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MAY 2016 | VOLUME 21, NUMBER 4
COLUMNS
2
Insight
Fresh perspective.
16
Business +
Management
Managing your
distribution chain.
18
Outside
the Gamut
If wallcoverings
could talk.
DEPARTMENTS
6
Wide Angle
The treasure is
the map.
8
Upfront
20
Can Print Shops Benefit
from 3D Printing?
By Eileen Fritsch
Those who think the 3D-printing revolution has come
and gone should reconsider. The potential for this
now for wide-format printers to think even bigger.
Beyond Water
By Tim Greene
Latex printing technologies have
seen close to a 100-percent
increase in shipments in the last few
years, but eco-solvent, dye-sublimation, and UV printers show little
signs of falling behind. What do
purchasing trends mean for print
shops at the grassroots level, and
how can you determine which
direction is right for you?
28
R+D
The latest tech,
products, and
supplies.
36
Explorer
Ohio University gets
a scenic bus wrap,
plus more news
from the world of
wide format.
ON THE COVER
FESPA award winner
MakeCover creates
a jaw-dropping
ceiling display.
Cover design by
Kathleen DeZarn.
BIGPICTURE.NET
sector is still being imagined, but perhaps the time is
26
News and
noteworthy.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Big Picture - May 2016