There were some unexpected and some highly anticipated news stories in 2019. Here are the industry stories you read the most in ISA’s Industry Tracker in 2019:
- Eighty-foot-tall Abe Lincoln Mural was hand painted on a cold and windy Chicago day.
- Rainbow Neon (Salt Lake City, UT) showed an inside look at the process of making a neon sign in this video.
- Walmart announced plans to spend $11 billion in 2019 to improve stores to refresh old stores and make them into online fulfillment and delivery hubs.
- Bluemedia wrapped the city of Atlanta with NFL signage, giving millions of people an experience of a lifetime.
- Four products that improve efficiency, longevity and creativity of sign, graphics and visual communications projects were named as ISA International Sign Expo® 2019 Innovation Award winners.
- Federal Heath installed the world’s largest video screen on Freemont Street using innovative tech from Watchfire Signs.
- Massivit 3D and large format 3D printer Marie 3D teamed up with car designer Takumi Yamamoto to create the world’s first 3D printed car. It is a tribute to David Bowie.
- From the “tavern bush” to personalized digital signage, this video took you on a journey to see just how far the industry has come, with ever-changing usages and applications for signs on the horizon.
- The iconic “Welcome to New York” sign at LaGuardia Airport got a makeover.
- Marijuana retail businesses openned so quickly that sign, graphics and visual communications companies explored the opportunities and challenges of providing them with signage.
