NYC’s Chelsea Market DOOH Network Updated, Media Deal Extended January 16, 2020 by Dave Haynes One of the advantages of smaller, more intimate shopping malls and other public spaces is that when digital OOH screens go in, those screens don’t need to be overly big (and expensive) to stand out from the visual noise and be noticed. This is a good example of that in Chelsea Market, a big old …
New Canada Goose Store Uses Digital (And Serious AC) To Drive Experience, Aspiration January 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Canadians are mostly practical people, so I am probably not the only person north of US border who has seen images or video of a new Canada Goose experiential store in Toronto and wondered why a cold room was needed, when parka-testing shoppers could just go outside. On the other hand, would the shoppers come …
New Chicago School Has Big (And Big Dollar) OLED Art Feature In Lobby January 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes I have this scene in my head of teachers walking into a brand-new elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, looking at an art installation of 34 OLED displays that run up a wall and make a wavy ceiling, and quietly wondering about their skimpy salaries and tight school supply budgets. Located in Cicero, Illinois, a Chicago …
Suburban KC Office Block Adds Art-Driven LED Header To Facade January 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes We’ve seen LED growing in popularity as signature design feature in the lobbies or grand public spaces of big commercial buildings, and now we’re also seeing it as an external design feature. This is the CityPlace Corporate Center in Overland Park (a section of Kansas City), which now has a big LED header playing a …
AMOLED DisplayCo Has 1,000 Screen “Tree” At CES 2020 January 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a decorative tree, with leaves made out of flexible AMOLED screens, that has been set up this week by display manufacturer Royole at its CES 2020 stand. The company also has a smaller version at Shenzhen’s stunning airport terminal that went live this past summer. The company says the “tree” has some 1,000 …
Government Office In West China Adds 140 Sq. Meter LED Lobby Screen January 10, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is an utterly massive LED screen in what must be the lobby of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps’ Command Center. It is a 1.2mm Ledman chip on board display (COB is a different production method from most of the LED display you see out there) and has a resolution of 12,480 by 7290. That …
Stretch LCDs, Low-Rez LEDs, Glass And Film Mashed Up For Virtual Water Wall January 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a very slick experiential digital piece done for the water treatment company Pentair at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, where the NFL’s Vikings play. The project was developed and delivered by Twin Cities-based Microgigantic, with creative that highlights how Pentair “Brings Water To Life. For Life.” There are layers of custom led lights, …
Cincinnati’s Museum Center Adds 35-Screen Digital Signage Network January 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Cincinnati Museum Center in guess-what-city has added 35 digital signage displays around the historic Art Deco-era site that face visitors for information and staffers for corporate communications. The unique multi-museum complex is located inside Union Terminal, a converted transit station and National Historical Landmark that has gone through substantial renovations and expansions in recent years. The 35 endpoints …
DSE Sets Final, Final (Probably) Deadline For Apex Awards Submissions January 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Expo team has shifted the deadline one last time for submissions to its annual Apex Awards – with a new and perhaps truly final submissions deadline of January 15th. So if you STILL haven’t got your act together, all hope is not lost. The awards, which are presented by the Digital Signage …
Food Court Vendor Uses Tape, Paper And Scissors to Update Digital Menu Displays December 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes Every so often I will get an email and pix from a reader who has spotted a food concession – usually – that has resorted to a manual fix for a digital problem. I have unavailable menu items hidden by tape and entire displays covered by paper … and everything in between. But I had …
