Editor's note

Now the post-anniversary party headaches have worn off it's time to look forward to the second year of Output, and to the graphics market in general. Next year will be a significant one for many of us as the effect of European economic change combines with a plethora of trade shows, from the established and massive in the form of drupa to the new and niche at EcoPrint. It may be a year of finding a delicate balance between moving forward while watching your step, but it's likely to be an exciting one.

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Sign-making

Biker-Mate from Signpost Solutions 'saving lives of bikers'
Top story Signpost Solutions says its Biker-Mate product is saving the lives of motorcyclists after being installed in a number of UK counties.

'Diversity of exhibitors' confirm place at Sign and Digital UK

Applelec celebrates Mulberry's lighting award win

William Smith open days receive positive feedback

Wide-format Print

Being there: IMI's European Ink Jet Printing Conference
Feature Sophie Matthews-Paul attends IMI's 19th annual European Ink Jet Printing Conference in Lisbon and declares it an unmissable event for anyone interested in the progress of the industry.

HP to honour the best in print quality and environmental responsibility with Print Excellence Awards

Grapo Technologies renamed as SigmaJet following private investor acquisition

HP announced as headline partner for EcoPrint

Digital Signage

Kiosks: a self-service world
Feature Kiosks in the sense of interactive self-service have become a large part of the digital signage market. Morwenna Kearns looks at the applications.

Sonic the Hedgehog has an Eye on the prize for Sega anniversary game

Local Honda adverts go live on Amscreen digital signage

LG and Creative Systems deliver interactive tech for Mercedes-Benz World

On the calendar

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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:

SIM 2011: November 28th – 30th 2011
Franchise seminars featuring Signs Express: December 1st 2011, February 2nd 2012
HP's European Latex Applications Tour: Until December 2nd 2011
Trophex: January 15th – 16th 2012
Dx3 Canada: January 25th – 26th 2012
Integrated Systems Europe: January 31st – February 2nd 2012

Viscom Düsseldorf

In a new exclusive interview for Output, Petra Lassahn, event director of Viscom's German shows, talks about her favourite parts of last month's Düsseldorf exhibition and what to expect next year when the show event moves to Frankfurt.

Video of the week

Our favourite video this week is William Smith's own documentation of the open day it hosted at its head office in Barnard Castle, UK. Customers and suppliers were there to talk tech, applications and a whole lot more. Not only that, but William Smith also gave attendees the opportunity to get hands-on with a number of its machines and products. Looks like a great time for those lucky enough to have been there and a great event idea for others in the industry to follow.

Make sure to check out Output's YouTube channel for a mix of original and collected video content from around the sign and display world online. Keep an eye out for #OutputVideoFridays on Twitter as well, to help you rise above the Friday grind.