New Toronto mural looks to the future

9 February 2015

Architectural fabrication firm Eventscape recently commissioned artist El Mac’s first Toronto mural for its facility adjacent to the Gardiner Expressway. Titled ‘To the Future,’ the 139-m2 (1,500-sf) piece depicts a face appearing to stare at traffic along the highway.

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CONSAC 2014 visitors discuss sign industry challenges

22 October 2014

At the Sign Association of Canada’s (SAC’s) 2014 CONSAC trade show and conference, Sign Media Canada editor Peter Saunders asked a variety of industry professionals walking the floor to discuss the challenges they face and how they are addressing them.

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Ice wall serves as billboard for Speed Stick Gear

1 April 2014

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Toronto in March to climb an 18.3-m (60-ft) tall ice wall, which was installed as a temporary billboard for Colgate Palmolive’s new Speed Stick Gear line of men’s personal care products.

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TTC tests colour-coded subway number signage

18 March 2014

As part of its commitment to improve wayfinding, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is testing new signage at its central interchange station, which applies numbers and colours to each subway line.

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Panels printed for world’s largest rotating globe

20 February 2013

FedEx Office has used a Jeti 3020 Titan large-format ultraviolet-curing (UV-curing) inkjet printer from Agfa Graphics to produce new map panels for Eartha, the world’s largest revolving and rotating globe.

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ISA takes sign industry training online

14 December 2012

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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Vancouver Aquarium campaign ‘conceives’ a win

26 October 2012

At this year’s AdClub Out of Home Showdown, an unusual campaign for the Vancouver Aquarium—which included interactive urinal ads—won the top prize in the multi-platform category.

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Moment Factory projects graphics on Sagrada Familia

9 October 2012

Montreal-based Moment Factory made industry history last month when it became the first company allowed to digitally project three-dimensional (3-D) images on the façade of the famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.

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Canada Day makes a splash with water projections

9 July 2012

To celebrate Canada Day across the country, Nissan Canada projected three-dimensional (3-D) ‘holographic’ images onto screens of water at four different shows in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax on July 1.

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Giant vending machine promotes B.C. adventures

11 June 2012

Ampco Grafix recently wrapped a 4.3-m (14-ft) tall vending machine with printed graphics on behalf of Tourism British Columbia. The interactive device was then installed in San Francisco, Calif., to promote trips to the Canadian province.

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