Tensioned graphic solutions appeal to retailers

May 1, 2007  |  Graphics

By Jill C. Lafferty Tensioned fabric displays have been a staple in the exhibit and event arenas for some time, but this application is also finding its way into the retail sector, from grocery stores to high-end department stores, and from column wraps and ceiling displays to complete temporary ret…
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Let’s Get Graphic experiences rapid growth

March 1, 2007  |  Graphics

By Lou Dzierzak “A lot of our customers count on us to come up with the latest inventions and newest applications,” offers Paul Miller, owner of Let’s Get Graphic in Mounds View, Minnesota. The rapidly expanding sign shop specializes in large and grand format projects. Miller expla…
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Creating clear communication between designer and client

March 1, 2007  |  Graphics

Opening the lines of communication between client and designer leads to unlimited creative possibilities. By Marti Naughton Bold. Exciting. Elegant. Innovative. Corporate. Hip. A client may use any or all of these words when communicating a project to a designer. But what does the designer hear? The…
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Vehicle wraps present growth opportunity for sign shops

March 1, 2007  |  Features, Graphics

The owner of every car, boat, minivan, helicopter, semi-truck trailer, and fleet vehicle in your city is a potential new customer. By Lou Dzierzak Hey, look at that! Ten years ago, a car, truck, or van driving down the street covered in colorful vinyl graphics would have stopped pedestrians in their…
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Building wraps spur sales for print shops

March 1, 2007  |  Features, Graphics

Creating advertising and event banners large enough to cover the façade of a building is a market that can’t be ignored. By Lou Dzierzak At the 2000 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, more than a dozen buildings were decorated with super-sized banners celebrating the competition. Since …
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Fabric facts

March 1, 2007  |  Features, Graphics

There are no easy answers or “magic” fibers, yarns, finishes, and coatings to meet every application. By Phil Age and Jean K. Dilworth Selecting the best fabric for your final application or product depends on the manufacturer’s method of creating fabric from fibers and yarns. The …
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Printer pointers

March 1, 2007  |  Features, Graphics

Your guide to asking the right questions before you buy. By Phil Age and Jean K. Dilworth There are numerous factors to consider before making the decision to by a new printer. First, does your current printing operation have excess demands that can only be met by labor working overtime? If the answ…
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Fabric hits the runway

March 1, 2007  |  Graphics

By Lou Dzierzak The event. Paul Mitchell Fashion Show stage set for a traveling trade show exhibit and/or hair show event. The company. Pink, Inc, New York, N.Y. The task. John Paul Mitchell Systems hired Pink, Inc. to build two large tension fabric structures. Featuring larger than life photographs…
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The return of wallpaper

March 1, 2007  |  Graphics

By Susanne Jansson There is an old adage that says, “What goes around comes around.” The history of wallpaper is a perfect example of a design tool that has seen its popularity come and go. Once dismissed as something better suited to grandma’s parlor, wallpaper is being reconsider…
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Adaptive Textiles adapts to meet customer needs

January 1, 2007  |  Graphics

By Lou Dzierzak Jeanelle Dech was just eight years old when she started selling quilts and doll clothes to neighborhood boutiques. A childhood hobby soon became her professional career. Years later, frustrated by the existing interior design business model, Dech and her husband Larry saw an opportun…
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