Editor's note

This week on Output we've expanded our Product Profiles section to include our very own road tests, with Sophie Matthews-Paul, AKA Mrs Ink-jet, giving her review of Agfa's :M-Press Leopard. Now it's your turn: if you've used a machine, material or other bit of kit and have something to say, please let us know. We also have space for you to leave your comments on our reviews and profiles, so sign up (it only takes 30 seconds) and let your opinion be known.

We've had a great response to last week's invitation to eco-conscious signage companies. If you can prove your green credentials, get in touch and we could be interviewing you.

Morwenna Kearns, managing editor
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Camilla Corr, deputy editor
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Sophie Matthews-Paul, editorial consultant and Talk Print! expert
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Laurel Brunner, Talk Print! expert
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Last week, we asked our experts:

Mid-2011 review: What have been the ups and downs and what should we expect for the rest of the year?

"We're still expecting growth from the textile sector but, with a few exceptions, companies investing in new equipment are tending to go for 'more of the same'."
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"There seems to be greater awareness of what can be done with variable data output technologies."
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What have been your highlights – and lowlights – of 2011 so far? And what do you predict for the rest of the year? Let's Talk Print! about your own thoughts and plans.

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Sign-making

Signage helps London become Europe's 'most accessible' city
Top story A survey has found that London is the easiest city in Europe to travel around, with improvements to signage systems suggested as among the reasons for its accessibility to visitors.

Trail signage and interpretation panels 'aim to reduce human impact'

Signs Express gets dancing shoes on for vehicle wrap

Lintec releases PVC-free signage materials for 'green' option

Fastsigns to give away signage in makeover competition

SLS gets Manchester dressed for international festival

Wide-format Print

Output road test: Agfa :M-Press Leopard
Product profile The benefits of a good man-to-machine relationship: Sophie Matthews-Paul puts the Agfa :M-Press Leopard through its paces.

Imagin wallNoodle now suitable for borderless wall graphics

Viscom Düsseldorf supporting programme filling up

Ipex 2010 picks up top trade show prize at AEO awards

Upgrade package announced for HP Scitex XP2300

Digital Signage

Cloud computing: now everyone wants a bite of the Apple?
Feature Can cloud computing be applicable to smaller digital signage network operators? Camilla Corr enters the cloud.

Digital billboards spread Harry Potter magic

The Screen to offer sneak preview of Event and Exhibiting Show

Onelan shows its sporting side with UK DOOH installation

Flying high: Eye creates Digital Landmark sites at UK airports

Shoppers' smiles light up video wall

On the calendar

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You can read our full list of industry events on Output, but here's what's coming up shortly:

Camvine Summer Open Days: July 28th and August 23rd 2011
The Event and Exhibiting Show: July 13th – 14th 2011
DNA: The Digital Out-of-Home Interactive Entertainment Conference: July 14th 2011
Sign, Serigrafia, FutureTextil: July 20th – 23rd 2011
The NBM Show: August 11th – 13th 2011; September 8th – 10th 2011
Sign Magic Workshop Tour: August 18th – 20th 2011; September 5th – 7th 2011; September 30th – October 2nd; November 3rd – 5th 2011

Video of the week

The Ogilvy-sponsored Social Media Beyond Borders conference was a free event designed to ascertain the differing ways that various cultures use social media and, with this in mind, how best to reach out to them. With many digital signage products incorporating social media into their content streams, Michael Darragh of Ogilvy PR's warning should undoubtedly be heeded by DOOH professionals: 'I see a lot of really great campaigns happening. I also see a lot of failures'. While Ogilvy's example primarily explores how digital signage operators can leverage social media, it demonstrates the importance of considering how cultural communities interact – a factor vital to all realms of the display world.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/OutputMagazine for more industry videos and Output's own archive.