February 28th, 2011

In this week's newsletter Editor's note, Pick of the news, Features: emerging technologies, Interview, Talk Print!, On the calendar, Video of the week, Get in touch

Editor's note

The trade fair season truly kicked off last week, with Digital Signage Expo and the triple-whammy of FESPA Americas, Graphics of the Americas and ISS happening in the USA. It carries on with EuroShop retail show in Germany and the big one for Britain – Sign and Digital UK – is soon to come. We have lots of news about confirmed exhibitors at all of these events, so hop over to Output to keep on top of what to expect.

In this week's newsletter, we revisit some past features you may have missed, with a focus on emerging technologies: QR code incorporation into posters and billboards, glasses-free 3D digital signage, and printing onto ceramic substrates. Visit the features section on the site for even more discussions, examinations and investigations of the big topics in the display industry.

Morwenna Kearns, managing editor
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Pick of the news

JCDecaux's last Trivision billboard turned off
Sign-making The last Trivision billboard owned by JCDecaux has been turned off, following long-running criticism. Launched in the 1980s, Trivision allowed three posters to be displayed on a single site. Read more >>>

DSE announces Apex and Content award winners
Digital signage The winners of the Apex and Content Awards at Digital Signage Expo (DSE) have been announced at a ceremony in Las Vegas. Read more >>>

Mimaki extends textile printer range with 2.6m JV34-260
Wide-format Print Mimaki will release a new high-production, 2.6m-wide addition to its wide-format printer range in April. Read more >>>

SignComp's 'firm favourite' Econoflex among Sign and Digital exhibits
Sign-making SignComp Europe has been confirmed as an exhibitor at Sign and Digital UK, taking place from April 12th to 14th, where it will promote its flexible faced tensioning system, Econoflex. Read more >>>

'True workhorse' applicator launched in UK
Sign-making Atech has announced the launch of a new multi-purpose applicator, which it claims is a more affordable alternative to other machines on the market. Read more >>>

7-Eleven roll-out 'to reach 200m people per month'
Digital signage A digital advertising network is to be rolled out in 7-Eleven convenience stores across the USA by Harris, creating one of the country's largest broadcast TV networks. Read more >>>

Westfield DOOH screen on trend with Ocean upgrade
Digital signage The digital tri-screen located at a busy interchange outside the Westfield shopping complex in London has been upgraded by DOOH company Ocean Outdoor. Read more >>>

ITL revamps brand as Digitl Ink
Wide-format Print UK-based after-market ink-jet inks manufacturer ITL has announced it has changed its company name to Digitl Ink, after making the title the core of its brand identity. Read more >>>

William Smith to help sign-makers 'identify new opportunities' at Sign and Digital UK
Sign-making April's Sign and Digital UK exhibition will include 'a whole range' of equipment and materials from William Smith, aimed at helping sign-makers to find new opportunities. Read more >>>

Entries now being accepted for Print Futures Awards 2011
Wide-format Print The Print Futures Awards are now open for entries. The annual scheme intends to assist young people in the graphic arts, printing and publishing industries with education fees and other costs. Read more >>>

Features

Sign-making, Wide-format print

Ceramic printing and the digital revolution

A look by Morwenna Kearns at the technology providing sign-makers and wide-format printers with a 'new' substrate: ceramics.

Wide-format Print

QR codes: It's black and white and very square – but what does it do?

UV-curable ink-jet can be used a long way beyond ordinary substrates, as Sophie Matthews-Paul examines.

Digital signage

Glasses-free 3D: all a matter of perception

Camilla Corr discusses how glasses-free 3D could soon take over the DOOH market.

Interview

Chief executive of i Display Ariel Haroush talks exclusively to Camilla Corr about appreciating retailers' needs.

This week, we're asking:

Wide-format experts Laurel Brunner and Sophie Matthews-Paul will be contributing to the Talk Print! area as usual to give their own opinions. But what's your answer to the Question of the Week? Do you think the opposite? Get in touch by email or via our LinkedIn group to tell us what you think.

Also in the HP Talk Print! section, Laurel asks 'can you give me what I want?' in a discussion on how to get the word out to customers about new ventures.

Sophie's been in Florida for FESPA Americas and tells us about not only the launch of the Discovery shuttle but also of Wide Format Print Shop Live!, which she co-hosted, as well as offering sound advice for printers thinking about buying new equipment.

Talk Print! also features news about HP users and equipment, so get in touch if you have a story of your own.

On the calendar

Signage of all kinds is expected on the agenda at the EuroShop retail trade fair, especially at the International EuroShop POP Conference 2011 on March 1st. http://www.euroshop-tradefair.com/

William Smith has announced this roadshow will be the first of a series of special events taking place in 2011. Visitors to the Glasgow leg will see demonstrations and displays of a range of materials and machines for the sign-making market. http://www.williamsmith.co.uk/

Video of the week

Here, Avery Graphics presents a step-by-step guide to vehicle wrapping. Covering each part of the car, the video shows how to avoid air bubbles and get a smooth and even finish. It also looks at the importance of correctly aligning the patterned vinyl on each part of the vehicle to give a continuous, unbroken design. Working around protruding parts including antenna and door handles, as well as concave areas, such as lights, is also covered, in order to provide a comprehensive how-to lesson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLsmPbPyE00

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