Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - (Page 70) Choosing the Optimal Digital Signage What not to do: One of the big mistakes many made early on was using plasma as a display choice instead of LCD. Initially plasma was much cheaper, but early plasma displays have a notorious burn-in problem (though this is changing with some of the new plasmas). Many who installed plasmas for digital signage quickly found they had their logo or other graphics “burned” into the screen and are now having to replace the screens with LCDs. These LCD screens are much more forgiving and not prone to the same “burn-in” issues. The other mistake—which isn’t really a mistake as much as it is a partial solution—is using a looping DVD to provide content. The major value of a digital signage solution is the ability to schedule content for specific times of the day or days of week, show dynamic real-time content, and quickly update the displays at any time. So the looping DVD is half of the solution, but it lacks the features that really make digital signage pay off. What to do: Some new to the digital signage market tend to oversimplify things. Remember, to get the most value of this vehicle, think of it as your own private broadcast network and not just a bunch of screens. A successful digital signage deployment will require the appropriate needs assessment, planning, budget, and support to give you the best return on the investment. Otherwise you may find you have a bunch of screens installed with no real value to you or your customers. Resellers and digital signage specialists tend to know the benefits of various software packages, versus dealing directly with the software manufacturers (who’ll push their own products). Since the solution is both hardware- and software-based, many like to work with a company that can service and support both. Some even rely on their existing IT department to handle the hardware support. — Tips from Vince Mitchell, president of Pacific Display Signs. 70 Sign Builder Illustrated May 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 Contents SBI Agenda Quotes & Comments Contributors Costly Concerns Dispatches Sign Show Dateline: Time to Find a New Identity Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing Price Doesn’t Sell the Signs You Want to Make Architects in LED Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum The Art of Wayfinding Signage Grand Format National Following Traffic Sign Regulations Designs on ADA Signage Painting Professionally SBI Marketplace Imagine-It Graphics Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 (Page Cover1) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 (Page Cover2) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 (Page 1) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Agenda (Page 6) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Agenda (Page 7) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Quotes & Comments (Page 8) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Quotes & Comments (Page 9) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contributors (Page 10) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Contributors (Page 11) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Costly Concerns (Page 12) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Costly Concerns (Page 13) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 14) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 15) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 16) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 17) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 18) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dispatches (Page 19) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 20) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 21) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 22) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 23) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 24) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Show (Page 25) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dateline: Time to Find a New Identity (Page 26) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dateline: Time to Find a New Identity (Page 27) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dateline: Time to Find a New Identity (Page 28) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Dateline: Time to Find a New Identity (Page 29) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks (Page 30) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks (Page 31) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks (Page 32) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks (Page 33) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 34) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 35) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 36) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 37) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 38) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Sign Illumination: It’s Time to Pay Attention (Page 39) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 40) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 41) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 42) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 43) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 44) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Restoring Old Photographs for Digital Printing (Page 45) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Price Doesn’t Sell the Signs You Want to Make (Page 46) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Price Doesn’t Sell the Signs You Want to Make (Page 47) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 48) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 49) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 50) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 51) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 52) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 53) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 54) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 55) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 56) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Architects in LED (Page 57) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 58) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 59) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 60) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 61) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 62) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Codes for Electric Signs: Don’t Get Blindsided! (Page 63) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 64) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 65) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 66) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 67) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 68) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 69) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 70) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 71) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Digital Displays at the Pearl Harbor Museum (Page 72) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 73) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 74) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 75) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 76) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 77) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 78) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - The Art of Wayfinding Signage (Page 79) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Grand Format National (Page 80) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Grand Format National (Page 81) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Grand Format National (Page 82) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Grand Format National (Page 83) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Grand Format National (Page 84) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 85) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 86) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 87) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 88) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 89) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Following Traffic Sign Regulations (Page 90) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Designs on ADA Signage (Page 91) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Designs on ADA Signage (Page 92) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Designs on ADA Signage (Page 93) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Designs on ADA Signage (Page 94) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Designs on ADA Signage (Page 95) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Painting Professionally (Page 96) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Painting Professionally (Page 97) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Painting Professionally (Page 98) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Painting Professionally (Page 99) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 100) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 101) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 102) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 103) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 104) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 105) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 106) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - SBI Marketplace (Page 107) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Imagine-It Graphics (Page 108) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Imagine-It Graphics (Page Cover3) Sign Builder Illustrated - May 2008 - Imagine-It Graphics (Page Cover4)
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