Tributes Pouring In For Lyle Bunn – 1954-2018 October 15, 2018 by Dave Haynes A real testament to how much Lyle Bunn was liked and respected in this industry is the volume of comments the news on Saturday of his passing last week has generated here and, particularly, on Linkedin. You can read some of comments – 23 at the moment – in this embedded Linkedin post. I’ve also …
Very Sad News: Industry Consultant Lyle Bunn Has Passed Away October 13, 2018 by Dave Haynes Very sad news started filtering in last night and through today. I didn’t want to write anything until it was confirmed, and it unfortunately has been. Well-known digital signage industry consultant Lyle Bunn has passed away. He died Tuesday, at his home in Brighton, Ontario, of complications from colon cancer. He was just 63. I’d …
First Buffalo Digital Signage Industry Mixer Set For Tuesday Night September 10, 2018 by Dave Haynes People in the Buffalo, NY-area active in digital signage are getting together tomorrow night in that city for a networking mixer, which I THINK was pulled together by Kevin Cosbey, who does biz dev for Arrow (Seneca). The event is from 6 to 9 pm at EXPO Market, 617 Main Street, in the central district. The first …
DSF Planning Breakfast Education Series For Toronto September 10, 2018 by Dave Haynes The Toronto digital signage community is well known for getting together for drinks, but now they’re doing breakfasts, as well. The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) is in the organizing stages of a series of educational breakfast sessions to be held in the Greater Toronto Area. The sessions are intended to provide local members with education, …
Cancer Survivor Uses Times Square LED Board In Search For Kidney Donor September 1, 2018 by Dave Haynes A Long Island, NY man is using donated time on one of the big LED billboards in Times Square to pitch his need for a new kidney. Bladder cancer survivor Marc Weiner lost both kidneys in treatment, and now requires dialysis to stay alive. His wife’s friend donated time on a 5,000 square foot billboard on …
Refik Anadol Talks About How He Develops His Mind-Blowing Digital Data Sculptures August 29, 2018 by Dave Haynes If finding a free half-hour to talk is any indication, Refik Anadol is one busy, popular guy right now. That likely owes a lot to the mind-blowing data visualization work he’s been doing lately in public spaces. He’s a Turkish-born digital media artist who now has a busy studio in Los Angeles doing what he …
Gable Hires On Director To Head 17-Designer Visual Communications Team July 10, 2018 by Dave Haynes I don’t tend to run much news about new hires at companies, because the reader analytics clearly indicate few of you care. BUT, this one is kind of interesting. Baltimore-based AV design and solutions firm Gable, which has grown increasingly involved in this sector in the last 2-3 years, has hired on a Design Director …
AVIXA Women’s Council Launches Toronto Chapter; 1st Meeting July 18th July 9, 2018 by Dave Haynes The AVIXA Women’s Council has launched a Toronto chapter, and women in the region involved in AV and digital signage are encouraged to come out for its first meeting, next Wednesday evening, July 18th. This event will include chapter discussions, guest speaker Scott Sanders from Bose will cover Why Sound is Important, and guest speaker Cristina Lucas will discuss …
Update: World HQ Has Shifted 2,000 KMs East, But Office Still In Boxes July 6, 2018 by Dave Haynes I am back … almost. The big move east went surprisingly smoothly. Trucks showed up on time at both ends. Nothing broken. Nothing lost, as far as we can tell. Internet up and running. Local wine and beer supplies ID’d. We arrived in time for a heat wave to take over a new house that …
16:9 HQ Is Heading Way East; Going Off Grid For Awhile June 19, 2018 by Dave Haynes World Headquarters is in the process of moving from greater Toronto to greater Halifax, Nova Scotia – not exactly a hub of activity in the digital signage business, but close proximity to our grown kids. We’re going from a city of 8 million people, stupidly inflated real estate prices (we cashed out) and increasingly ugly …
