Sign Builder Illustrated magazine did a little write up of Vinyl lnsider in the July issue. For those of you who haven’t yet seen it, you can click here to read it for yourself. Now I just need all of you vinyl gurus and vinyl gurus in training to help build the community portion of the site. C’mon guys, give me your thoughts, questions, rants, raves, etc.

Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division has released an improved MPI Premium Reflective Film with consistent, repeatable print performance across all printer platforms and coverage under the Avery ICS Performance Guarantee Warranty.

“The MPI Premium Reflective Film has been upgraded and delivers excellent print quality with solvent, eco-solvent and UV-curable ink jet printers,” said Lance Hutt, Manager of Digital Products at Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division. “This is a premium reflective cast film with a brilliant gloss finish that is digitally printable and conforms to the most difficult contours.”

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.

Click here for some quick and dirty tips for vinyl graphic installation.

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.

Click here to visit the Wide Format Video Network.

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.