Signs of the Times - August 2014 - (Page 4)
AUGUST 2014
C O L U M N S & D E PA R T M E N T S
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ST Update by Steve Aust
Selfies, OBIEs, FESPA Wrap Cup
editor/analyst
Technology Update by Darek Johnson
A little wind
Profit from Auto Applications by Dean Derhak
Selling window tinting
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Vinyl Apps by Dale Salamacha
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Strictly Electric by James Beckett
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LED Update by M. Nisa Khan, Ph.d
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Software Update by Theresa Jackson
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Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison
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Technology Review by Chris and Kathi Morrison
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Sign Museum News by Tod Swormstedt
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New Products by Wade Swormstedt
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Industry News by Wade Swormstedt
Setting up a business, part two
A new face for Jerry's palace
Lightfair 2014's LED bandwagon
PDF for print
The HP 300 Series latex printers
The ONYX 11 RIP
Quiels donate 1948-49 truck/crane
Product Showcase: Fabrication and engraving equipment
Advertising index
Walldog love
ST Ed i tor ia l Ad v is o r y B o a rd
Mike Ries joined Advertising Vehicles (Cincinnati, OH)
Communications Limited (Boston, MA), which engineers,
manufactures and installs signage and architectural elements.
For more than 30 years, he's managed many notable worldwide projects.
shortly after its launch in 2003. He is a partner in the
organization and the resident fleet-graphics expert. His
primary roles encompass sales and client consulting.
Jill Ayers is creative director at Design360 (New York, NY),
a design firm specializing in environmental-graphic, exhibit,
print and web design. She served as designer of identification
and wayfinding at Two Twelve Assoc. and senior designer of
signage and retail branding at Gensler Studio 585.
Lawrin Rosen founded his shop, ARTfx Signs (Bloomfield,
Vince Cahill, with more than 32 years in the print-technology
Jared Smith is the president of bluemedia (Tempe, AZ),
a graphics provider that specializes in vehicle and
environmental graphics.
Bill Dundas, a former ST technical editor, currently
serves as Director of Technical & Regulatory Affairs for the
International Sign Association (ISA).
Kevin Stotmeister is president and CEO of Federal
Heath Sign LLC (Oceanside, CA).
Christina Galgan is the Exterior Branding Manager for
John Yarger, the third-generation owner of North
American Signs, currently serves on the board of both the
Intl. Sign Assn. and The Signage Foundation.
Wendy Moeller, a community planning consultant who
runs her own firm, Compass Point Planning (Cincinnati, OH),
currently sits on the Signage Foundation's Board of Directors.
Teresa Young, president/CEO of Sign Biz Inc., founded
the ecosignage.org and schoolofsignarts.com websites. She
is a trustee of the American Sign Museum, past chairwoman
of the Intl. Sign Assn. and immediate past chair of the
California Sign Assn.
field, is the president of VCE Solutions (Waynesboro, PA), a
consultancy that provides technical and marketing consulting
and planning services for digital and analog printing and
digital manufacturing OEMs and user companies.
Walgreens (Deerfield, IL) and serves on the Board of Directors
for the International Sign Association (ISA).
darek.johnson@stmediagroup.com
Steve Aust senior associate editor
steve.aust@stmediagroup.com
Vince Cahill digital technology
contributor
vince@vcesolutions.com
Louis M. Brill technology contributor
louisbrill@sbcglobal.net
DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Jeff Russ senior art director
jeff.russ@stmediagroup.com
Linda Volz production supervisor
linda.volz@stmediagroup.com
SALES/MARKETING
Murray Kasmenn senior vp/group publisher
murray.kasmenn@stmediagroup.com
Phone: (770) 578-2577
Steve Duccilli senior vp of content
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Sandi Luppert marketing manager
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Louis Arneberg account manager
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Phone: (800) 654-5169
Ben Stauss account manager
ben.stauss@stmediagroup.com
Phone: (513) 263-9363
Karen Jones directory & classified ad
coordinator
Editorially speaking by Wade Swormstedt
Mark Andreasson is the president and founder of Design
EDITORIAL
Wade Swormstedt publisher/editor
wade.swormstedt@stmediagroup.com
Darek Johnson senior technology
CT), in 1983 with a commitment to artistry and innovation.
karen.jones@stmediagroup.com
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Tod Swormstedt American Sign Museum
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