5 things to know

SM_5 things to know.inddHere’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) launched its newest exhibition, Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano, with an outdoor video projection that transformed into an erupting Mount Vesuvius.

2. Astral Out of Home has won new advertising contracts for Vancouver International Airport, Quebec City’s Réseau de Transport de la Capitale and Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport.

3. Google Trends charts suggest Canada is among the world’s top hotbeds of digital signage, in terms of both interest and activity in the medium.

4. John Casablancas Institute (JCI) launched an interactive OOH campaign that encourages passengers at two Vancouver SkyTrain stations to post selfies and apply for its fashion and beauty classes.

5. As digital inkjet printing technology has made significant advances, a wide variety of opportunities have opened up with respect to the production of graphics for interior décor applications.