3M (St. Paul, Minn.) will showcase its 3M™ Scotchprint® Wrap Film Series 1080 for thousands of car enthusiasts at select 2012 NASCAR® races this year.

At seven events over the course of the 2012 NASCAR season, 3M Commercial Graphics will set up a demonstration area outside of the track where visitors can watch a car being customized with car wrap films from 3M. The demonstrations will showcase a variety of the film 1080’s 34 distinct combinations of colors and finishes.

GKD-USA (Cambridge, MD) manufactured and installed 6,000 sq. ft. of its Mediamesh woven metal fabric to the façade of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, located in midtown Manhattan between 40th and 42nd streets near Times Square. The terminal now boasts the world’s largest transparent media façade.

Lorenc + Yoo Design (Roswell, Ga.,) announced the opening of its Fish in the Garden project in Guangzhou
, China. Owned by China’s largest real estate developer, Vanke, the project features retail, hotel, clubhouse, and residential spaces, including high-end villas. The Lorenc+Yoo team developed overall project branding, wayfinding signage, entry features, and site sculpture.
The centerpiece of the project is an enormous fountain, visible immediately when a visitor enters the property.

Resource Integrated (Toronto) introduced the Verde FastFrame™ – an eco-friendly signage system that takes minutes to assemble and lasts for years.

The Verde FastFrame addresses the essential needs of today’s businesses by saving them time and money while providing them with a sustainable platform for their revolving or seasonal messages, says the company.

Studio Wilks (Los Angeles) won the competition to design the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) to brand the association’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. The image needed to tell the story of TEA and its focus on the future through a new mentoring initiative.