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Ball & Doggett and Avery Dennison will partner on a new series of upcoming workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane aimed at the Sign, Display & Digital markets.
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Cactus Imaging, one of the leading grand format printing companies in the region, has been confirmed as a host for the FESPA Australia Open House, where it will showcase its recently installed Durst P5 350 HS D4 large format printer.
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The World Out of Home Organization is to hold its second APAC Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia from November 1-3. The first APAC Regional Forum, with over 200 delegates, was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October 2022.
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The second stage of the ASGA/Visual Connections education initiative has seen well over 1000 students connect with industry representatives at a series of Careers Expos around the country during June and July, with August to follow.
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Shae Goom, owner of Wise Studios (formerly Signwise), has been voted president of the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA) for a two-year term. He succeeds former president Andy Lowe, who stepped down after two years but remains on the board.
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Opal Australian Paper has applied to the EPA to downsize its Maryvale Mill as it transitions to 100% brown packaging paper production following the closure of its white paper operations. Opal is also seeking changes to the mill’s emissions discharge limits.
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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) says China-based LED screen manufacturer Absen has become the 53rd member of the industry body that represents Australia's outdoor advertising companies.
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With all the brouhaha surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI), we decided to put it to the test and asked ChatGPT for a brief history of Heidelberg Druckmaschinen, the world's most prolific offset press manufacturer. It got so much wrong, we recommend it should go back to Primary AI school!
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Our colleague Will Shipton at Inside Imaging has a cautionary tale about trying out an AI platform aimed at photographers. Photo AI launched its debut media campaign a month ago by making some bold claims. Wide Format Online itself has had some weird experiences trying AI, with wildly inaccurate answers to questions, filled out with puffery, cliches and platitudes. Here is Will Shipton's experience.
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New recyclable cardboard cartridges will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 350 tons and plastic by about 95 tons per year, according to Roland DG Corporation, the global manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers for advertising and signage.
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With the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 set to begin on Thursday night in Australia and New Zealand, outdoor media company QMS announced seven Sydney network special event advertisers will be part of the action.
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Australian-owned global online design giant Canva’s new partnership with Warner Music Group and music licensing company Merlin will allow Canva customers to use music clips in their designs. The Sydney-based platform has 135 million global users who create an average of 250 designs every second.
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Part of the designer YUIMA NAKAZATO’s new collection unveiled at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week at the Palais de Tokyo was created using a combination of Epson printing technology and a new fabric production process. The fabric used to create the new line was derived from used garments sourced in Africa.
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Brandon Cooper-Barnett from Coastal Signs in Whitianga has been awarded the Apprentice of the Year Award at the NZ Sign Display Awards in Auckland.
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Michael Blazek and Duncan Read's Award-winning Neon Signs Australia is closing after 33 years. Blazek is known as a past President of ASGA and over time, has accumulated many collectible neon signs and intends to find a display/exhibition home for them.
- Roland DG launches new DGXPRESS eco-solvent inkjet printer
- Kodak eyes textiles market with new Textile Test Facility
- LED specialist Vailo expands into larger automated factory
- All Stuck Up with Arlon Graphics (video)
- ACCC's draft guidelines on ‘potentially misleading’ greenwashing
- DTF ‘shaking things up’ in digital textile printing: Mimaki
- Avery Dennison & Mutoh partner for new TrafficJet Xpert roadsignage printer
- Future Leader Troy Cavanagh on ‘fantastic’ FESPA Munich
- Canon celebrates 50 years in Australia (video)
- QMS adds 500+ new digital panels at Sydney bus stops
- Epson Monna Lisa inkjet textile printer celebrates its 20th
- Antalis adds re-positionable wallcovering to Coala range
- NZ Sign & Print Show Photo gallery
- Xaar and Quantica sign inkjet printhead partnership deal
- HEXIS rolls out PVC film recycling program
