The International Sign Association’s efforts to inform potential exhibitors of the benefits of International Sign Expo 2013 has been awarded a silver commendation by TRENDS magazine. ISA, in conjunction with CSG Creative, earned the award for work on the exhibitor prospectus in the Association TRENDS 2012 All-Media Contest, an annual competition held exclusively for associations. This marks the second...
January marks the forty-eighth anniversary of MagX, the worlds oldest and one of the largest manufacturers of high-intensity flexible magnetic products. The company was founded in 1965 with the vision of infinite possibilities. That first year, MagX produced the world's first-ever flexible magnetic sheeting. Now forty-eight years later, MagX continues to be the global leader in flexible magnetic technology....
Sign Builder Illustrated columnist Jim Hingst writes: To transfer a print and cut heat transfer appliqué from its carrier to the garment you should use a polyester HotMask™ transfer tape. While many shop owners have used paper application tape to transfer printed heat transfer appliques, you are much better off using the right product for the application. The problem that...
Sign Builder Illustrated Contributor Jim Hingst writes: Images of men emerging from vegetation have been a common artistic motif for more than two thousand years. Some scholars believe that the image of the “green man” is somehow linked to the ancient Dionysian fertility rituals and the natural process of rebirth, which occurs in Spring. But what do these academics...
This past December, we showed you how married couple April and Kelvin Locklear, owners of big rig customization shop K&L Chrome Shop/Outcast Kustoms and stars of their company’s self-titled reality series on the Discovery Channel’s Velocity Network, recently wrapped up season one with a challenging design for a thirty-eight-foot-long RV wrapped inside and out for the Bristol Motor Speedway....
MaxLite® introduces the LED Round Flat Panel Pendant, which recently received Lighting for Tomorrow’s Honorable Mention in the 2012 Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Residential Lighting Products Design Competition and has been added to the FlatMax™ family of LED Flat Panels. The LED Round Flat Panel Pendant can be cable-hung or surface mounted easily in offices, schools, car dealerships, medical facilities,...
Information Management Institute announces the programs for its Digital Printing World 2013 Conferences being held the week of January 28-February 1, 2013 at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort & Suites in Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona, USA. Complete program information and online registration is available at www.imiconf.com. At IMI’s 22nd Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference alone, twenty presentations are...
Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative) is pleased to announce the addition of “Spark” sessions to the 2013 Dscoop annual conference, Dscoop8: Spark, taking place February 21-23, 2013 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This new education opportunity is just a sample of the robust ninety session offerings attendees will find at Dscoop 8. ...
In the sign industry, the technology is always improving, changing, and getting faster, but this is perhaps nowhere as evident as in the digital printing sector. It’s long been proven that digital printing isn’t a fly-by-night technology—it’s here to stay. In fact, according to the SGIA 2012 Market Trends & Product Specialties report the Graphics & Sign Community, nearly...
Due to popular demand, 3M Commercial Graphics introduces 3M™ Scotchprint® Wrap Film 1080-SE420 Chrome as a truly unique film in its crowd-pleasing line of 3M™ Scotchprint® Wrap Film Series 1080. This addition marks the fortieth color and finish combination in the 3M™ Scotchprint® Wrap Film Series 1080, providing customers with a variety of options to ensure they stand out...
