5 things to know
Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:
1. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has begun installing signs and maps indicating the renaming of Downsview subway station as Sheppard West. The change is being made to avoid confusion with the new Downsview Park station, set to open later this year.
2. The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has issued its annual call for entries for the Golden Image Competition, which recognizes its members’ best work in more than 50 categories of printing.
3. Member-owned retail co-operative PharmaChoice has selected Toronto-based Dot2Dot Communications to launch a national digital signage network across the independent pharmacies that carry its banner.
4. The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations’ (FESPA’s) 2017 global print expo, which took place last month in Hamburg, Germany, was the most diverse and international yet, drawing signmakers and print service providers (PSPs) from nearly 140 countries.
5. For the first time in two decades, Calgary’s city council has updated a local bylaw with new rules governing the size, location and duration of temporary signs.
