A resounding 94% of those who responded to an interactive Goa digital billboard in Brisbane have rejected the controversial Adani coal mine that is being proposed for the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland.
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| An earlier photo of the Goa billboard |
Out-of-home advertiser Goa, Queensland’s largest billboard and signage company, offers a range of interactive billboards that can be tailored to meet any objective, from directional signage to broadcast digital billboard campaigns. The company also has an innovative GoaCam live service that streams live video feeds from any of the company’s billboard locations
A Goa digital billboard hired by a group called LOWD - which describes itself as a social movement bringing user-generated content to digital billboards in Brisbane – asked a simple ‘Yes or No?’ question about the Adani coal mine, with respondents invited to vote online.
An early photo of the billboard (see above) showed 24% in favour of the mine and 76% opposed, but the opposition to the mine has now strengthened to an overwhelming 94% saying they don’t want to thermal coal mine to proceed.
Mutoh launches new cutting plotter ValueCut II
Mutoh’s new cutting plotter ValueCut II is available in three models with different maximum cut width, and upgraded to maximise ease of use and functionality. By combining with the Mutoh ValueJet Printers, the ValueCut II offers an affordable, high-performance print/cut system.
Features include:
An AASII Contour Cutting System (Automatic Alignment System II) AASII, which guarantees finest cutting quality with automatic detecting registration marks;
Superior cutting speed: The max cutting speed is 60.2” (1,530mm)/s (at 45°direction) inherited from the current ValueCut, and enhances productivity with superior performance;
Optimum cutting force: Selectable cutting forces range from 5g to 600g to easily cut a variety of materials;
Three types of interface connection: The ValueCut II supports various system environments with three available connection ports. USB, serial port (RS232C) and the newly added Ethernet port which allows users to operate multiple cutters with one PC;
Europe’s best-seller of 2018 is Nyala
swissQprint’s UV flatbed/hybrid Nyala was Europe’s most popular large format printer in its class in 2018 – a position it has now held for four years in a row.
According to Infosource, a Swiss market research institute, Nyala came top in UV flatbed/hybrid printer >60″ (152.4 cm) wide, in the price range between 130,000 and 500,000 euros – compared with all brands and models sold across Europe that were surveyed in 2018.
Local distributor Pozitive welcomed the news. “It is a result that makes us happy and proud: testimony to the trust that our market partners place in us, and not least to the fact that we meet their expectations. For this, we are grateful as well as motivated to press ahead with our endeavour to offer products that contribute to customers’ success.
“With this in mind, we look forward all the more to launching swissQprint’s first dedicated roll to roll printer, Karibu."
UK govt backs new signage apprenticeship
A sign industry group has won approval from the UK’s Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IATE) for a new Signage Technician apprenticeship.
“The first hurdle has been cleared towards achieving a brand new NVQ Level 3 Signage Technician apprenticeship for the sign and graphics industry,” said the industry group in a statement. “Employers and managers within the sector are now being asked to get involved and help shape the signage qualification of the future.”
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IATE), launched in 2017, called on “trailblazer working-groups, run by employers, to demonstrate the demand for a specific apprenticeship for their industry.”
“We are delighted to have reached this first, and critical, milestone in the apprenticeship framework process,” says Jeff Bufton, head of operations at Signs Express UK and chair of the sign industry trailblazer group. “We have demonstrated that the mix of skill-sets required for a successful career in signs and graphics is unique. The fact that the Institute’s Board have recognised 'Signage Technician' as an occupation requiring a specific qualification is extremely positive for our whole industry and those who choose to work in it. This is an unprecedented opportunity for people who are passionate about their profession to influence the sign industry apprenticeship of the future. What are the essential skills for a signage technician to enable them to design, make and install signs? How do we devise a qualification that is robust, well-respected and fit for purpose not just today, but also years into the future?”
Girls Who Print launch Women’s Print Mentoring Network in US
Girls Who Print (GWP) and Printing Industries of America’s (PIA) new joint venture, the Women's Print Mentoring Network, aims to advance the profile of women in the global graphic communications and printing industry through the creation of positive, meaningful mentoring relationships.
"Girls Who Print was founded on the cornerstones of community, empowerment, and mentorship" said Deborah Corn, principal at Print Media Centre and Girl #1 at Girls Who Print. "Combining our grassroots community building with the industry might of the Printing Industries of America means exponential growth of this network and more resources to help the women of print. “
"Empowered women empower women," said Amy Miller, CEO of Trinity Graphics and Castle Press, an award-winning women-owned business in Anaheim, California, and among the first to join as a mentor for the network. “Developing a network of women and helping them grow influence across our industry will help us all tap into the kind of creativity that our customers crave - and ultimately, give our customers a competitive advantage."
