The September 2023 digital edition of Sign Builder Illustrated is now available to read! This month, the focus is on graphics, as we take a look at recent colorful branding projects, with an emphasis on creative wall graphics for the new Great Pretenders space at FAO Schwarz in New York City and interior banners for Amazon job recruitment locations....
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, announces the 2023 winners of its popular Pinnacle Awards program. The PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Awards Program recognizes best-in-class products created for, and by, the printing industry.
The Pinnacle Awards are open exclusively to Alliance supplier members and, this year, judges selected fourteen Pinnacle Technology...
FASTSIGNS International, Inc., a leading international sign and visual graphics franchisor with more than 765 FASTSIGNSⓇ locations in eight countries worldwide, hosted its thirteenth annual Outside Sales Summit August 10-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. There were over 596 people in attendance, which included attendees, corporate staff, and exhibitors.
With the theme, Rev It Up, the FASTSIGNS 2023 Outside Sales Summit celebrated the network’s...
Our sign business launched during a booming retail construction period in Austin, Texas, which offered us an incredible opportunity to educate retail developers and property managers regarding city codes and retail signage requirements. We quickly learned that breaking into the retail market and building relationships with property managers and developers requires patience and a strategic approach.
Here are three tips...
An established strategic partnership between Canon Solutions America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., and both the University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Athletics, is in full effect at the university’s on-site print shop. A new video produced by Notre Dame Global Partnerships and filmed on the Canon EOS R5 C full-frame mirrorless cinema camera shows 559...
The Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT) MFA in Fashion Design program recently concluded an exciting collaboration with Mimaki, the leading wide-format printer manufacturer, to introduce fifteen talented students to the immense potential of digital textile printing. This partnership, known as the 2023 Mimaki Student Contest, enabled participants to delve into the realm of custom prints and explore new horizons...
SignAgent officially announced the launch of its newly updated brand identity. The announcement was made at SEGD’s Annual Conference, in Washington DC, where the experiential graphic design society is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
SignAgent's rebranding project began in January 2023 with the help of J2, a Philadelphia-based branding agency. The new brand system includes a new wordmark and icon, a...
Talented students on the Communications Technology Specialist High Skills Major program at Timiskaming District Secondary School in Ontario have used Drytac Polar Grip Air white polymeric self-adhesive PVC film to complete a challenging vehicle wrap project featuring a snowmobile.
The specialist program was launched at the school in September 2022 and offers students an insight into a whole range of...
Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and cutters, is thrilled to announce the global debut of its latest innovation—the TxF300-75 direct-to-film printer. In response to the resounding success of the initial DTF printer offering, the TxF150-75 (responding to market demands for increased efficiency) boosts productivity by approximately 300 percent. The TxF300-75 DTF printer is able...
AP Corp, a nationwide leading provider of commercial window film and graphic solutions, is expanding its presence across the U.S. East Coast with the acquisition of Miami-based window tinting company, Solar Tint, Inc. With the acquisition, AP Corp gains one of the only 3M™ window film dealers in the greater Miami area and will now serve businesses, homeowners,...
