Guerrilla Projection-Mapping In DC Takes Visual Swipe At Trump May 16, 2017 by Dave Haynes Artist and activist filmmaker Robin Bell rolled up and parked a van across the street from the Trump International Hotel in Washington, did a quick set-up, and started projection-mapping a set of provocative messages on the hotel entrance header aimed squarely at the guy whose name is on the front. Bell told CNN he was hoping …
Projects: Big Data Visualizations Tie Pro Golf Tournament To Charity Effort May 12, 2017 by Dave Haynes The data visualization company Framestore Labs is running a real-time data viz set for investment banker Morgan Stanley this week, built around the big Players Championship golf tournament it is sponsoring (on now, through Sunday). Morgan Stanley has an Eagles for Impact Challenge going that will see it donate $5,000 for every eagle made at the event, …
Projects: Giant Manila Casino Tests Projection-Mapped Gallery May 9, 2017 by Dave Haynes These are preview shots posted on Linkedin by Christie Digital’s Ken Wheatley from the new Okada casino going up on the waterfront in Manila. A glass walkway is using projection mapping once dusk hits to illuminate the window panels on the arched corridor. There is a main show that runs every 30 minutes and other …
Projects: Curved Video Wall Brings Cathedral’s Famed Frescoes Down To Eye-Level In Italy May 5, 2017 by Dave Haynes The museum curator language of this case study is damn near impenetrable, but if you hang in there, you learn that a big, curved video wall is being used in a cathedral in Piacenza, Italy to celebrate the work of a baroque artist known as Guercino. The video wall, which is running on SpinetiX players and …
Projects: Digital Signage A Big Part Of London Whitechapel Diner’s Facelift May 4, 2017 by Dave Haynes My first reaction to a “£500,000 interior design investment” in a London dessert diner, based on the supplied photos, is wondering why they couldn’t have put just a little of that big budget into level tables. The poor woman’s food might slide right off if she doesn’t keep a fork firmly in place. But … …
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: JFK’s T4 Now Greets Arrivals With Big, Sweeping LED Display April 27, 2017 by Dave Haynes This is a new two-sided 30-foot by 10-foot direct view LED display at the arrivals hall at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4, which is mostly known as a Delta terminal. It’s a curved NanoLumens Nixel LED that displays ads, interspersed with flight information, time, news and weather. T4 has a throughput of about6 million …
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 …
Projects: Toronto VW Dealer Welcomes Customers With Massive 2 by 8 Video Wall April 24, 2017 by Dave Haynes Humberview Volkswagen in Toronto did a big reno recently that was finished off by a massive 2 by 8 video wall on the showroom bulkhead wall. The 27-foot by four-foot video wall has 16 ultra-narrow-bezel 46-inch LCDs that can run a single large image or up to four media pieces side by side, using a digital video matrix …
16:9 Projects Podcast: 10net On The Lush Dream Lounge April 21, 2017 by Dave Haynes Michael Tutton, the host of Sixteen Nine Projects, was at Digital Signage Expo in March and had the opportunity to speak with a number of Apex Award nominees. In this episode, he features Dan Hagen, CEO of 10net, based in Vancouver and Seattle. 10net won a Bronze Medal for their work for with cosmetic company …
