JetMaster Free On-line Print Utility Upgraded!

 www.JetMaster-Systems.com has a free on-line print utility to properly size your prints for use with every size of JetMasters. There is the ability to crop the image and adjust the borders (mirror, stretch, or color). Use of larger file size is now available. A video of the assembly of a JetMaster can also be found here: JetMaster Video

You can purchase these products in the School of Sign Arts store online: www.SchoolofSignArts.com/shop/

February 11, 2012 (Lubbock, TX) — On a quiet Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas, Toby Stephens, owner of Elite Sign & Design, clicked “submit” and became a member of a rare breed: The digital print sign professional who crossed over to the bright side and embraced dynamic digital signage as a part of his future. He became a dynamic sign expert.

Stephens, who is a member of the Sign Biz Network, learned of the course just this month. His business was enjoying strong growth, and the timing was right to look at expansion opportunities.Back in 2009, in the blog, www.LobbyPOP.me  for digital sign professionals seeking information about dynamic display sign technology, Teresa M. Young posted, “You may be a Digital p-Sign Professional – offering every wide-format digital print product your clients need. You could also be a Digital e-Sign Professional – giving customers electronic digital signage as well. While “e” and “p” are only 11 characters apart, there is a world of difference between print and electronic mediums.”

Today, with the help of Young and the School of Sign Arts (http://www.schoolofsignarts.com ), the traditional sign industry has access to the most widely recognized certification course for dynamic signage, the Dynamic Signage Certified Expert course, available on-demand.

“It becomes feasible to learn up-to-the minute critical technology factors, because this course can be completed over a weekend,” explains Young. “It is also affordable, at only $195, and so if you are researching whether dynamic signage is something that fits your future, this online course gives you the knowledge to make a wise decision in that regard. It is a small investment for a big return.”

Stephens, who is a member of the Sign Biz Network, learned of the course just this month. His business was enjoying strong growth, and the timing was right to look at expansion opportunities.

Stephens explains, “We are Elite Sign & Design and want to continue to live up to our name. By investing in the future of the sign industry to ensure we provide the latest technology, we are positioned to offer products and services to the explosive digital signage market. The next step in signage is incredibly exciting.”

The Digital Signage Experts Group (DSEG), an impartial and agnostic organization working in coordination and cooperation with the manufacturers, distributors, content creators and resellers in the digital signage industry, created the course for DSCE (Digital Signage Certified Expert), a full immersion into the digital signage market for those wanting an impartial and agnostic approach to understanding the complexities of the industry.

The DSCE course covers the scale and scope of the industry and examines the disparate parts of complex digital signage solutions culminating in the 7 Key Elements of Digital Signage. At the conclusion of the course, there is a certification test administered online. Attendees are awarded the DSCE designation upon passing the test.

Those who register for the course online at www.SchoolofSignArts.com also receive a valuable book, Making the Move to Dynamic Signage, a 48-page PDF resource. This guide is designed for sign industry professionals, and approved by founder of DSEG.org, Alan Brawn, CTS, DSCE, DSDE, ISF, ISF-C. It features two Needs Analysis surveys for use with clients and prospects, and sells separately for $75. It’s included free with the low-cost, $195 course.  It also addresses the fundamentals of displays and digital signage hardware, and introduces networks and digital signage software along with an exploration of signal alternatives, infrastructure and integration.

Elite Sign & Design now features the DSCE logo on their website’s home page, and Stephens has proudly added the credentials to his signature for business communications.

A complete review of the course can be found on the School of Sign Arts website, here: Certification is Priceless

To enroll in the course and receive the guidebook by immediate download, register here:  Digital Signage Certification Course

Would you like to have state-of-the-art online communications as you review sign designs with clients and prospects, and never again fear you will see YOUR design executed by another sign shop?  That’s what IPTLOCK can do.  Better than a PDF Lock, this technology uses uses state of the art Internet Protocol Transfer Lock features, allowing users to send an email link right to the design or proposal file. We checked, and confirmed that clients will encounter no advertising, and no registration requirements. Better still, we appreciate its ease of use and flexible parameters. If you can use a mouse button and click on a virtual remote, you can set your files to be viewed only by one party, on one computer. You can prevent sharing, printing, forwarding, or any other leak of your designs.

Files such as your proofs, proposals, and more (the service supports PPT, PNG, DOC, XLS, PDF, TXT, MP3, and JPG), up to 20 MB, are easily viewed from a link that you send to your chosen recipient.  There are a number of extremely useful features that improve business communications as well.

A cloud-based file protection service, IPTLOCK is being used by many companies, including members of the American Advertising Federation and the Graphic Artists Guild. 

“We are excited about this new product from IPTLOCK,” says Kevin Farrell, Vice President, AD/S, a California-based national manufacturer of custom sign products. “It is worth far more than the subscription rate for my peace of mind. I’ve been burned enough times by would-be clients who took our designs and had them built by someone else. If you can click a button on a virtual remote, you can protect your art, images, designs, and proofs – for a very small price, on any plan – single use, monthly or annual. The individual who sends the file can specify no forwarding, no sharing, no copies, and no printing – or any combination of parameters.”

List price for a one-time use plan (min. 10 in a bundle) would be $10. But even better, a full month lists for $33. If you send only 33 proofs or files in a month, that works out to a dollar each. Peace of mind: Priceless! Not to mention the “perceived value” quotient goes up! Clients are inevitably impressed with your high-tech savvy, and find that your artwork and design research is YOUR property, until paid for. Now, how about an annual plan? You betcha. For only $330 per year, you have unlimited access. That works out to only $27.50 per month.  Okay, the best part for sign industry professionals:  A standing 15% discount is available for all registered sign industry professionals, commencing 2/1/2012, for purchases through this website.

Instant Collaboration (IC) enables the recipient of your IPTLOCK file to us the drag and drop comment tools to instantly convey their thoughts. The minute you get back their comments, you can respond by clicking one button. With Instant Collaboration, neither you nor your clients have to waste reams of paper printing out documents. Of course, we at SOSA like that a lot!

There is no limit to the number of comments, or times you send them back and forth. Best of all, the receiver can print out the comments, but not the attachment!

For more or to order your 15% discount code (on or after 2/1/12) click below – no charge! Try the program once for FREE, and learn more. Simply register below (link goes live at 12:01 AM on 2/1/12).