A Samsung dual-sided display changes the Lush retail landscape. Story: Christopher Holder Lush is as fiercely independent as it is vibrantly colourful and innovative. Since its inception in 1995, the privately-held company (based in the UK) has always done business on its own terms, and has been the better for it. Beneath the colourful exterior, … Read more
Bankstown Sports Club’s foyer signage showstopper Bankstown Sports Club (BSC) is NSW’s largest licensed club. So if any club could accommodate some ‘top down’ ‘blue sky thinking’, you’d think it would be BSC. On this occasion Jason Klippel, the club’s Digital Entertainment & AV Manager, was shown a phone snap of an amazing three-dimensional digital signage feature: “Can we do … Read more
Southern Cross Uni’s experience with an impressive (but hungry) LG video wall. Story: Christopher Holder It’s called the Hungry Beast. Which might sound as ominous as it does ravenous. But for Kate Kelly (director of Library Services) and David Duverge (Senior AV Client Support), the moniker is an affectionate statement of fact. Southern Cross Uni’s … Read more
iMAGsystems Lightning Takes Control Australian video-over-IP innovator, iMAGsystems, is making an impact in the region. The Thai government Excise Department in Bangkok has moved into an upgraded command and control space based on iMAGsystems’ Lighting video-over-IP encoders and decoders. It’s a sophisticated command and control centre, and beyond the scope of ‘digital signage’ as such, … Read more
Bloomingdale’s flagship Manhattan location on 59th Street recently launched its “Carousel @ Bloomingdale’s” pop-up shop to give customers a uniquely curated retail experience, where two floor-to-ceiling video walls immerse shoppers in a thematic visual landscape, created by award-winning Montreal design studio Float4. According to Float4 founder and creative director Alexandre Simionescu, “The goal is to … Read more
Heinemann Squares Up with Aurora LED It can be tough to stand out from the crowd. In the halls of Sydney Airport’s International Departures, retailing is taken to another level. Digital signage plays a key role in attracting attention. So much so, in fact, that ‘ordinary’ LCD and video walls can sometimes lack the impact … Read more
Putting ‘active’ back into interactive play areas ‘Linger longer’. It rolls off the tongue but for every shopping centre manager it’s one of those crucial KPIs: ‘How do we keep our customers on site just that little bit longer?’ Increasingly, the answer is keeping the pre-schoolers happy. And the answer is very often an upgrade … Read more
Moment Factory produces something special at Changi Airport It’s often said that ‘content is king’ and we know that without compelling content, digital signage quickly becomes stagnant and even counter productive — turning people off. One of the world’s best content producers is Moment Factory out of Montreal. Changi Airport commissioned Moment Factory to produce … Read more
Inglis thoroughbred sales turns over hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it has a signage and IPTV system that keeps pace. Story: Christopher Holder The horses are the real stars. And when you consider that many of these thoroughbreds can go for $1m or more at auction, you begin to appreciate the reasoning for the … Read more
e-paper has found its mass transit sweetspot. Story: Christopher Holder Imagine a cityscape where parking signs display information appropriate to the time of day — not four, five or eight possible parking restrictions. (Some parking signs are about as indecipherable as an iPhone service agreement.) Imagine being able to book a delivery spot in the … Read more