A Bit of Silver and Bronze
Posted by Scott on 9 May 2012
I am stoked to anounce that we have won three awards at the 2012 New Zealand Sign And Display Awards held in Wellington. The awards attract the very best work from sign and display companies across the country. It's been quite a few years since we last entered these awards so we are very proud to come away with this result. Last February when we were doing the finishing touches on our new signs and installation premises Christchurch turned into chaos. The earthquake certainly put a spanner in the works for us getting things underway smoothly. Just over a year on, our signs team has grown and are as busy as ever. We get a lot of positive comments about our building signage and flags so it was great to pick up silver. Below are our entries that were successful at this years awards.
Cool Vehicle FX
Posted by Scott on 5 April 2012
The 1080 films from 3M are perfect for giving the exterior of your vehicle a head turning finish. You can do a part of your vehicle (eg bonnet, roof or racing stripes), the whole lot in a single effect or go all out with a mixture of different effects. These self adhesive films conform to the curves of the vehicles body brilliantly. Choose from matt finished white, black, silver or military green. Carbon fibre black or white. Brushed aluminium, steel, titanium, gold or steel blue.
Whatever Spins Your Wheels
Posted by Scott on 28 March 2012
We've been getting through a few vehicles lately. These pics are examples of different businesses using their cars, vans and trucks to get brand awareness up. There is a lot of real estate on a vehicle to get a message across. You can go as simple as having just your name, either simply placed or screaming out for attention. Throw some details on, show what you do, the choice is yours. We can talk you through what works and what doesn't, providing mock-ups before work proceed. You might be surprised how cost effective this advertising is.
El Tradicional!
Posted by Scott on 1 March 2012
We are at the cutting edge of sign and print technology but that doesn't stop us from keeping to our roots; there's still a place for the trusty brush. All the digital technology has it's place, but there isn't an alternative to traditional brushed signage, particularly for exterior building signage. Size isn't a problem, actually most the work we do is large renderings of company logos. Have a look at the samples below which walk you through the process of getting logo element painted onto a concrete wall.
Easy Message Changeovers
Posted by Scott on 29 February 2012
This footpath sign is a new addition to our range. It's perfect for use where you want to change your messages regularly. Unlike a standard sign which require a blade change, this model has a clever system that holds a paper poster between a pair of clear acrylic sheets. It's built for indoor or outdoor use and the base can be filled with sand or water to give it extra stability. It's sure to be noticed at a decent A1 size. To change the poster simply lift the top bar off to reveal the envelope where the poster can be removed and replaced. It comes in a range of colours... blue, yellow, orange and red and black, as pictured.
Perfect Backlits
Posted by Scott on 31 January 2012
We now offer the absolute best in illuminated printing. Often backlits are let down by dull colours, washy blacks and shadows or colour casts (when an image looks slightly yellow or green etc) which ruin a great image. Up until now we've used in-house developed techniques to get great backlits with densities that don't wash out when the lights are on, but this was never completely reliable. We had a new addition late last year in the form of a spectrophotometer. The great thing about this new model is that it does transmissive readings.
Bronzed All Over
Posted by Scott on 25 January 2012
Sounds like a team effort out in the sun during lunch breaks, but we've been bronzed in a different way. We have just been audited and certified bronze level as part of the Enviro-Mark™NZ programme. We've been a 'working towards' member of Enviro-Mark™NZ for far too long! It became a bit of a rocky ride due to events that hit us in the last two years, but we are completely back on track. We're on our way towards meeting the criteria for silver then ultimately gold certification, in our opinion of course (the next audit will tell). The Enviro-Mark™NZ programme is important to us, it's a way you can verify our dedication to a safer workplace and a reduced impact on the environment.
Shiny and New(ish) Website
Posted by Scott on 17 January 2012
It's been in the works for quite a while and worth the wait. Everything has been shuffled about, heaps of new content has been added including better (and bigger) pictures and a good selection of brochures that include plenty of information about us and our products. Navigate with the left margin the same as the previous site. At the top is a group of product categories to make finding products easier. Below them some info about some of our printing and finishing processes. Last of all is the links to our YouTube vids (next on the list to update) and info about us, our technology and the environment. It's still constantly changing and being improved so keep an eye out if you have a project in mind. I'm sure it should cover everything you need to know, want to know and didn't know you didn't to know. Here's some screen shots from the new site... even better jump over here www.adgraphix.co.nz
Funny Ha Ha
Posted by Scott on 8 December 2011
Those funny, crazy, talented people are heading back to town. Even with much of the city centre off limits, the festival is set to be awesome. This (next) year we're a proud partner of the 'Stronger Christchurch' World Buskers Festival 2012. Like most things in Christchurch it's going to be a bit different to last year. It's all set to happen in Hagely Park along with other sites around the city. Wanna know more? Here's some blurb from the website... www.worldbuskersfestival.com Check out the schedule and start planning!!!
Happy Holidays
Posted by Scott on 28 November 2011
Adgraphix will be closed for the summer holidays from Dec 23rd to 16th January 2012.
