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Editor's note [spacer line]

[EFI] [Morwenna Kearns, editor]

Welcome to our second year of Output newsletters, with a bit of a change as we now offer a dedicated digital signage newsletter alongside our weekly round-up from the whole magazine. Although we still think digital signage and more established display media have a unified future, electronic methods have forged a more independent path in certain markets. This was put in perspective last week when I was on the judging panel for the Sign and Digital UK Awards and saw some incredibly creative and forward-thinking projects from wide-format printers and sign-makers, but very few that integrated digital signage. Meanwhile, at London Fashion Week, digital is very much a part of proceedings in terms of communicating up-to-the-minute information with billboards and Underground projection screens displaying live content from the shows. It'll be interesting to see if this trend continues. We'll still be bringing you a taster of our favourite items from the whole of Output in both newsletters, but if you'd like a fuller display industry digest please do sign up for both on our homepage.

Morwenna Kearns, editor
@morwennakearns
morwenna@outputmagazine.com

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Sign-making [spacer line]

[Solar-powered LED bricks] Light up your life – lighting solutions for shine, shape and sustainability
Feature Lighting is used the world over to grab eyes and strengthen signage. Nick Smith looks at illumination.

Going global pt 1: Entering the international market
Opinion by Tony Moscrop, Dufaylite

Zünd to show new S3 cutter line at FESPA Digital 2012

PaperlinX expands YoYo recycling scheme into Europe and includes more materials

Paul Turner Displays helps computer company achieve successful exhibition debut


Wide-format Print [spacer line]

[Inca Digital]

[Web-to-print online ordering] Online ordering: web-to-print
FEATURE It's not just the interface but what lies behind a web-to-print front end that's important. Sophie Matthews-Paul explains.

New Océ Arizona flat-bed on show at FESPA Digital 2012

Technology developments on show at Spandex open house

Mimaki updates RasterLink RIP software for Pantone matching

FESPA Digital 2012 to offer sustainable printing advice with Planet Friendly Printing Zone


Talk Print!, powered by HP [spacer line]

We've asked our Talk Print! experts all sort of things over the past year, from What's the difference between wall graphics and wallpaper? to Should I attend distributors' open days? and How should PSPs use social media?

You can see them all on the Talk Print! stream on Output, and don't forget you can join in by using the handy comments form below each article or the hashtag #TalkPrint.


Production Print [spacer line]

[Special effects inks]Being bold: special effects inks
Feature Special inks have been used to enhance printed pages for many years. Laurel Brunner goes boldly into the special effects ink market.

BPIF supports National Apprenticeship Week at Barking printer

Fujifilm continues PrintIT! support

Clarity Professional v4.1 to make debut at FESPA Digital


Digital Signage [spacer line]

Output has launched a dedicated digital signage newsletter where you can have our latest news, features, blogs, product profiles and videos sent directly to your inbox every week, simply by signing up on the Output homepage – it'll only take a moment. Here are our favourite digital signage titbits to whet your appetite.

[Ocean Outdoor gets fashionable with Vogue]

London Fashion Week goes digital: Ocean Outdoor brings Fashion as it Happens from Vogue and Passengers get Underground scoop on Fashion Week

On the calendar [spacer line]
[drupa 2012 on Output's 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.

Industry events: XML calendar by Output

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

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
Spandex Technology Day: March 7th
Excel Tours with Ipex: March 22nd, April 19th 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

FESPA kicks off tomorrow with a host of events planned for the four days, alongside heaps of product launches and showcases – which you can follow on our dedicated FESPA Digital 2012 tags page. Output will be well represented on the educational schedule: Mrs Ink-Jet herself Sophie Matthews-Paul will be a host of the Print Shop Live real-life workflow demonstration area, while our pre-press expert Laurel Brunner will offer advice on sustainable practices in the Planet Friendly Printing Zone. Each of these events will run throughout the show, but are expected to be popular so make sure you get there early. James Matthews-Paul will also be getting all the news as it happens so if you see him, let him know what you're up to at the show.

Video of the Week [spacer line]
Sneak preview: Epson SureColour S30600 from GPT

Another exclusive video from Output's own fair hands, this time giving you a little look at the new Epson SureColour S30600 wide-format printer before it's launched officially at FESPA Digital this week. James Matthews-Paul went along to the preview of the machine at Graphic Printing Technologies's demo centre in Reading to see it in action and gauge the reaction of visitors. It looks like a hit, so it'll be interesting to see its effect in Barcelona tomorrow.

Output's YouTube channel has lots more videos of our own making plus our favourite from the industry – why not have a look?

The Output team [spacer line]

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