Vancouver Moose Knuckles Flagship Gets First Canadian Transparent LED Window February 11, 2021 by Dave Haynes The flagship location of the Canadian outerwear brand Moose Knuckles – a shop in Pacific Centre mall in downtown Vancouver – has what is touted as the first use in Canada of LG’s 14mm transparent LED film. The film has been applied to the storefront glass in the mall, facing out to passing shoppers. A …
Pro Hockey Challenge Uses Fine Pitch LED Screen As The Target For Slapshots. It Survives. February 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes As a diehard Canadian, I am expected to be a rabid hockey fan – but the hard truth is I am barely aware of the NHL. I have somehow managed to retain my Canadian passport despite this. The last NHL season, and the league’s All-Star weekend, all happened, to be totally accurate, sometime in the …
Seoul Office Block’s LED Windows Become Public Art At Nightfall February 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a relatively small office block somewhere in Seoul that has LEDs embedded in the architectural glass, and transforms into a public art piece once it gets dark. The tech is from a Korean company – G-Smatt. In the US, it is GLAAM America. The proposition with this technology is that this is not …
Austrian Shoe Outlet Gets Beyond The Rectangle With Interesting Video Wall February 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a really nice outlet shoe store in Feldkirchen, Austria that has an interesting mosaic video wall at the checkout and service area, and works other displays into the store fixtures. Designed by umdasch Store Makers, the legero united “shoemakers outlet” puts four brands – legero, superfit, VIOS and Think! – under one new …
Cowboys Kit Out Home Stadium With More Than 1,000 New LG Displays February 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes The fit-out is pretty standard concession and concourse stuff, but it’s hard to ignore a digital signage project that involves more than 1,000 screens in one venue. The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys play their games at AT&T Stadium, which upgraded its fan areas with a few truckloads of LG commercial displays. The stadium, says the team’s …
Digital Signage Awards Night Pushed Off By UK COVID-19 Restrictions February 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes Almost all of the emails I get from industry awards that involve shifting dates have to do with extending submission deadlines, but in the case of the global Digital Signage Awards, the date for handing out the prizes has been necessarily shifted because of COVID-19. The prizes were originally intended to be handed out this …
Jakarta Integrator Gets Beyond Rectangles With Curvy, Ribbon-Stripped Lobby Video Wall February 1, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is a nice example of using flexible direct view LED modules to work with curves and make a relatively small video wall visually interesting. It is in the lobby of the Jakarta-based AV systems integrator V2 Indonesia, and is using the flexible product from Hong Kong-based Lighthouse. I like the curves, but also the …
New Gensler Austin Office Pairs Fine Pitch With LED Sticks For Unique Reception Display January 31, 2021 by Dave Haynes The global architecture, design, and planning firm Gensler puts an understandable premium on design, so it’s no surprise the reception area of the company’s Austin, TX office has a cool, very different LED video wall as its centerpiece. The display provides the Austin team with an ability to set the office vibe, but also work …
Horse Auction Firm Uses Data-Driven LED Displays For Running Sales Events January 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is not the most exciting use case I’ve seen for digital signage, but as noted endless times, useful and efficient is often more meaningful than Wow Factor jobs. In this case, it’s a horse auction company that uses DV LED screens, BrightSign boxes, and live data feeds to show the state of affairs on …
Iceland’s National Theatre Upgrades With Digital Promo Posters On Art Deco Facade January 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s an effective use of outdoor digital displays used as replacements for print posters – in this case at the National Theatre of Iceland, in Reykjavík. Last summer, according to a case study from screen supplier Peerless AV, the theatre’s technical team were tasked with finding an alternative to the old traditional static signage at …
