Tag Archives: Alberta

Guiding shoppers to Edmonton’s new outlet mall 30 August 2018 Premium Outlet Collection EIA needed larger-than-life signage to capture consumers’ attention. PM Signs, with offices in Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon, was hired for the job, which entailed more than 300 signs in total. + Read More

Medical Pharmacies Group revamps digital signage network 25 May 2018 Medical Pharmacies Group, which operates in more than 40 locations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, has selected Charlottetown-based software developer ScreenScape Networks to replace its legacy digital signage system. + Read More

Using signmaking tools to create art 10 May 2018 Many signmakers would agree an ideal project involves a careful balance of creativity, freedom and focus. Too much of any one of those components can easily cause a project to run over schedule and over budget. + Read More

CF rolls out more digital signage in Canadian malls 10 May 2018 Commercial property manager Cadillac Fairview (CF) and out-of-home (OOH) advertising firm Branded Cities have rolled out new digital signage assets at two shopping malls, Ottawa’s Rideau Centre and Calgary’s Chinook Centre. + Read More

Calgary artist uses sign-grade finishing for gallery pieces 1 May 2018 Calgary-based artist Robert Ryan is using Drytac’s Protac overlaminate film and double-sided mounting adhesive to help increase the vividness of colours, stability and longevity of his photographic reproductions and other gallery pieces. + Read More

Carte Blanche DOOH competition opens 9 April 2018 Astral’s ninth annual Carte Blanche digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising competition is now open to submissions for Western Canada (Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary), Toronto and Quebec. The deadline for entries is Apr. 16, 2018. + Read More

CNC router expos coming to Canadian cities 28 March 2018 Axyz International, which manufactures computer numerical control (CNC) routers in Burlington, Ont., has announced a series of two-day expos, which will be held at its sales and demo facilities across North America. + Read More

Profile: Banff Sign Co. 26 March 2018 The Banff Sign Co., which was co-founded in 1986 by Larry Whan, recently changed ownership. As the only sign shop within Alberta’s Banff or Jasper National Parks, the company continues to keep busy serving a very specific niche. + Read More

Canadian malls install large LED displays 5 March 2018 Digital billboard manufacturer Daktronics recently provided four light-emitting diode (LED) displays for three Cadillac Fairview (CF) shopping malls across Canada, including Calgary’s Chinook Centre and Toronto’s Sherway Gardens and Eaton Centre. + Read More

Enbridge Centre adds graphics of vehicles for wayfinding 17 January 2018 Toronto-based environmental graphic design (EGD) firm Entro has developed suitably thematic wayfinding graphics for the underground parkade at Edmonton’s Enbridge Centre, with a gallery of classic and contemporary vehicles. + Read More