5 things to know

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

1. Several Canadian OOH ad campaigns were among those honoured last month when the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) held its 74th annual Obie Awards ceremony.

2. The fourth edition of the Mural international public art festival, to be held from June 9 to 19 on and around Montreal’s St-Laurent Boulevard, will feature 20 new murals from the Quartier des Spectacles to Mile End.

3. Toronto-based Cieslok Media has switched to Scala software from Dot2Dot Communications to manage its growing number of digital billboards across Canada.

4. Window Film Systems updated five walls of commercial investment services firm CBRE’s regional offices in London, Ont., with printed mural graphics based on satellite images and historical photos of the area.

5. Watchfire Signs, which engineers and manufactures digital billboards, recently announced the winners of its second annual LED Sign Awards, including two projects within Canada.