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About the cover: Arizona Color Wraps (Phoenix) won Best of Show honors in the 7th Annual ST Vehicle
Graphics Contest with this van wrap for The Flyer Guys, a family-owned, flyer-delivery business. The wrap
was produced on an HP L26500 latex-ink printer with 3M Controltac with Comply air-release media.
For more information, see p. 78
FEATURES
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The Inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards
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Smart Lighting
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Rollin’ for the Lucky Seven!
The SGIA Preview
by Steve Aust
The 7th annual ST Vehicle Graphics Contest
by Steve Aust
Here are your favorites.
by Darek Johnson
Consider the less-obvious choice.
by Wade Swormstedt
Three zones of special interest to signmakers
102 Enter the ST Intl. Sign Contest!
The deadline is November 13.
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COLUMNS and DEPARTMENTS
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ST Update by Steve Aust
Kewanee walldogs, Bass Pro Shops’ Pyramid
plans, church sign removal
Technology Update by Darek Johnson
New trends for inkjet inks
Vinyl Apps by Sergio DeSoto
Perfect your shop’s design process
Strictly Electric by Fernando Duarte
Saving the Saban Theatre
LED Update by M. Nisa Khan, Ph.D
LED retrofit concerns
Software Update by Theresa Jackson
Illustrator multiple artboards
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Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison
Mimaki’s JFX500-2131 flatbed and
UJV500-160 UV printers
Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison
Seiko’s UV Jetrix 1212FK and
KX5/KX5R flatbed printers
New Products by Steve Aust
Product Showcase: Dimensional letters
Industry News by Wade Swormstedt
Advertising index
Editorially speaking by Wade Swormstedt
Little big man
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Signs of the Times - October 2013