Earlier this week, a post went up about the giant 8K direct view LED display Leyard and Planar (former now owns latter) was showing off at the big National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas this week. […]
Guest Post: Mohamed Ghalayini, medea mea Conventional wisdom says the rise of large, relatively low-cost digital displays, and simple, scalable software to manage them, marks the beginning of the end for much of the mainstream printing business. Well, maybe one day … far into the future. […]
This is the new Christian Dior flagship store in San Francisco, which has a two-level video wall bisected by a set of stairs. The side wall mirrors amplify the visuals. The shop at 185 Post Street, in the Union Square district, is a historic building that has had its corner facade encapsulated by a translucent glass curtain. […]
Guest Post: Alan Brawn, Brawn Consulting Recently, the QSR industry has been struggling with customer apathy. Faced with a barrage of signage, those driving by simply look at all QSRs as more of the same. We have all seen the attempts at differentiation, like the famous dollar menu … now some offer “premium” food made to order, coffee bars, and healthier food choices. […]
This is what Planar and its parent company Leyard are showing this week at the big NAB broadcast trade show in Las Vegas – about $2.3 million worth of 8K LED wall. The video wall measures more than 31 feet wide by 18 feet tall (9.5 meters by 5.5 meters) and is composed of 64 Leyard TWA1.2 LED video wall displays with a 1.2 mm pixel pitch. […]
Donor walls are a big part of many hospitals – used to thank companies and individuals who support the organization’s work and facilities. For years, these walls were plaques or printed graphics, but lately, they’ve gone digital, and this has to be one of the bigger ones out there. […]
Nanonation CEO Bryan Fairfield Raising Nebraska is a 25,000 square foot, interactive digital-heavy exhibit on the state fairgrounds that’s designed to help visitors better understand and appreciate that state’s big industry, its advances, and the impact it has locally and globally. […]
While many display companies known for their outdoor LEDs are coming inside with indoor LED products, Atlanta-based NanoLumens is going in the opposite direction, introducing new outdoor LED displays. The company – best known for changing up the indoor LED market with skinny, lightweight and flexible products – has introduced something called the Outdoor Gallery series. […]
The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning’s home arena has finished a big fan experience upgrade that included new restaurants, bars, party decks and a lot of digital. The management team at Amalie Arena wanted to turn standard video walls into pieces of art to showcase views of the city and other local content, all of it in 4k. […]
There’s a really good blog on retail design I monitor through its regular tweets – with me looking mostly for featured projects that use digital displays in the design. I’ve been watching the feed for many weeks now – and seen scores of projects pop up, from around the world – and almost none of them have digital displays in them. […]
Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix There are many powerful arguments to be made for using digital meeting and conference room signs for shared spaces in any organization – whether it’s an office, healthcare facility, conference center, college campus or K-12 school district. 1 – Integrative Room signs bring your calendar right to your door, and your door to your calendar. […]
Guest Post: John C. Wang, IAdea At every recent digital signage trade show, 4K or UHD (ultra-high resolution) has been a heavily promoted feature for next-gen displays. Research firm IHS recorded 95% year-over-year growth in 4K screen shipment in 2015. […]
Guest Post: Alan Brawn, Brawn Consulting Believe it or not, digital signage is seen each day by over 70% of the population. Research shows that we spend an average of 8 hours per day in front of a screen of some type, including televisions, computers, tablets, smartphones, or increasingly… digital signage. […]
Sephora has opened up a digital-heavy, small footprint shop in Paris that builds screens into the visual environment and uses different interactive tools to let shoppers get at what’s not physically stocked at the location. […]
Guest Post: Jennifer Davis, Planar Systems Getting the most out of technology often requires learning some new techniques and ideas. When photography was first invented, people would need to stand still for minutes to capture a portrait, instead of the hours it took for a painter. When moving pictures were new, actors had to learn how to emote for the camera without using any words or sounds. […]
