Contra Vision are pleased to announce that a new ICC profile library is now available on their website. After being asked numerous times by customers for print profiles, Contra Vision have now released a range for HP Latex Printers.

When one of Britain’s foremost institutions decides on what material to use for its window advertising to promote the Turner Prize, it looks to Contra Vision to provide the solution. Tate Liverpool has been using Contra Vision® Performance™ HD film for several years, because of the exclusive properties this breakthrough printable film delivers.

The wide-format division of printer manufacturer Mimaki has collaborated with creative professional Anabella Bergero to produce a striking window installation, printed on Drytac ViziPrint Impress Clear film.

Enjoy creating aesthetically pleasing surfaces with printable etched glass film DPF 5450X from Arlon Graphics.

Window graphics are now regarded by many brands as a key part of the marketing mix. These graphics are an inexpensive form of advertising that retailers can easily apply - themselves - to windows in order to capture the attention of passers-by.

A large retail chain announces an upcoming Christmas promotion, and the supporting graphics need to be installed in over 1000 stores on windows, walls and floors. However due to time and cost constraints, it is not possible to hire professional installers for many of the stores, so who will install the graphics? Is it realistic to expect shop assistants to apply the graphics and achieve the same professional result?

Whether it is opening a new store or restaurant, directing people online, or building awareness of a brand, it is critical to stand out and be seen by your target audience. After all, you want potential customers to be able to easily find their way to your business. 

When Out-of-Home advertising company, JCDecaux, were tasked with promoting a new show for Netflix called “Ferry” they felt it was only fitting that the advertisement should be done on a ferry. With this, Ferry on a ferry was born.

Surya Hot Yoga is based in Wimbledon but its studio is said to be a sanctuary away from the world outside. It’s a place where its visitors can cultivate connections with themselves, restoring and balancing their bodies and harmonising inner space. The benefits are beyond any doubt. Try it once, Surya suggests, and you’ll find yourself hooked.

Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries, has expanded its growing portfolio of films with a new collection of ImagePerfect™ decorative and privacy glass films for application on interior and exterior windows, doors and partitions.

The winning design in a Design-a-Bus-Wrap student art contest was launched on a full-size 35-foot local bus in Lake County, Ohio, last week. Olivia Indre, a senior at Mentor High School, won first prize for her design entry themed, “For a Greener Future.” Her wrap design will be displayed on the bus for six months.

Leading wide format printer and graphics specialists, MacroArt has collaborated with long term clients and retail design experts Nest Studios to deliver a unique retail space and interior for iconic luxury desserts brand, Creams Café.

Contra Vision is now offering its EXCLUSIVE High Definition range of perforated window films at a price that is comparable to standard definition alternatives, while still maintaining the range’s amazing quality and features.

Mactac media has been installed to deliver a stunning window graphics solution for the Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the University’s iconic Sigmund and Claire Weis Center for the Performing Arts, members of the university’s Publications, Print & Mail Department wanted to do something that was larger than life. The team decided to commemorate the honorary milestone by installing graphics on the Weis Center’s 20 windows, each 65-by-75 inches in size and covering 677 total square-feet, with creative and visually stunning photographic images of season-featured Weis Center performers.

Vancouver-based Premier Graphics recently used Drytac's ViziPrint Impress Clear film to produce a striking festive-themed window graphic for local skincare business Project Skin MD.

MGX is now stocking UniSyn Opaque, a near-dead opaque synthetic paper with broad compatibility.

When it’s dark outside, conventional one-way vision see-through graphics produced using white on black perforated window film fade to invisibility when interior lighting overpowers the image or there is no adequate exterior illumination.

UK-headquartered sportswear retailer JD Sports has reopened the doors of its Nancy Houdemont store in North East France following an extensive refurbishment project, which included the acquisition and upgrade of an adjacent unit.

Earlier this year Contra Vision were once again successful in achieving a third Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

Nekoosa is excited to launch Trifecta™, a new multipurpose pressure sensitive vinyl used for one-step floor, wall and window graphic applications. Made in the U.S.A., Trifecta™ is a 6 mil universal removable matte white textured pressure sensitive vinyl. This high opacity film is UL 410 Slip Resistance Certified and has an excellent white point and a universal removable adhesive suitable for short-term applications. Trifecta™ will cleanly remove from indoor and outdoor application surfaces for up to 6 months. Trifecta™ also has a stable 90# layflat polycoated paper liner for ease of printing and installation to meet all your short-term graphics needs; especially perfect now for social distancing signage amidst COVID-19.

Over the past few months, Signs Express have had the privilege of supporting essential businesses including the NHS, supermarkets, and pharmacies through what has been an exceptionally challenging time for all.