The latest news, features and comment from Output, an authoritative and independent magazine for the signage and graphics industry.http://www.outputmagazine.com/There's always something going on in the industry, from seminars and lectures to networking events and awards ceremonies. Please get in touch if you have an event to share.http://www.outputmagazine.com/sign-making/trade/events/on-the-calendar-exhibitions-and-events-for-the-signage-and-display-industry/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:12:00 GMT Entries are now being accepted for the Print Futures Awards 2012. The scheme is open to people aged between 16 and 30 who work in the graphic arts, printing and publishing industries, with winners given grants of £1,500 to help them with their careers.http://www.outputmagazine.com/production-print/industry/awards/young-people-invited-to-enter-print-futures-awards/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT Following its seven-day, 2,400km journey through eleven European cities and four countries, the FESPA Wrap Rally team has arrived at FESPA Digital 2012 in a motorhome decorated in vinyl wrap designs chosen by FESPA Facebook fans. http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/intelligence/events/adventure-packed-fespa-wrap-rally-ii-arrives-in-barcelona/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMT A four-part Special Interest Seminar Program designed for end-users of retail, restaurant, corporate communications and transportation-based digital signage will be part of the upcoming DSE trade show. http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/business/education-and-training/retail-restaurants-corporate-comms-and-transport-on-agenda-at-dse/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT Glasgow-based J Thomson Colour Printers has installed an HP Indigo 5500 press, its second purchase of the model. The family-owned company found its first Indigo boosted capacity.http://www.outputmagazine.com/production-print/business-issues/case-studies/second-hp-indigo-5500-for-j-thomson-colour-printers/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:15:00 GMT Morwenna Kearns looks ahead to DSE and beyond in her round-up of the year's digital signage events.http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/intelligence/events/a-modern-window-on-the-world-digital-signage-events/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT Preston College's Visual and Performing Arts building has been opened with a digital wall provided by Dynamax and Chamber TV. The wall, comprises nine thin-framed LCD screens powered by Dynamax's cloud-based digital signage application, digitalsignage.net.http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/applications/display/dynamax-and-chamber-tv-team-up-for-preston-college-videowall/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMT Eye has revealed fast food chain McDonald's has become the first advertiser to use the digital out-of-home agency's day-part messaging option. Digital signage in shopping centres across New South Wales, Australia, showed three adverts with content designed for specific times of day.http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/applications/dooh/mcdonald-s-aims-for-flurry-of-ads-with-eye-day-parting/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT The return of the FESPA Fabric show-within-a-show at this week's FESPA Digital trade show demonstrates 'the continued significance of garment printing as a sector', according to the organisation's managing director Neil Felton, who has highlighted the 30 exhibitors and the Textile Talk Theatre.http://www.outputmagazine.com/production-print/industry/events/fespa-fabric-visitors-talk-textiles-in-barcelona/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT HP is currently exhibiting its new HP Designjet L28500 and HP Designjet L26500 printers with latex inks at FESPA Digital, at an extended stand showcasing 'a comprehensive display' of printers for signage applications. http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/intelligence/events/hp-boosts-latex-line-with-designjet-debuts-at-fespa-digital/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT Fujifilm has announced the commercial availability of its new UV-curable printer, the Acuity LED 1600, which is making its international debut at FESPA Digital. The Acuity LED 1600 is suitable for applications such as posters and POP displays.http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/equipment/printers-1.6m-to-3.2m/milestone-fujifilm-acuity-led-1600-launched-at-fespa-digital/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT Ink manufacturer Sun Chemical has made available its 2011 sustainability report, which it says shows how its 'leadership in sustainability', demonstrated by examples of products, services and projects, are assisting its customers in their own 'eco-efficiency' drives. http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/intelligence/reports/sun-chemical-releases-sustainability-report/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT FESPA Digital opened its doors in Barcelona, Spain today with more than 350 exhibitors showcasing their products and services across 16,500sq m. Over 16,000 people have pre-registered and the organiser is expecting 'an international audience of print professionals' over the next four days.http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/intelligence/events/fespa-digital-opens-with-16-000-pre-registrations/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:20:00 GMT Interactive screen and projection solutions provider Paradigm AV has announced a series of new products it plans to offer in the UK. The move is aimed at improving its range of screens and broadening its overall offering.http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/equipment/hardware/paradigm-av-announces-more-products-for-the-uk/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMT Imaging solutions developer Canon has won six 2011 Best awards from industry body BERTL for products which deliver 'outstanding image quality, value and performance' in wide-format printing, document printing and software.http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/business/awards/canon-scores-big-at-best-awards/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT Signs Express Exeter has shown support for its local football team by producing display panels showing key moments from Exeter City's history since 1908, large photographic images for the ground's main entrance, and directional signs.http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/applications/display/signs-express-supports-exeter-city-with-nostalgic-displays/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT Display materials distributor and FESPA Digital exhibitor Guandong Italia has moved its Italian headquarters to a building five times larger in Milan, and its Chinese site to central Shanghai. http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/business/suppliers/guandong-italia-moves-to-larger-premises/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMT Arthur Albiston and Lou Macari, former Manchester United football stars, will be at Sign and Digital UK on March 28th to help Mimaki distributor Hybrid Services mark the trade show's 1980s beginnings. http://www.outputmagazine.com/wide-format-print/intelligence/events/man-utd-stars-to-drop-in-to-hybrid-stand-at-sign-and-digital-uk/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT UK-based multimedia company Review Systems has chosen Dynamax's cloud-based digitalsignage.net application and IAdea's XMP 130 wireless media players to run its advertising network, after deciding to replace its SD cards players. http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/business/case-studies/review-systems-moves-to-dynamax-and-iadea-for-ads/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:12:00 GMT The recent InAVation Awards saw Esprit Digital win the Most InAVative Digital Signage Project title for its project for Westfield Stratford City which included deploying 'ultra-thin marketing pods' and videowalls at the London shopping centre. http://www.outputmagazine.com/digital-signage/business/awards/esprit-digital-s-westfield-project-picks-up-inavation-award/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:03:00 GMT