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AUGUST 2014 C O L U M N S & D E PA R T M E N T S 6 16 18 ST Update by Steve Aust Selfies, OBIEs, FESPA Wrap Cup editor/analyst Technology Update by Darek Johnson A little wind Profit from Auto Applications by Dean Derhak Selling window tinting 20 Vinyl Apps by Dale Salamacha 26 Strictly Electric by James Beckett 38 LED Update by M. Nisa Khan, Ph.d 42 Software Update by Theresa Jackson 44 Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison 46 Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison 48 Sign Museum News by Tod Swormstedt 50 New Products by Wade Swormstedt 76 103 104 Industry News by Wade Swormstedt Setting up a business, part two A new face for Jerry's palace Lightfair 2014's LED bandwagon PDF for print The HP 300 Series latex printers The ONYX 11 RIP Quiels donate 1948-49 truck/crane Product Showcase: Fabrication and engraving equipment Advertising index Walldog love ST Ed i tor ia l Ad v is o r y B o a rd Mike Ries joined Advertising Vehicles (Cincinnati, OH) Communications Limited (Boston, MA), which engineers, manufactures and installs signage and architectural elements. For more than 30 years, he's managed many notable worldwide projects. shortly after its launch in 2003. He is a partner in the organization and the resident fleet-graphics expert. His primary roles encompass sales and client consulting. Jill Ayers is creative director at Design360 (New York, NY), a design firm specializing in environmental-graphic, exhibit, print and web design. She served as designer of identification and wayfinding at Two Twelve Assoc. and senior designer of signage and retail branding at Gensler Studio 585. Lawrin Rosen founded his shop, ARTfx Signs (Bloomfield, Vince Cahill, with more than 32 years in the print-technology Jared Smith is the president of bluemedia (Tempe, AZ), a graphics provider that specializes in vehicle and environmental graphics. Bill Dundas, a former ST technical editor, currently serves as Director of Technical & Regulatory Affairs for the International Sign Association (ISA). Kevin Stotmeister is president and CEO of Federal Heath Sign LLC (Oceanside, CA). Christina Galgan is the Exterior Branding Manager for John Yarger, the third-generation owner of North American Signs, currently serves on the board of both the Intl. Sign Assn. and The Signage Foundation. Wendy Moeller, a community planning consultant who runs her own firm, Compass Point Planning (Cincinnati, OH), currently sits on the Signage Foundation's Board of Directors. Teresa Young, president/CEO of Sign Biz Inc., founded the ecosignage.org and schoolofsignarts.com websites. She is a trustee of the American Sign Museum, past chairwoman of the Intl. Sign Assn. and immediate past chair of the California Sign Assn. field, is the president of VCE Solutions (Waynesboro, PA), a consultancy that provides technical and marketing consulting and planning services for digital and analog printing and digital manufacturing OEMs and user companies. Walgreens (Deerfield, IL) and serves on the Board of Directors for the International Sign Association (ISA). darek.johnson@stmediagroup.com Steve Aust senior associate editor steve.aust@stmediagroup.com Vince Cahill digital technology contributor vince@vcesolutions.com Louis M. Brill technology contributor louisbrill@sbcglobal.net DESIGN & PRODUCTION Jeff Russ senior art director jeff.russ@stmediagroup.com Linda Volz production supervisor linda.volz@stmediagroup.com SALES/MARKETING Murray Kasmenn senior vp/group publisher murray.kasmenn@stmediagroup.com Phone: (770) 578-2577 Steve Duccilli senior vp of content steve.duccilli@stmediagroup.com Sandi Luppert marketing manager sandi.luppert@stmediagroup.com Louis Arneberg account manager louis.arneberg@stmediagroup.com Phone: (800) 654-5169 Ben Stauss account manager ben.stauss@stmediagroup.com Phone: (513) 263-9363 Karen Jones directory & classified ad coordinator Editorially speaking by Wade Swormstedt Mark Andreasson is the president and founder of Design EDITORIAL Wade Swormstedt publisher/editor wade.swormstedt@stmediagroup.com Darek Johnson senior technology CT), in 1983 with a commitment to artistry and innovation. karen.jones@stmediagroup.com CORPORATE Tedd Swormstedt president Tod Swormstedt American Sign Museum Christine Baloga audience development director Mark Kissling director, book div. 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