The International Sign Association has named its Board of Directors for 2014, comprised of professionals across the industry representing national and local sign companies, suppliers and distributors. “Our Board of Directors has vast experience in all facets of the sign industry,” said Lori Anderson, ISA president and CEO. “These individuals will help lead ISA in better...
Bird-B-Gone Inc.® announces the release of their new commercial installation videos in Spanish. The videos are now available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/birdbgone. They cover Bird Wire, Bird Spike, Bird Slope™, and Bird Jolt Flat Track™. Each video provides an informative overview of how to install bird control products. “We are now able to reach and help...
As part of a national partnership with Habitat for Humanity, MaxLite has partnered with New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program™ (NJCEP) to provide discounted ENERGY STAR®-qualified CFL lamps and fixtures to Habitat ReStore resale outlet customers in New Jersey. The products are discounted through NJCEP, which is administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Discounted lighting is then...
Drytac has added ViziPrint® Impress, an optically clear, printable polyester window film with proprietary suction technology, to its line of print media for glass windows and doors. Formally launched at the 2013 SGIA Expo held this October in Orlando, Fl., the product has been touted as a revolutionary new solution for the window graphics market. According...
Esko’s series of free educational summits, The ‘Real’ Flexo Experience, designed to educate guests about the latest in flexo imaging technology will culminate with a complete open house of innovation at Esko Americas headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio, from 9am to 3pm on December 19, 2013. The company will be holding concurrent, continual sessions, from 9:00am to...
Many light sources—whether they’re HID, fluorescent, or LED—display color shifting over the course of their operating lives. How significant this color shifting is depends in large part on the type of light source and its operating age. Generally speaking, the longer a light source is operated, the greater the color shifting that takes place. Some lamp...
What stands eight-and-a-half feet tall, weighs nearly 500 pounds, features HDU, acrylic, and PVC, and sits in the workshop section of a sign shop’s office with real and mechanical fish swimming inside it? The answer is a 360-degree, 48-inch-wide-by-30-inch-deep sculpture designed and built from scratch by sign makers eager to show off their highly creative skills to customers and...
Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Educational Conference dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology, and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), not only nurtures innovation but also encourages professional development and certification as a way to expand proficiency throughout the digital signage industry. Among the nine pre-conference programs featured on Tuesday, February 11, are:...
MaxLite has appointed Bryan Warner to senior director of sales, national accounts and OEM commercial. He is in charge of overseeing national sales support in the grocery, petroleum, big and small box retail and other industries throughout the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining MaxLite, Warner worked at ElectraLED and Thomas Sign & Awning Company.
Alexei Oglushevich’s entry, Summer Fantasies, has earned the Russian designer the Grand Prize in the 2013 CorelDRAW® International Design Contest. This year’s award includes a Roland VersaStudio BN-20 desktop printer/cutter, Wilcom® EmbroideryStudio with 16 Elements, and $10,000 in cash. (Note: Click here to watch Alexei's eye-catchy speed drawing video.) In all, eighteen winning entries were selected out of the...
