Wide-format Printed Graphics

Large-format print-cut workflow wins tech award

September 10, 2012

Printing Industries of America (PIA), a trade association, has honoured Esko’s i-cut suite workflow for large-format printing with a 2012 InterTech Award. The annual awards recognize technologies predicted to have a major effect on graphic arts. It was the sixth InterTech Award in 10 years for Esko, which has developed both hardware and software for… Continue reading...

The dye sub advantage

September 10, 2012

Dye sublimation printing may be a niche business, but it has caught the eye of signmakers looking for ways to expand upon their services with higher-margin product lines—particularly if this move can yield new revenue streams from an existing customer base.

Finding the right ink

September 10, 2012

The demand for wide-format graphics is exploding today—and it is being met by the advanced digital inkjet technology that has emerged in recent years, making wide-format printing possible on a more diverse variety of substrates than before.

Safety with UV-curable materials

September 10, 2012

Many professionals in the sign industry work with ultraviolet-curable (UV-curable) inks and coatings in wide-format printing processes, but may not know or think about the associated health and safety risks.

Canadians vote for CMYK Idol

August 27, 2012

On August 6, Unisource Canada announced the return of the CMYK Idol Contest, which aims to recognize Canada’s top print sales representatives, as nominated and voted for by designers and users of printed graphics. For the third consecutive year,...

OOH mecca changes hands

August 27, 2012

Titan Canada has taken over management of the extensive array of multimedia out-of-home (OOH) advertising at 10 Dundas Street East, a high-visibility multipurpose complex overlooking Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square. Formerly known as Metropolis and Toronto Life Square (see Sign Media...

Molson mural painted ‘tweet by tweet’

July 23, 2012

Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi recently painted a 12 x 30.5-m (40 x 100-ft) psychedelic mural on a downtown Toronto wall, collaborating with the public to complete the project through a ‘paint by Twitter’ process. Saksi (pictured above left, centre)...

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Wide-format Printed Graphics

Large-format print-cut workflow wins tech award

The dye sub advantage

Finding the right ink

Safety with UV-curable materials

Canadians vote for CMYK Idol

OOH mecca changes hands

Molson mural painted ‘tweet by tweet’

Roland VS-540

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OOH mecca changes hands

Molson mural painted ‘tweet by tweet’

Roland VS-540

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