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In this issue...

  • PAGE 26

    Vehicle Graphics: Steps to Wrapping Success

    There is high demand today for vehicle graphic installation, a discipline that involves many specialized techniques.

  • PAGE 34

    Transforming the Art Gallery of Ontario

  • PAGE 40

    New Directions for the Sign Industry

  • PAGE 42

    Upgrading Accessibility

  • PAGE 45

    Whistler While You Walk

  • PAGE 46

    Safety Certification Requirements for LED Signs

    New advances in wide-format printers are making a significant difference in throughput and quality of graphics.

  • PAGE 52

    Computer-aided Signmaking: The Digital Evolution

    Technology has developed signifi cantly over the past few decades, changing signmaking in terms of not only design, but also production.

  • PAGE 56

    Welding: Common Defects and How to Avoid Them

    When welding aluminum or steel, signmakers must be conscious of the potential for defects, including porosity, lack of fusion and burn-through.

  • PAGE 62

    OOH Advertising: Canada's New Transit Model

    Representing co-operative efforts of OOH ad fi rms, reach/frequency (R/F) software may help improve the planning process for transit-based signage.

  • PAGE 64

    Sign Management: Nanaimo Gets Streetwise

    A 'spatially enabled' system is helping the municipal government of Nanaimo, B.C., reduce the incidence of outdated, poorly placed or missing street signs.

  • PAGE 68

    Wide-format Printing: Safety, Health and UV

    UV-curing technology, which has become a signifi cant force in the printing sector over the past few years, entails unique requirements for safety measures.


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Grand & Toy goes digital
Canadian office products retailer Grand & Toy has launched a digital signage network to better showcase its full range of offerings.
 
Moncton study encourages more French on signs
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has released a new study of Moncton's commercial signage, which finds 80 per cent of the bilingual city's signs only carry English.
 
Toronto tax discussion deferred
A discussion of Toronto's proposed billboard tax was dropped at the last minute from the agenda of a June 2 sign bylaw committee meeting.
 
Digital signage promoted to retailers
The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) recently partnered with OneStop Media Group (OMG) and Fourth Wall Media to raise awareness of digital signage among retail executives.
 
Nakusp adds signage to cemetery
The Arrow Lakes Historical Society has developed sign text for a new cemetery interpretive centre in Nakusp, B.C.