This is a relatively small office block somewhere in Seoul that has LEDs embedded in the architectural glass, and transforms into a public art piece once it gets dark. The tech is from a Korean company – G-Smatt. In the US, it is GLAAM America. […]
This is the very latest public art piece developed for that big wrap-around Samsung LED display in a Seoul shopping district. The video, like previous ones, was created by the Seoul digital shop D’strict. Like the others, it’s amazing. […]
The Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in Guess Where, PA is in preview opening stage, with a formal opening in mid-February. Among the many features of the new resort property, which is over in the same area where all the pro sports venues are located, is a big sweep of direct view LED embedded in a canopy at the main entry. […]
The Seoul-based creative shop D’strict has activated another crazy anamorphic creative piece for that big Samsung DV-LED display in a main Seoul shopping area. I’m not sure how to even describe this. D’strict says it is a “kitschy and unique experience of everyday stuff turning soft. […]
Here are the winners of the Digital Signage Federation awards for creative and projects in 2019-2020. They were announced this afternoon, virtually. […]
The U.S. government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has put together a partnership with the big OOH/DOOH media company Lamar Advertising Company to show emergency alerts on its many digital billboards. The emergency alerts, provided through FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), will be displayed on select Lamar digital billboards throughout the country. […]
The value of touchless retailing experience is the sort of thing that can be debated, but whether you think it is necessary or not in this health crisis, this is a very good example of how to get the creative and user experience right. […]
French interactive software firm Intuiface and the Dutch computer vision firm Sightcorp have announced a partnership that integrates technologies and results in a bundled toolkit designed to simplify things like shopper analytics and real-time content triggering to screens. […]
Via AV Magazine … Projection-mapped multimedia experiences are starting to pop up as touring or fixed site shows in many major cities. I have a good friend set to open up one just like that in a big city. But the pandemic has made it challenging to open, or stay open, and to host an experience that involves large-ish gatherings walking around an enclosed space. […]
Researchers at Google have started showing off demos of an AI system that mines and converts a web page into a short video, known as URL2Video. The system uses AI to extract the visuals and design styles – including fonts, colours, and layouts – and generate a decent-looking, albeit simplistic, video spot from it. […]
DC-based software and solutions shop Mvix has launched a flat rate, all-you-can-use custom content production service for digital signage networks. The Content Refresh Service is an ongoing subscription that delivers unlimited custom content designs for different digital signage networks. […]
The Minneapolis-based subscription content team at Screenfeed has developed a new service aimed squarely at the times – a playlist of videos of positive and uplifting news stories curated and re-packaged by Screenfeed’s editorial team There will be 10 new 60-second stories every week. Music and audio narration, plus captions, allow the Good News feed to work with or without audio “With all that’s going on these days, I think positive, uplifting stories have become just as grabby as news about our favorite celebrities have been in the past,” says Pete Erickson, VP of Creative. “Whether it’s so they can tell a friend about it later, or just for their own personal sanity, audiences want to see and hear something happy. […]
Hat Tip to Bob Raikes, who flagged this via his Display Daily “What Bob Saw …” newsletter. This is a terrific projection mapping piece done at the international airport in Brussels. A cupid animates and busts out from the painting he’s in, and flutters around the famous painting-filled wall in an airport common area. […]
Toronto-based Cineplex Digital Media has started marketing a new data-driven retail optimization platform called FLEX SmartEngine – using machine learning and a variety of data inputs to boost sales for stores and QSR operators. […]
A final reminder that today is the end of September – yay, 2020 is gone in three more months!!! – and that means it is the last day for entry submissions to the global Digital Signage Awards, which 16:9 helps sponsor and guide. The UK team that puts together the awards has had to pivot, like everyone else, in the last six months. […]
