This week’s billboard design tips come from Lamar’s website. Keep It Simple. Be straightforward and to the point. One idea. Use Readable Fonts. Large typefaces. Avoid ornate script. Select easy to read font like Univers, Futura or DIN. Contrasting Colors. Lamar cites a study that high color contrast improves outdoor […]
Other News
The Billboard is watching you.
Adlandtv has a somewhat skeptical piece on Clear Channel Outdoor America’s Radar project. There are some quotes by privacy guardians and the piece ends with a video clip of Tom Cruise in Minority Report being constantly badgered by smart data holographs and ads. Insider’s college kids don’t seem too concerned […]
Sussex County Extends Billboard Moratorium
Cape Gazette reports that Sussex County, Delaware has extended a billboard moratorium by three months to provide time for a group of staff, elected officials and lawyers to draft changes to the County’s sign ordinance. Sussex County has had a moratorium for six months (since Sept 2015).
Our website is being worked on from Friday March 4 to Monday March 7.
The Billboard Insider website is down for some work. We will be back on Monday.
Rapid City May Settle With Lamar
The Rapid city legal and finance committee has recommended a settlement to end two lingering lawsuits with Lamar, according to the Rapid City Journal. The settlement includes a repeal of the city’s ban on digital billboards a reduction of distance between billboards from 2,000 feet to 1,500 feet protection of […]
Utah bill would make billboards easier along scenic byways.
A bill in the Utah legislature would make it easier for landowners to put billboards on their property along Scenic Byways according to the Rexburg Standard Journal. The bill pass a Senate committee and will head to the Utah Senate.
Nancy Fletcher On 25 Years at OAAA
In the outdoor business all roads lead to Nancy Fletcher. She’s been the head of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) for a remarkable 25 years. Nancy has a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. She was […]
Company Of The Day: Ace Outdoor
Company: Ace Outdoor Advertising. Market: Sunset Strip, Hollywood, California. Headquarters: 8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 Ace Outdoor is an independent, locally-owned advertising company which operates four signs with 7 faces along the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Ace is managed by Andy Bilanzich who was a punter for […]
Greg Callaham on Billboard Design
Greg Callaham is an award-winning graphic designer with over 30 years experience in advertising and marketing whose work consistently receives national recognition for creative excellence. He runs Greg Callaham Graphic Design, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based design studio specializing in outdoor advertising. He has designed over 10,000 billboards. Insider has used and […]
Company of The Day: Norton Outdoor
Company: Norton Outdoor Market: Cincinnati, Ohio. Headquarters: 5280 Kennedy Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 2016 Billboard Insider Website Ranking: 32nd out of 246 companies. Norton Outdoor is a private, family owned outdoor company which was started by Jerry Norton in 1949. The company is run by Jerry Norton’s sons. Tom Norton is […]
