ElevenTen Color has some good news for you. The company just announced  two new products in its Luminosity media portfolio, Ultra-Removable Adhesive Vinyl and Pressure Sensitive Laminating film.

Ultra-Removable Adhesive White Vinyl is available in 54 inch and 60 inch by 50 yard rolls. The film is compatible with Solvent and Eco-Solvent based inks and has an indoor lifespan of up to two years. The adhesive technology allows for this material to be removed and re-applied multiple times with out tools or cleaners.

This ultra-removable vinyl is a valuable tool when creating advertisements, promotions, wall graphics and trade show displays along with being ideal on painted walls, wallpaper, windows and wood paneling.

Looking for a quick primer on how to make a vinyl banner? There’s some fast and dirty instructions at Binkboy’s site. Click here to see the words and pictures that describe the trade.

You gotta love this article in the Wisconsin State Journal, extolling the virtues of vehicle wrapping. Here’s a quick excerpt:

Wrapped vehicles — boats to buses, sedans to semitrailers, enveloped in brightly colored graphics — are becoming popular marketing tools for businesses big and small.

“Companies are looking for more effective and unique ways of advertising and this is one of them, ” said Bruce Mendelsohn, director of communications for the Marketing Research Association. “I would suspect you ‘ll see more of it. “

We will see more of it, and we need more installers to serve the needs, ultimately. If you have been thinking about getting into vehicle wrapping, this is a good time. But you need some vehicle wrap training. You can get some good training from the PDAA, as well as check out our e-books on vehicle wrapping by clicking here.

There’s a good overview of color management for vinyl printing over at Digital Output magazine. Here’s a little excerpt”

Fewer proofs means less ink and paper waste and a more efficient production cycle. Efficiency is also realized through predictably. Implementing color management will give you an understanding of the gamut limits of monitors and printers, essential information that pertains to which colors can be accurately reproduced and which can�” says C. David Tobie, product technology manager, Datacolor. Armed with that knowledge, you’ll minimize mistakes.

Color management systems are vital if you are working with vinyl, especially if you are doing any work with major brands that have be be johnny on the spot with the color. Check out our e-book on colors and you’ll discover everything you need to know and maybe a little more.

More advertising agencies and Fortune 500 corporations are moving towards city skylines to brand their products and kick off mega marketing campaigns in a more dramatic fashion. As billboards become more the norm, many firms are turning to building wraps and wallscapes to get their messages across to the public. According to I.T. Strategies, the outdoor building wrap market is forecast to grow at a 15 percent clip between 2006 and 2010.

Some building wraps can go beyond ten stories high depending on the size of the building. Custom sizes and shapes are another option that can also be utilized for added dramatic impact. The creative teams at these agencies realize the sky’s the limit when it comes to getting their brand message to the people driving by or walking on the streets below.

Click here to read the rest of this article in Wide-Format Imaging magazine, and be sure to pick up our e-book on megawraps.

The use of large format fabric with digitally-printed or vinyl graphics opens up a world of opportunity to trade show exhibitors, entertainment and set designers, museums, event planners, and more. Fabric output is lightweight, easily portable, suitable for outdoor use, mood enhancing, pliable, and accepts vibrant color graphics. So says Kim Crowley over at Digital Output magazine. She talked with the folks over at Moss for a great take on this topic. Click here to read it for yourself.

Successfully executing a building wrap project is a little bit like conducting a symphony orchestra. With so many players involved, everyone needs to be reading off the same sheet of music, at the same time, to make beautiful music. So says Thomas Franklin over at Digital Output magazine. That’s probably why so many conductors have such crazed hair and wild eyes. Printers may be better groomed, he says, but the pace of a building wrap project is no less frenetic and the coordination no less complex.

Click here to read the rest of this article, or check out our e-book on Megawraps!