Compared to vehicle wraps, floor wraps, building wraps and other vinyl installations, applying decals is a snap. Of course, it’s not so easy if you haven’t done it before. I encourage you to get tips from the pros even on the small jobs. While I recommend my book, Vinyl Application 101, because it goes in-depth into many issues you’ll run into, you can get some quick tips on cleaning the surface from our friends over at Easy Street Discount.

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Floor graphics, sometimes called floor wraps, are moving outside. These colorful displays are now common not only in the grocery store or retail establishments, but also on the sidewalks and asphalt at special events, reportes Wide Format Imaging.

Is this the beginning of the “floor wrap” industry? This could be a whole new revenue stream for you. Check back with VinylInsider soon for some tips from the pros. In the meantime, click here to read the article in Wide Format Imaging magazine.

It’s official. The Wide Format Video Network has launched. This is really cool stuff that you’ve just got to see for yourself. There are several challens, including Applications, Color Output Devices, Ink/Toner and Paper/Substrates. Want to see wide format topics in living, moving color? Check it out today.

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Denon’s European showrooms are places where people come to discover the visual magic and superb sound of Denon. The images selected for this showroom extend the imagery of the original global brand-building campaign while blending the ideals of technology and quality perfectly. This successful visual-oriented campaign has placed Denon in the forefront of the changing audio-visual market intensifying its image across Europe… and the world.

Click here to watch the video about this installation courtesy of 3M.

Working closely with Simon Wright at Greenwich Design Associates, the Shell fleet team developed an innovative design campaign using 3M’s brand to meet Shell’s stringent standards. Creating a design standard that would incorporate the base design, special promotional add-ons and tough wear-n-tear on a tanker was certainly no easy feat.

Click here to watch the video about this installation courtesy of 3M.

If you have been in Paris lately, you might have noticed the impressive Air France fleet of airport buses. These stylish buses are seen by Parisians on their way to work, tourists enjoying the “City of Light”, and professionals visiting France’s capital on business. The audience for the fleet buses is huge, according to 3M. To date, 55 buses of the Air France Parisian fleet have been covered with Scotchprint Graphics, either completely or partially. These buses take travellers to destinations both within the city and to outer suburbs of the Paris region.

Click here to watch a video about the Air France project courtesy 3M.

They say that the Great Wall of China is the only structure visible from a spacecraft orbiting the earth. That may still be true, but Toyota’s promotion of their first ever participation in Formula One may not be far behind. The gigantic image of a Toyota Formula One car and the team’s two drivers on the main building of Toyota’s European headquarters in Brussels, while not visible from space, has certainly been seen from the skies of Belgium - as well as by thousands of other business executives who pass the building each day.

Click here to view this cool video about the project from 3M.