BHDP Hires Bill Thiemann

BHDP Architecture is pleased to announce that Bill Thiemann, has joined their Cincinnati office as Director of Experiential Graphic Design and will be responsible for expanding this practice across all its markets. Bill brings over 30 years of design and branding experience to his role. He is also an active member of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design and Leadership Cincinnati Class 39.

Amri Studio Helps Dayton Children’s Donor Wall Take Flight

How can you artfully lift spirits and create wonder in an emotionally charged space while honoring the generosity of many donors? Amri Studio (Portland, Ore.) accomplished just that for Dayton Children’s Hospital, complete with a theme of taking flight.

Mactac PERMACOLOR ColorGard LUV Overlaminating Films Improved

With 3.2-mil clear PVC facestocks that eliminates color shifting and 58-pound smooth white kraft liners, Mactac’s ColorGard LUV family of high-performance acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive films are newly improved.

Mactac Named in Top 50 Readers’ Choice Awards

Mactac, a leading provider of wide-format graphic solutions, announces its inclusion in Digital Output’s 23rd Annual Top 50 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Rowmark Launches "The Naturals"

Rowmark LLC recently introduced "The Naturals" product line, an authentic, nature-inspired, textured engravable sheet product.

Matthews Paint Introduces New Online Chip Search

The new online Matthews Paint tool is compatible with smartphones, tablets and desktops and allows users to quickly and easily view color chips from colors specified in the "Spectrum of Color" fan decks and retrieve the RGB and CMYK values as well as assign colors to Adobe® renderings and presentations with the downloadable SOC Swatch Library.

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When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear

By Nicole R. Roberts, Creative Lead at Kolar Design
This summer I returned back to my alma mater to team teach Design Systems, a junior-level experiential graphic design course. We guide students to research social issues within local communities to co-create wayfinding systems and strategic placemaking design.

Avery Dennison Earns ISO 17025 Accreditation

Avery Dennison announced August 15, 2017, that it has received ISO 17025 accreditation for its Innovation Center, Mentor USA. The accreditation audit was conducted by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and issued in June 2017. The scope of the accreditation covers 55 laboratory tests, conducted at the Mentor, Ohio facility, for adhesives and pressure-sensitive films and label materials.

Direct Embed Helps Rediscover History at the Ohio State University

If you have walked the Ohio State University campus it is most likely you have been standing on the site of the old Ohio Field torn down in 1922. University architect Bernie Costantino spearheaded the project designed by MKSK Studios in Cincinnati to commemorate the field and the legends who competed on it with signs and yard markers that were installed in spring 2017. All graphics on the markers were developed with the Direct Embed Coating System which perfectly wrapped the three dimension landmarks in historic pictures and interpretive text.

Avery Dennison Appoints Two New Vice Presidents

Avery Dennison's Nick Tucci and Gernot Ritzdorf

Avery Dennison (Mentor, Ohio) announced it has appointed Gernot Ritzdorf, vice president, sales, Label and Packaging Materials (LPM), North America and replaces Nick Tucci, who has been appointed vice president and general manager, Label and Graphic Materials (LGM), North America.