Securing jobs at your sign shop involves an even more urgent need of keeping track of dollars and sense. For example, inflation and supply chain worries are just a couple of today’s challenges that also have to be factored into how a shop competitively comes up with a fair dollar amount for the potential customer and a logical one...
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., has announced that veteran staff member and industry expert Gary Jones, director, environmental, health, and safety affairs, is one of nine small business representatives appointed to participate in a small business panel on Expanded Air Emissions Reporting created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Art is always changing, evolving alongside society and culture to reflect the interests, issues, and technologies of the time. In the always-connected environment encapsulating modern life, digital screens have largely replaced newspapers, magazines, books, and even physical experiences such as shopping or visiting a movie theater.
This evolution has now made its way into the realm of fine arts, with...
The August 2022 issue of Sign Builder Illustrated features stories on wayfinding, digital signage, vinyl graphics, business management, and more!
Recently I spoke at a sign industry forum where the topic was how shops achieve higher levels of throughput and improve on-time performance. I touched upon value stream mapping, wait times and scheduling, batch manufacturing, functional cross-training, and lean principles.
At the end of my presentation, I collected the audience satisfaction surveys and went through them to see where I...
Visitors to the main branch of the Whittier Public Library in Whittier, California, now pass through a digital archway as they enjoy the Library’s many services.
Audiovisual (AV) integrator and experiential technology company Electrosonic, Inc., completed work on bringing this experiential technology solution to the library’s interior space. After being awarded this project, they brought onboard SNA Displays, a member...
SloanLED, leaders in light technology for 65 years, proudly announces the extension of its VL4 value series of channel letter lighting solutions. VL4 shatters expectations with its prism lens technology for an ultra-wide radiation pattern and an impressive light output of up to 195 lumens per foot (High Output 7200 K). VL4 also features a lifetime rating of over...
EFI™ Reggiani, the industrial textile printing business of printing technology company Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI), has broken ground on a new textile campus to accommodate ongoing growth. The new 20,000-square-meter campus in Comun Nuovo, Bergamo, Italy, is expected to be completed midyear in 2023.
“EFI Reggiani has always worked diligently to take our offerings to the next level, thinking ahead...
By A.J. Titus
Productivity is something we’re hyper-focused on at Signarama. We set aggressive goals each year, and while some of them might be a stretch, we make every effort to achieve them.
The need for efficiency lies in the most vital aspects of an organization, and it’s critical to identify and eliminate inefficiencies throughout the year to meet these goals....
From ground-level locations to high-rise spots and all situations in-between, there are a wealth of settings in which signage can be placed. Whether you’re professionally looking to transition away from using a third-party source for this service or trying to improve your existing group, Rob Kennedy of Lauretano Sign Group (LSG) will be on-hand with an informative session providing...
