Sign-making

Flexible working: modular signage
Feature Morwenna Kearns considers the importance of modular signage in a world demanding flexibility.

Clothing brand bridges Gap between bus sides and illuminated signage

Vista System adds LED illumination solution to signage range

Sign and Digital UK to see launch of DISQ visual display business initiative

Sign and Digital UK visitors invited to get hands-on with William Smith vehicle wrapping demos

Wide-format Print

Mimaki to rise to the challenge of its rival with massive launch
FEATURE James Matthews-Paul writes about Mimaki's strategic move into the latex market and how staying behind the innovation curve has helped the company avoid commotion and glitz for product launches.

Output road test: Caldera v9 – by Sophie Matthews-Paul

New 1.6m Epson SureColor printer designed for 'economy

Agfa to showcase :Anapurna, :Jeti and :M-Press series at FESPA Digital 2012

Talk Print!, powered by HP

Why is corporate social responsibility high on the agenda?

"CSR encompasses a whole range of criteria and can take a company considerably further than merely being a money-making vehicle"

"Being seen as socially responsible is no longer just about philanthropy or vanity. It is about competitive positioning and edge"

Production Print

Proofing bundle from EFI and Epson launched in Europe
Top Story EFI and Epson have announced the launch of its joint Designer Edition proofing software and printer bundles to European companies.

Kodak to unveil new technologies and partnerships at drupa

Delphax to introduce elan digital print system to drupa audience

Digital Signage

Madonna gets some luvin' from Clear Channel with DOOH premiere for new single
Top Story The new single from Madonna received its premiere via Clear Channel Outdoor's digital billboards in locations including London and New York.

Absolute Radio puts a face to the names with live RSS on digital billboards

Eye and Qantas to 'transform airport media' with interactivity

DSE sends delegates to bootcamp to learn about NFC

Watchfire releases new line of LED signs for petrol stations

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:

Excel Tours with Ipex: February 15th, March 22nd, April 19th 2012
FESPA Digital 2012: February 21st – 24th 2012
Print Innovations, Packtech, Ecopack, Packaging Innovations, Contractpack: February 29th – March 1st 2012
Graphics of the Americas: March 1st – 3rd 2012
Digital Signage Expo: March 6th – 9th 2012
Sign and Digital UK: March 27th – 29th 2012
drupa: May 3rd – 16th 2012
The NBM Show: May 10th – 12th 2012; June 21st – 23rd; August 16th – 18th 2012; September 20th – 22nd 2012

FESPA Digital

As manufacturers continue to announce their plans, it certainly looks like FESPA Digital will be a busy four days – and those who struggled through last week's wintry weather in the UK are probably looking forward to shedding a few layers in a hopefully warmer Barcelona too. Clothes will be on the agenda in a big way, however, with the FESPA Fabric show-within-a-show taking up ten percent of the overall floor space. Apparel and interior decor are expected to be major draws, but display companies thinking of moving beyond banners and into more sophisticated soft signage will also find lots to see. You can keep up with product launches, educational sessions and events taking place throughout FESPA Digital and FESPA Fabric at our dedicated tags page.

Video of the Week

Digigraphie by Epson

This week's VOTW is a lovely case study of watercolour artist Ian Sidaway, as he finds out how his work can be printed digitally, in this case by London-based Bayeux on an Epson Stylus Pro 9900. Sidaway's refreshingly honest about how he had no idea about how the Digigraphie process would pan out with his work and was at Bayeux to write an article for The Artist magazine on its pros and cons. The film therefore indicates that the fine art world is gradually finding its feet with digital technology, as well as giving an explanation of the Digigraphie process.

You can see lots more videos on Output's YouTube channel, many of which have been filmed with our artistic hand.

The Output team

Laurel Brunner, consultant
@laurelbrunner
lb@digitaldots.org

James Matthews-Paul, publisher
@signanddisplay
james@outputmagazine.com

Mark Galliano-Doig, finance director
mark@outputmagazine.com

Sophie Matthews-Paul, consultant
@rockstro
sophie@rockstro.net

Morwenna Kearns, managing editor
@morwennakearns
morwenna@outputmagazine.com

Nick Smith, editorial assistant
@digitaldsnthurt
nick@outputmagazine.com