MSSA SignConnexion 2024: 50 Years of Community and Business Development
Sign professionals from across the Mid-South region poured into Memphis, Tennessee July 17-20 for MSSA SignConnexion 2024. Spanning three days, the annual trade show and meeting marked the organization’s 50th anniversary. I arrived on Wednesday evening and headed to a networking event at a local bar, where attendees enjoyed a buffet, drinks and a few […]
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Open to Interpretation: State-Level Licensing Issues
Lately ISA has seen state-level licensing issues becoming trickier to navigate for sign and graphics companies. This can take on any number of forms, but a few trends have emerged—as have a few possible solutions. We learned a few things recently when ISA, Southern States Sign Association and some highly involved and connected members were […]
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Nike Takes Over Parisian Art Center with Giant Video Display
Nike is taking over the façade of the Centre Pompidou art museum in Paris with a massive sports-themed digital display just in time for the Olympic Games. Located in the center of the city, the iconic 1970s glass-and-metal structure will open Nike’s “Art of Victory” exhibition on July 24, celebrating the journey of Nike Air […]
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Three Stages of Smart Workflow
This column was originally published in Sign Builder Illustrated‘s July 2024 edition. What if you were about to take a long car trip with no idea how to get there? What route will you use? How long will it take? What supplies do you need? Without a plan, you may get to the destination (eventually), but […]
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Go With the Workflow
What if you were about to take a long car trip with no idea how to get there? What route will you use? How long will it take? What supplies do you need? Without a plan, you may get to the destination (eventually), but you won’t arrive as quickly and efficiently as possible. Starting a custom […]
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Digital Signage Welcomes Employees to New Office
Many sign shops can print a wall wrap or fabricate channel letters in house with their own tools. Digital signage calls for more collaboration. Such installations often require cooperation from the client and support from the supplier to get the job done. Just ask Sign Effectz. The Milwaukee-based sign shop installed digital signage for a […]
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Airport Signs: High Expectations
This feature was originally published in Sign Builder Illustrated‘s June 2024 edition. Two years and counting. Nine hundred permanent, individual signs. More than 12,700 square feet of digitally printed vinyl. Nearly four tons of 1/8-inch aluminum. If you laid out all the signs that Signarama Louisville Downtown in Kentucky has created for a local airport […]
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19 Scenes from SAC’s YPN Leadership Conference
Sign Builder Illustrated recently joined nearly 20 Canadian (and one American) sign professionals for the Sign Association of Canada (SAC) Young Professionals Network (YPN) Leadership Conference in Montréal. Here are a few snapshots from this memorable and educational three-day event. See our upcoming July 2024 edition for more takeaways.
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19 Scenes from SAC’s YPN Leadership Conference
Sign Builder Illustrated recently joined nearly 20 Canadian (and one American) sign professionals for the Sign Association of Canada (SAC) Young Professionals Network (YPN) Leadership Conference in Montréal. Here are a few snapshots from this memorable and educational three-day event. See our upcoming July 2024 edition for more takeaways.
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Experiential Design: Winning Goal
One of the hallmarks of experiential design is combining various disciplines to holistically create immersive experiences. Moment Factory specializes in just that. The Montreal-based multimedia entertainment studio blends video, lighting, architecture, sound and special effects to design immersive environments. Recently this included a multisensory sports-themed spectacular in Miami. In April, the studio debuted a nine-room […]
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