to creatively wrap wide-format printers. The Bad Wrap has created graphic templates for Mutoh’s ValueJet printers, which designers can download from either company’s website and use as the…

+ Read More

Fast growth seen in Canadian DOOH industry

The Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC) reports its members have grown their digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising inventory over the past 15 months from 3,700 to more than 6,800 screens. Astral Out-of-Home, Cogeco Metromedia, Newad, Pattison Outdoor and Zoom Media are among the member companies that have invested in digital signage installations across the country,…

+ Read More

ISA honoured for sign expo marketing efforts

The International Sign Association (ISA) has been honoured by Trends magazine with a silver commendation for the marketing of its annual International Sign Expo through its exhibitor prospectus. ISA earned the award in conjunction with CSG Creative, in the magazine’s Association Trends All-Media Contest, an annual competition exclusively for industry associations. It marked the second…

+ Read More

Four reps join SourceOne

Nazdar SourceOne, a vendor of screenprinting and digital printing equipment, inks and supplies, has added four customer service specialists, who are all based at its headquarters (HQ) in Shawnee, Kan.

+ Read More

Toronto school embraces digital signage

As it approaches its 100th anniversary, Toronto’s Crescent School for boys is embracing dynamic communications on campus with the installation of a new digital signage network to keep students updated and informed. Founded in 1913, Crescent School is using screens in five key areas to offer information about everything from bus schedules and house standings…

+ Read More

Electronic resources

The International Sign Association (ISA) has introduced a new series of online videos intended to help the sign industry communicate better with planners and code professionals in government when addressing regulatory issues.

+ Read More