An arts group in Cumbria is holding workshops to encourage locals to design their own event signs for the Cockermouth Midsummer Festival, according to the Times and Star. It’s hoped the public can help to create 30 banners during a series of workshops held at the Kirkgate Centre in West Cumbria. The banners will represent what [...]
World-renowned department store Harrods, has ordered an Essex café to change its signage as it’s too akin to the luxury retailer’s signs. Owners of Hollands Café were presented with a letter written by Harrods lawyers, accusing them of copyright infringement with regards to their branding. Using the same font as the iconic store, the café’s owners were [...]
Football fans in Southampton are rebelling against the council but plastering their homes in vinyl banners, signs and St George’s flags to celebrate the impending World Cup in Africa. Last week, a Southampton man was told by the council to remove his World Cup decorations from outside his flat, according to the Southern Daily Echo. The football [...]
An American charity that fights lung disease is using event signs to help raise thousands of dollars, according to the American Lung Association. The organisation’s Lung Walk is a fund raising event that will sell ‘Helping Others Breathe’ signs that can be personalised and placed along the route. The event signs will also be used for [...]
The falling exchange rate of the pound has been a source of major concern for many in the printing business. For many the weaker pound has resulted in a rise of the base costs of producing signage, poster printing or even vinyl banners. Perhaps the biggest issue has been the rising price of paper. Print [...]
Yesterday the 2010 International Printers Exhibition (IPEX) opens its doors at the Birmingham NEC. The event gathers together professionals in the signs, vinyl banners and poster printing trade with industry suppliers and corporate clients. Some companies have been planning their exhibitions at IPEX for years, with Print Week reporting that nearly 70,000 people are expected to attend the conference and expo [...]
