Worldwide competition opens for large-format graphics

HP has issued a call for entries for its 2013 Sign & Display Print Excellence Awards, which recognize customers around the world who produce the best large-format graphics with its inkjet printers. Entries from the Americas—including Canada, the U.S. and Latin America—are due by February 25, 2013. A panel of regional experts will select winners…

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ISA takes sign industry training online

The International Sign Association (ISA) recently augmented its ‘sign academy’ resources with new online learning tools specially designed to help sign companies implement training at the most convenient times for their staff. The courses will be open to ISA members and non-members alike. Each one will take an estimated 90 minutes to complete, including interactive…

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Yonge-Dundas Square billboards get a software upgrade

Titan Canada has upgraded its large-scale digital signage overlooking Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square, using the Audience software platform developed by Capital Networks in nearby Markham, Ont. Titan took over management of out-of-home (OOH) advertising for the multipurpose complex at 10 Dundas Street East from Clear Channel Outdoor Canada in August 2012. The company is now using…

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Restaurant group renews OOH partnership

Montreal-based out-of-home (OOH) advertising firm Zoom Media Canada has renewed its agreement with Pegasus Group, which operates pubs and restaurants in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario, including Fox & Fiddle, The Wheat Sheaf, O’Grady’s Tap & Grill, Miller Tavern and Philthy McNasty’s. The Zoom Resto-bar network currently includes more than 100 static posters, backlit boards…

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Webinars to focus on spot colour management

On December 11 and 18, 2012, printer/cutter vendor Roland DGA will present a new two-part webinar with ‘tips and tricks’ for raster image processor (RIP) software, focusing on Pantone spot colour management. With a simplified workflow, any Pantone colour from a design file can be converted to a cyan, magenta, yellow and key/black (CMYK) value…

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