London Movie Multiplex Uses Curved LED Ribbon For Huge Dynamic Menu Display August 18, 2023 by Dave Haynes The scale of multi-screen cinema lobbies and limited concession options make it possible to play with the shape, dimensions and creative for menu displays – like at this moviehouse at the big Bluewater shopping centre on the eastern outskirts of metro London. The Showcase Bluewater cinema now has a 12-metre wide LED ribbon display installed …
Dutch Cities Try Sensor-Triggered “Too Loud” Signs To Reduce Roadway Nuisance Noise August 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes The cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam are testing a system that uses simple, low-rez digital signs along roadways to try to encourage motorists – particularly people with modified motorcycles – to reduce their noise impact. The program, running this summer, involves an audio sensor that triggers a message on the display that says, simply: “Too …
UK Companies Collaborate On Trial Of DOOH Screen Energy And Emissions Reporting August 17, 2023 by Dave Haynes A UK technology provider focused on the digital out-of-home industry has developed what’s touted as a first of its kind reporting tool to look at the environmental implications of public-facing ad screens, down to the ad campaign level. London-based UniLEDÂ collaborated with OPEN Media, Electric Glue and Starling Bank to trial its Screen Energy and Emissions …
University R&D Team Develops Process To Write LED Displays With A Ballpoint Pen August 15, 2023 by Dave Haynes A university research lab that had already come up with a way to inkjet print LEDs has now figured out how to write them onto surfaces like paper and fabrics using a ballpoint pen. The R&D comes out of the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, under a team led …
Sony Releases Dates For 2023-24 Pro Display Tech Road Show In US, Canada August 14, 2023 by Dave Haynes Sony has announced a series of dates running from the end of this month all way into February 2024 for road show stops by the company’s US pro display solutions team. The first stop in is Chicago, on Aug. 30th. The other dates: Minneapolis, MN – Tues, Sept. 12 New York, NY – Tues/Wed, Oct. …
LED Mainstreamed: A Fine-Pitch Video Wall At Airport Car Rental Counter August 14, 2023 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip Michael Warner of LG More evidence of LED being mainstreamed – an airport car rental counter with a 17-foot wide fine pitch LED video wall as a backdrop. It is a 17′ wide by 7′ high 2.5mm LG wall at DFW, for the German car rental operator SIXT. It uses Peerless AV mounting …
Oldie But Goodie: A Look At The Transparent LED Displays That Madrid Store’s Five-Level Atrium August 14, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is a now eight year old project that lined the atrium of a five-level Primark store in Madrid with mesh LED and populated the displays with purpose-designed and sync’d creative. It’s at Primark’s Gran Via location in the Spanish city – an historic 1920s department store re-made as one of the larger outlets of …
LED Mainstreamed: New Food Court In Dublin’s Airport Has 31-Meter LED Ribbon August 11, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s yet more evidence of how LED is now a mainstream option for designed spaces that work in digital signage – a new food court area in Terminal 2 of Dublin’s airport. The Mezz is a street food-themed concept with five different options, as developed by SSP Group, a major operator of food and beverage …
NYC Armani Exchange Flagship Uses LED Ribbons As Part Of Visual Experience August 10, 2023 by Dave Haynes Ribbon LED displays are common in sports venues and specialized environments like stock trading rooms and sports books, but I don’t know if I have ever seen one set up in a high-end apparel store. The Armani Exchange flagship store in New York’s SoHo district has a 2.5mm fine pitch LED banner that runs just …
Watch This Amazingly Detailed Visual Illusion Billboard Spot From Seoul: Video August 8, 2023 by Dave Haynes This is a long-form anamorphic illusion ad developed by the Seoul creative shop d’strict for a Korean hydration drink. d’strict was an early adopter in producing these 3D-ish visual illusions for big public video displays – most notably this one in a busy Seoul shopping and entertainment area – and the company continues to produce …
