Sign Media Canada looks at recent trends in the signmaking industry—both within Canada and on a global scale.
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Digital Signage: Lessons for Sustainable Success
Both the current ubiquity of digital signage and new formats are ensuring growth continues at a rapid rate.
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Convergence in the DOOH Market
A previously discrete niche business has become part of cross-media marketing, thanks to changes in technology.
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Measuring the Advantages of Dynamic Retail Displays
A digital signage deployment must be thoughtful, with methods to measure the success of the project over time.
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Digital Signage: Refreshing Radio-Canada's Concourse
An immersive, multi-screen project at Radio-Canada's Montreal headquarters is providing an interactive outlet for content.
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Wide-format Printing: Achieving Common Appearance
Instead of colour matching, the G7 methodology pursues a more realistic goal of colour calibration.
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LEDs: Market Trends for Signage
The list of applications for high-brightness (HB) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) only continues to grow.
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Optimizing Sign Lighting Systems
There are further opportunities to maximize LED performance compared to traditional sign illumination.
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Restoring Lustre to the Hershey Centre
Thanks to a recent LED retrofit of its channel letters, an iconic landmark sign in Mississauga, Ont., now shines more brightly than ever.
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Sign Media Canada 2011 Buyers' Guide
In an easy-to-navigate format, the annual Sign Media Canada Buyers' Guide is an essential industry resource for signmakers looking to source the latest products and services.
Lamar Transit Advertising and Monster Media Canada have launched a video wall in Vancouver City Station, which they say is the first large interactive liquid crystal display (LCD) array to be installed within any Canadian public transportation system.
Professional car-wrap installer Justin Pate will teach another series of classes this year on behalf of wide-format piezoelectric printer vendor Mutoh America and pressure-sensitive material manufacturer Avery Dennison.
The International Sign Association (ISA) is seeking further submissions from member companies for its 2012 Sign Design Competition. The winners will be announced in March at the organization's annual International Sign Expo in Orlando, Fla.
Danny Schneider has been promoted to vice-president (VP) of sales and business development for Vista System International, which manufactures modular curved-frame technology (MCFT) wayfinding signs.
Just south of Winnipeg, a group advocating against photo radar recently installed a large, reflective 'traffic sign' next to Highway 75, along a stretch it complains lacks adequate speed-limit signage.