Right-Lighting 3 Varying LED Sign-Lighting Situations
GETTING THE LIGHTING right for LED signs in different situations, be it an outdoor environment or an indoor setting such as a brightly lit convenience store or a darker, more intimate bar and restaurant, can be problematic. How do you address interior lighting needs when small signs and several TV screens are vying for competition? […]
Numerous Article Requests and More from January’s Inbox
Spec Ed The industry desperately needs articles on “It’s your shop, you write the spec.” So many acrylic options, so many LED options, so many substrates being used inappropriately. Teach us how to spec ACM for indoor or outdoor use, teach us to spec LED type, lens and color temp for various illuminated letter options, […]
16 Tips to Become a Better Sign Business Negotiator
THE KEY TO ANY successful negotiation starts with identifying the situation correctly: Is it a one-off commercial transaction that involves little more than bargaining over price, is it an internal negotiation with employees, family members or partners where the relationship is paramount, or is it a more complex engagement that involves building a potentially long-term […]
UCO Stadium Upgrades Digital Signage
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), a public university just north of Oklahoma City, upgraded the large format digital signage at Chad Richison Stadium using LED video technology from SNA Displays. The stadium is home to the UCO Bronchos’ NCAA Division II football team and seats 12,000 spectators. Owner’s representative and technology consultant Anthony James […]
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Behind the Signs Podcast: Working with Family
The latest “Behind the Signs” video podcast, hosted by Joe Arenella, is devoted to passing the torch to the next generation! This latest episode touches on working with family members at your sign shop—with stories about these generational hires (both pro and con) and advice. Kim Sutton and his son Richard of Vintage Sign & […]
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Wonka Display is a Sweet Treat
Ontario, Canada-based print business Global Printing Enterprises (GPE) recently used several products from Drytac to produce an immersive display promoting the new Hollywood film Wonka. Starring Timothée Chalamet as the famous Willy Wonka, the new movie was released in cinemas in December as a prequel to the classic book and film Charlie and the Chocolate […]
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Updates to the Latest MUTCD
Three hits and a miss. That is the high-level overview of nearly three years of work on changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). While the MUTCD does not have a broad impact on the on-premise sign industry, designers and fabricators who work on wayfinding signs are particularly impacted. (Want to learn […]
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