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Red-Hot Wall ArtBluemedia wraps a Suns staircase
Bluemedia (Phoenix) wrapped these dual, 50-ft. stairwell pillars at the US Airways Center, home of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. As a sponsor for the team’s ’07-’08 season, bluemedia decorated the staircase with blazing Suns logos, . . . » MORE |
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Why Use Overlaminates?Also, tips and tricks for successful laminate use
Most wide-format graphics veterans accept that overlaminates are necessary for a wide-format graphic. However, I’m still regularly asked, “Do I need to laminate my graphic?” I generally answer with a question of my own: “How a . . . » MORE |
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Vinyl: A HistoryFor its inaugural column, 3M tracks the media’s evolution.
Advances in chemistry, evolving manufacturing methods, societal demands and changing business conditions mark vinyl’s history and evolution. With this progress, the signage and graphics-arts industries have transformed; road safety has improved . . . » MORE |
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Wrapping Up Wrap Quest '07Masters of vinyl take to Florida to school and be schooled.
As the name suggests, WrapQuest was about one thing and one thing only: a love of vehicle wraps. How else would the Professional Decal Application Assn. (PDAA) get representatives from 3M, Arlon, Avery, FLEXcon, LG Chem, MACtac and Oracal to share th . . . » MORE |
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Winsome WindowsHow to optimize perforated, window-film performance
Perforated window films serve increasingly diverse applications, and the variety of films with differing film-to-hole ratios has multiplied. These films, still used for vehicle and storefront-window graphics, now fulfill full-scale building wraps, PO . . . » MORE |
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Now You See It...MACtac wraps for the troops.
Military Wraps Inc. (Lumberton, NC) has chosen MACtac (Stow, OH) as its sole digital, vinyl supplier for its processes for photographic, digital, site-specific camouflage. Photo-Stealth™ and Photo-Real™ are next-generation camouflage that . . . » MORE |
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Superhero GraphicsComic book-worthy graphics
Away from the track, perhaps funny-car drivers Sean Kreuziger, Chris Snyder and Kelly Jenkins are like David Banner, Peter Parker and Clark Kent, respectively – mild-mannered, anonymous citizens. However, these digita . . . » MORE |
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Capturing ColorsProper steps to make your vinyl colors
Wow, 2007 has blown by us, and another year, full of changes in hardware, software, media and inks, begins. Now that you’ve survived the holidays and eaten all the turkey and stuffing you can stand, it’s time to get back to work! If your . . . » MORE |
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Pretending to be a New Yorker Just Got EasierWayfinding decals from Graphic Systems Group.
For the uninitiated (and sometimes locals as well), NYC subways can be difficult to navigate. But Graphic Systems Group (GSG), NYC, has devised floor-graphic compasses to help even the greenest subway riders find their way to the street as part of th . . . » MORE |
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Graphics Evolution in the Sign IndustryFrom stone to electronic-digital signage.
We’re all familiar with the saying and the 1963 Bob Dylan song “The Times They Are A-Changing.” I would like to modify this saying, slightly, to portray our industry direction, “The Signs They Are A-Changing.” The sign i . . . » MORE |
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