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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on July 16th, 2010

Ryanair prints ad apologising to Sir Stelios

Low cost airline Ryanair, have taken out prominent ads in the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian newspapers apologising for previous adverts, which referred to EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou as “EasyJet’s- Mr Late Again.”
In the past, the two budget airlines have used adverts knocking each other, but today, Ryanair have been forced to issue a grovelling apology. [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on July 12th, 2010

Garden centre owner must remove 53 year old sign

A garden centre owner has been told to remove a sign he erected more than half a century ago because it does not have planning permission.
Aberdeenshire Council, told Swailend Nurseries owner Mike Duncan to remove the wooden signage because it is distracting passing motorists.
The sign, which stands on the side of the A947, has been in place [...]

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By admin on July 12th, 2010

Discount Displays Expand Printing Operations with UK First

Croydon-based print business Discount Displays have expanded their printing capabilities with the UK’s first eco-friendly HP Designjet L25500.

Graphics & Printing • Industry News

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By admin on July 08th, 2010

Private hire taxis must display signs

Private hire taxis in Cardiff will now have to display signs on their doors, indicating that they must be pre-booked.
The decision was made by Cardiff Council following a meeting with the public protection committee, during which professionals from the private and public hire taxis trade gave their views.
According to the story in The Guardian, the request for [...]

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By admin on July 07th, 2010

Road signs direct motorists to unbuilt hospital

Road signs have been erected directing motorists to a new hospital in Bristol, which doesn’t open for another two years.
The signage, which has been put up near Hengrove Park, gives directions to a new minor injuries unit at South Bristol Community Hospital, but the spot is currently a building site, as the hospital is not due to start [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on July 05th, 2010

Council signage used to reinforce booze ban

Derry City Council have erected signage across the city to help enforce new legislation which bans drinking in public.
The new alcohol bye-law means the city council can prosecute offending drinkers reported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), as well as issuing a maximum fine of £500.
The signs, which state that it is an offence to drink [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on July 01st, 2010

Diesel poster campaign banned by ASA

Fashion label Diesel’s latest poster campaign has been banned, being labelled ’offensive’ and encouraging of anti-social behaviour.
One of the adverts for the clothing chain, showed a young woman climbing a ladder and lifting her top to flash at a security camera. In the other, the model was seen to be taking a photograph down the front of her bikini bottoms, [...]

Graphics & Printing • Industry News

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on June 28th, 2010

Buses to feature posters backing disfigurement campaign

A new campaign which aims to ensure people with disfigurements are treated ‘fairly and equally’ is being launched at the Welsh assembly in Cardiff Bay, according to the BBC.
The campaign called Face Equality by the Changing Faces charity, aims to tackle prejudices against people with disfigurements.
As part of the campaign, 200 posters will be displayed on [...]

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By Laura Nineham on June 23rd, 2010

Holiday competition ruled offside as anti-English hate crime

A competition described as ‘tongue in cheek’ that offered entrants the chance to win a free holiday has been referred to the police as a potential hate crime, according to The Drum.
The billboard signs offered people the chance to win a free holiday to whichever country lifted the World Cup. The ‘Anywhere But England’ campaign [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on June 22nd, 2010

New Nectar ad plays on wartime poster

Loyalty card scheme Nectar, is to launch a new ad campaign based on a famous wartime poster, according to a story in The Guardian.
The poster, which uses large format printing plays on the famous “Keep calm and carry on” wartime poster, which called for British resolve at the beginning of World War II.
The campaign has been launched to [...]

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By Laura Nineham on June 21st, 2010

Signs flown past Tiger Woods mocking paternity row

Pranksters have been flying signs near Tiger Woods to distract and taunt him as he tried to win the US Open yesterday.
According to TMZ, the banners were commissioned by a person who is remaining anonymous. They read ‘TIGER: ARE YOU MY DADDY?’ and ‘HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TIGER LOL’. They followed the banners that were flown in April [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on June 18th, 2010

Villagers told to take down traffic signs

Villagers in Gloucestershire who funded their own set of traffic signs urging motorists to slow down have been forced to take them down.
Whiteshill and Ruscombe parish council spent £1,000 producing 15 “20 is Plenty” signs, as a result of road safety fears last year.
Gloucestershire Highways initially allowed the signs to stay up, as part of the villager’s [...]

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By Hannah McLaverty-Williamson on June 16th, 2010

Posters from the 1950s found in Tube station

Workman renovating Notting Hill tube station discovered a display of vibrant posters, which give a fascinating insight into the capital’s past.
The colourful posters were found on the walls of an old passageway which led to the lifts at the station, but during the 1950s the lifts were taken out and replaced with escalators.
More than ten posters [...]

Industry News • Inspirations

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By William Hobson on June 08th, 2010

Council orders hairdresser to take down signs

A Kent hairdresser has made the mistake of not considering local regulations when putting up signs for his business.
Marcello Marino could perhaps have considered the potential problems of putting a revealing image of his wife on the side of his business before he sent it for poster printing. Now the hairdresser has had to remove [...]

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By Laura Nineham on June 07th, 2010

£40,000 NHS Poster a ‘waste of time’

An NHS Trust which spent £40,000 on poster printing and design has been criticised for being patronising, according to The Telegraph.
The posters, which are aimed at the mentally ill, all carry the slogan ‘turn that frown upside down’. They have been put up at bus shelters and have been branded a waste of time.
Oxford Primary Care Trust [...]

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By Laura Nineham on June 04th, 2010

Large format printing companies lose business as international advertising campaign is banned

Large format printing companies based in Glasgow are missing out on a piece of business, after Glasgow City Council voted to prevent an international advertising campaign coming to the city.
The Reebok advertising campaign was banned after the City Council decided it was “too racy” for the city, according to the Herald. The adverts feature a woman [...]

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By William Hobson on June 02nd, 2010

European study successfuly de-inks inkjet paper

Inkjet paper can still be used on recyclable banners, reveals a new study from Europe.
Inkjet printing is often used for poster printing and the creation of signage, marketing products and other forms of commercial printing. However Inkjet paper, the special fine paper designed for the printers, is estimated to only account for a total market share of the total graphic printing in [...]

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By Laura Nineham on May 28th, 2010

Villagers furious as event signs stolen

Villagers in Tewkesbury are livid after an event sign was stolen less than 24 hours after it was erected, according to the Tewkesbury Admag.
It’s the second time in four years that event signs advertising the local spring fair have been stolen from the village.
The fair is the main fund-raising event in the village, which generates [...]

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