Octopus Media Lights Up Cavill Avenue Story: Christopher Holder For digital outdoor media there are only three things that concern the advertiser, the buyer and the owner of the network: location, location, location. And one of the most desirable untapped locations going around has been the Cavill Ave corner site on the Gold Coast. Understandably, … Read more
Mirvac’s Chifley Square high-rise LED artwork Story: Christopher Holder Is this the new plinth-mounted statue of ‘Important Dude on Horseback’? Are these high brightness LED panels the modern-day equivalent of the sculptured organic lump you’d traditionally see outside ‘60s-era office blocks? There’s a long history of public art and commerce. Some of the greatest patrons … Read more
Green display tech for Living Building The Tūhoe people of New Zealand have made a bold statement with their new community centre. The new HQ, Te Uru Taumatua, is New Zealand’s first Living Building — an international sustainable building certification program that promotes the most advanced measurement of a building’s sustainability. But being ‘green’ doesn’t … Read more
Adairs’ boutique super store Adairs is recognised as a leading specialist retailer of manchester and homewares. Its 100+ stores are run by a crack retail team, offering customers a high level of service and a comprehensive range of product offerings. But Adairs faces a conundrum. Traditionally, Adairs occupies big-barn spaces where its wide range of … Read more
Panasonic powers 20 video artworks at contemporary visual arts festival The Biennale of Sydney is always guaranteed to set the fur flying in the Australian art community, but the 19th Biennale this year managed to whip up a perfect storm of controversy. Was the festival being funded by blood money from those peddling human misery? … Read more
Sydney Airport launches digital vending machine first Sydney Airport has unveiled a world-first retail service for its customers, launching digital touchscreen vending machines that stock travel-size toiletries in its terminals. The digital vending machines have been designed by Melbourne-based washroom vending company Powder Room Interactive Media (PRI Media) and tailored exclusively for washrooms in Sydney … Read more
Tom Bradley Terminal’s State of the Art Signage. They call it an Integrated Environmental Media System or IEMS (mercifully) for short. And it’s going gangbusters at the new Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. The IEMS was developed by MRA International in concert with the LA World Airport’s executive team. The IEMS consists of seven … Read more
Singapore’s Suntec breaks digital signage record with 664 LG hi-def displays. Guiness World Records — more readily associated with hotdog eating contests, and very large pumpkins — has recognised something quite remarkable in the world of digital signage: the ‘Largest High Definition Video Wall’. Standing over 15 metres tall and 60 metres wide (a whopping … Read more
The Digital Wall at Central Park is not your average shopping mall digital signage. Story: Christopher Holder Photos: Peter Bennetts Central Park is a huge $2b urban development. Frasers Property and Sekisui House have taken the old brewery site and turned the prime inner west central Sydney location into a hub … Read more
DOOH: oOh!’s network of uni screens get interactive. Australia’s first integrated online and digital out-of-home content platform in the notoriously hard to reach tertiary education sector has launched today across more than 50 universities across the country. The innovative new Hijacked platform by Australia’s largest out-of-home media company, oOh! Media, is like a giant digital … Read more