Editor's note

Being an online magazine, we at Output are of course rather keen on the internet as a communications medium: it's quick, flexible and more environmentally sensitive than some other avenues. The past week has demonstrated, as ever, that we're not alone in the graphics industry in this belief, with news that ink and media supplier Selectech is now using Twitter to spread the word about its offers, the announcement (which Output spotted first on LinkedIn) that Ipex World has had 100,000 visitors in its first six months, and a new webinar programme from software company Shuttleworth revealed.

However, as our resident Talk Print! bloggers Sophie and Laurel discussed in last week's Question of the Week about drupa, it's sometimes better to meet people face to face. We're already planning our trade show attendance for next year; let us know if you're doing the same.

Morwenna Kearns, managing editor
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Laurel Brunner, Talk Print! expert
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Last week, we asked our experts:

Is it too early to start thinking about drupa?

"In the age of digital media you can be only sure new tech is real through seeing it up front and live."
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"The exhibition gives the wide-format sectors the chance to spend time exploring how others make a living out of print."
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Are you going to drupa to broaden your printing horizons? Or should our industry still be taking one step at a time – and concentrating on our own niche? Let's Talk Print! about your thoughts.

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Sign-making

Allen Signs-produced vehicle graphics win livery award
Top story A fleet of lorries owned by catering supplier Branston has won the Livery of the Year title in the Motor Transport Awards. The lorry graphics were printed and installed by Allen Signs.

Voith rebrands signage with help from Warwick sign-maker

Neschen to offer new Expolinc display system with full warranty

UK POS emphasises snap frames see 'popularity on high street'

Product profile: Dufaylite Ultra Board

Wide-format Print

Gifts and giveaways: promotional and personalised items
Feature Sophie Matthews-Paul looks at how digital processes have brought value to the promotional goods sector, and how wide-format printers can benefit from it.

Ipex World attracts 100,000 users in six months

HP's Latex Truck moves up a gear with extended tour

printMax to demo Roland VersaUV at open days

ZenithOptimedia predicts uplift in global ad expenditure

Digital Signage

Power to the people: the pros and cons of user-created digital signage content
Top story Camilla Corr debates the use of professional design versus user-created content in digital signage.

Argos has an advert for you, whatever the weather

Interactive digital technology in the driving seat for Skoda museum project

Chamber TV teams up with Dynamax for digital signage services

Sunny side up: AIS adds sunlight-readable monitors to product range

On the calendar

Do you want to have Output's comprehensive, always up-to-date calendar of industry events directly on your own electronic calendar or smartphone? Now you can.

Right-click on the link below and 'copy link address'. You can then paste this link into Outlook, Google Calendar and other popular calendar programmes so you can plan your diary, without having to do the hard work of putting it all together.

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

printMax and Roland DG Open House: July 25th and 26th 2011
Delcam's online ArtCam Pro 2011 demonstrations: July 28th 2011
Camvine Summer Open Days: July 28th and August 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
Sign Africa, Africa Print: August 24th – 26th 2011

Video of the week

Roland Jones from cinema chain Vue explains why a Sony Ziris Canvas digital signage system was installed at the busy Westfield branch. The screens are deployed throughout the cinema complex where they demonstrate how digital signage can be used to create displays with the 'wow' factor, as well as work effectively as a communications medium as menu board systems. What's the most innovative use of digital signage you've seen or been part of? Use the comments facility on our YouTube channel or drop us an email.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/OutputMagazine for more videos from the sign and display sector and Output's own archive of exclusive footage.