April 2015 | Table of Contents On the Cover FASTSIGNS of Lima, OH—the 2015 FASTSIGNS Project of the Year Winner—helped its client, Cooper Farms, rebrand. Read more about the project starting on page 42. 12 Top Shops 2015: Time to Change? A new breed of visual communication companies are ready to emerge. Are you one of them? By Denise M. Gustavson 18 2015 Reader’s Choice Top Product Award Winners For the past ten years, we have been featuring the winners of these product awards in the pages of our April issue—as voted by the readers of Wide- Format Imaging. By Denise M. Gustavson 24 Post It. Tweet It. Share It. What happens in Vegas at the ISA International Sign Expo 2015 doesn’t necessarily need to stay there. By Denise M. Gustavson 38 Why You Need a Wide-Format Scanner Without a wide-format scanner, you could be turning away business. By Jeffrey Steele 40 That’s a Wrap! Some companies have taken wrapping one step farther, expanding to more innovative applications. By Pamela Mortimer 42 Application Spotlight: Barn Raising FASTSIGNS of Lima, OH helps Cooper Farms rebrand By Denise M. Gustavson 44 Code Comfort: “Call Before You Dig” Is Sage Advice Sign regulations and requirements vary by state and city. What do you need to know to navigate through the system? By Richard Romano Departments 6 News 49 Market Place | Ad Index Columns 4 Editor’s Note Technology Drives Change By Denise M. Gustavson 46 The Sign Connection Building Better Business Communities By Heather Davis 50 Industry Insights Tell Me a Story By Lori Anderson Features Volume 23, Number 4. Wide-Format Imaging is published by Cygnus Business Media, Inc. at 1233 Janesville Avenue, PO Box 803, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 monthly (6 ebooks: January, March, May, July, September, and December); 6 print (February, April, June, September, October, and December). Wide-Format Imaging print edition is distributed as a supplement to Wide-Format Imaging magazine. All contents copyright Cygnus Publishing Inc. & Affiliates. Printed in the USA. Wide-Format MyPRINTResource.com Imaging | April 2015 3
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