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DIGITAL SIGN
MANUFACTURING
NEW IDEAS FROM THE ISA SIGN EXPO 2017
BY DAREK JOHNSON
EDITOR-AT-LARGE
HE sign industry is changing from
a creative field to a manufacturing
field," he said, and although I'm working from memory and may not be
quoting the guy exactly, that quote
is the gist of a statement made by
an industry executive who has top
knowledge of the signmaking field. He said this at a recent
ISA Sign Expo 2017 press conference, adding that signmakers need to acknowledge, gear up for and act on the
ongoing changes in their profession. I believe this speaker
wanted the attending press corps to carry this message
forward. Consequently, the next morning, at a crowded
café and with a Mexican omelet smiling up at me, I asked
Chris and Kathi Morrison about this most unusual statement. They, with their own breakfasts steaming, actively
reviewed the notion: signmaking creativity transforming
to a light manufacturing business model.
The Morrisons know their stuff. They've written ST's "Tech
"T
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Review" column for more than 12 years, have owned and
operated a signshop that specialized in large-format printing
and have worked as creative technology and product manufacturing specialists since the current tech era began. At
breakfast, we deliberated the light-manufacturing concept
between breakfast bites when Chris mentioned "maker society" groups, which launched a new line of thinking. Just
then, the waitress asked, "More coffee?" and we said yes.
MAKER SOCIETIES
A Google search reveals abundant "maker society" definitions,
each with unique purposes and places. Thus, to solidify
what we breakfasters saw as a signmaking relationship to
"maker societies," and because one is close to ST's address,
my definition stems from the Cincinnati-based Manufactory,
a 17,000-sq.-ft. membership workshop that claims it is
"chock full" of equipment and tools, and a perfect place to
build "things."
The Manufactory web spin says the clientele comprises
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From the Editor
St Update
At Large
Tech Review
Vehicles + Vinyl
Design Matters
Nuts + Bolts
Trending Times Square
Smart Surroundings
Digital Sign Manufacturing
Strictly Electric: A Goodman Sign
New Products
Advertising Index
Last Look
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