16:9 Projects Podcast: Movilok On La Fonda Barranco May 5, 2017 by Danica Trapara Movilok won the DSE 2017 Silver APEX Award in the Event Venues & Hospitality category for their work at the hotel La Fonda Barranco. The traditional hotel, in the heart of the very old city of Jerez, is the first certified hotel for the hearing impaired in Spain. Even though the installation is just a …
Making Organic Reach More Organic With A Social Media Wall May 3, 2017 by Ellyce Kelly Guest Post: Arjen Klijs, SEENSPIRE Many digital marketers have experienced a sinking feeling when they notice the likes and shares on their social media postings have ground to a screeching halt. Was it something they did? Something they posted? They frantically dig through analytics and Google for clues, and realize the only plausible explanation is an …
Projects: Paris Hotel’s Interactive Wall Inspired By The City April 28, 2017 by Dave Haynes This looks very nice – an experiential video wall in a luxury boutique hotel in Paris that’s ambient, reactive and highly functional when needed. The Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel worked with Montreal tech agency Float4 on a multi-touch digital welcome wall on the street level designed to help tourist guests connect with the city. …
Projects: New Chicago Office Tower Switches On Amazing Staggered Column LED Wall April 26, 2017 by Dave Haynes A new commercial tower in Chicago called 150 North Riverside has lit up what looks to be a pretty amazing video wall/experiential digital art sculpture in its lobby, using a staggered series of direct view LED columns. https://vimeo.com/214059013 Called 150 Media Stream, the 3,000 sq ft wall is there as a digital art both for …
Want Workplace Transparency? Turn On Digital Signage April 25, 2017 by Bryan Crotaz Guest Post: Trey Hicks, Visix Values are just as important as goals to the modern workforce, especially when it comes to the fastest-growing segment – millennials. Some 25% of millennials say their number one career goal is to “make a positive impact”on their organization, according to IBM. Organizations should not only have clear targets but …
NYC Startup Roadify Makes Subscription Mass Transit Data Available For Digital Signage Networks April 19, 2017 by Dave Haynes It appears the TransitScreen guys have some indirect competition – in the form of a NYC startup Roadify Transit – when it comes to providing local mass transport data to screen networks. Roadify aggregates transit data from more than 400 agencies, bike share programs, and car ride services in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and Australia …
Data Integration Is What It’s All About These Days April 18, 2017 by DanielWaldron Guest Post: Loren Bucklin, ConnectedSign Data integration is really what sophisticated digital signage is all about these days – using real-time information to generate relevant, easily consumed visuals for screens. Done well for businesses, it can do things like help staff to keep the mission, vision and values of their company top of mind. For …
Uber Open Sources Its Data Visualization Framework April 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes Via TechCrunch If your company is looking into data visualization, and has developers eager to have a run at it, here’s a pretty sophisticated open source development framework that Uber – yeah, that Uber – has made available. The data visualization framework used internally by the ride-share company to do things like visualize customer experiences was made …
Projects: Going From Chalkboards To Digital Saves Bar 180-Plus Labor Hours A Year April 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes A little bar and restaurant down the highway from me in Stratford, Ontario has worked out that putting in digital signage displays has saved them 182 hours in labor costs annually. Until a big reno in 2013, Bentley’s Bar, Inn & Restaurant did their daily menu specials, beer boards and martini boards all by hand …
16:9 Projects Podcast: 2 Queen East, Toronto April 7, 2017 by Dave Haynes If you like ambient content that is generated by data, then the lobby of 2 Queen St. East in Toronto is your kind of place. The original 1910 bank branch facade is backed with the conveniences of a modern office and unique lobby content that builds on the notion of past and present. Forge Media …
