Previous Editions

• Fifty-Five Years Young

  This week we wanted to pause and celebrate two birthdays.

• Mosaic Banner Promotes Industry

  All Wall Graphics provided an 8’x16’ mosaic banner.

• Turning Two Today

  With this edition, Knowledge Bytes turn two years old.

• No Holds Barred Framing

  Tapout uses our custom framing services to display clothing from the different fighters they sponsor.

• Home, Sweet Home

  We create a home loan display that looks like a home.

• Satisfying, Appetizing Graphics

  Real Mex Restaurants needed to convert an existing Acapulco Restaurant into an El Torito Restaurant.

• Our One Hundredth Issue

  Our 100th issue of Photomation Knowledge Bytes.

• Scoring a Graphics Hat Trick

  Citizen’s Business Bank Arena needed a logo and graphics for a new in-arena bar called “CrossBar.”

• Slick Installation

  PDL Packaging needed us to create several design concepts to wrap a 33' foot cargo truck for Golden West Lubricants.

• Reigning Cats and Dogs

  Geographics needed large wall graphics for a new state of the art Animals Services Center.

• Happy New Year 2010

  From all of us at Photomation, we want to wish you a Happy New Year.

• Deck The Walls

  From all of us at All Wall Graphics, we want to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons.

• THE RINKS and S.C.O.R.E.

  The Anaheim Ducks needed team autographed hockey sticks and jerseys framed for their Fan Development program.

• Medical Miracle

  St. Joseph Health System asked us to create a series of irregularly shaped wall coverings

• Gifting a Canvas Wrapped Print

  Think about giving the gift of a Canvas Wrapped print with custom framing the holiday season.

• Time to Pause and Give Thanks

  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

• Helping the Airport Soar

  The Long Beach Airport needed a display that showcased their airport’s City Management Team and Airport Advisory Commission.

• Mission Accomplished

  St. Joseph Health System needed turn blank walls into soothing and visually pleasing environments.

• Viva Vivo Health!

  We create graphics long distance for our East Coast clients, Paquin Healthcare.

• All Wall Graphics Debuts at NEWH

  All Wall Graphics debuts itself to the Hospitality industry at the NEWH Los Angeles trade show.

• 3…2…1… Liftoff

  Financial Partners Credit Union needed to make a huge splash with their new Affinity Series Credit Card.

• More Great People to Hang With

  We hosted a regional chapter and board of directors meeting for the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers, Inc.

• Introducing All Wall Graphics

  We are pleased to announce a new division of Photomation, ALL WALL GRAPHICS.

• It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  The City of Anaheim Community Services Department transform their blank walls into a feature piece that highlights the city’s public facilities.

• Serving Generations

  Photomation has been doing menu graphics and POP promotions for the Rodriquez family for over 20 years.

• Extending the Vision

  Yamaha Corporation of America extends a wall covering theme we installed previously to their new office space.

• Contest of Excellence

  Infiniti needed a special combination disc that would hold press content for their complete model lineup as well as press information for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

• For the Tenacious No Road is Impassable

  We build a custom interactive DVD for Spyker Cars of North America, LLC.

• Out of This World Experience

  The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing with some help from Photomation.

• Donor Plaque is Real Pane

  Chapman University needed a donor recognition plaque updated with a list of current donors.

• It’s Miller Time in Anaheim!!

  We helped GMR put a new face on their two concession stands at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

• Impressive Performance

  We bring GMR’s vision for a Coors Light branded bar at the NOKIA Theatre into reality with custom built installations.

• No More Tickets, Only Smiles

  We create new vehicle graphics for Waterman incorporating vehicle identification numbers and a new logo we designed for them.

• Divinely Inspired Installation

  We install a “Values Statement” wall display for Eastside Christian Church.

• Great People to Hang With

  On Tuesday, July 7th we hosted a local chapter meeting for NGPP, the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers, Inc.

• Hall of Fame Bar Renovation

  We helped renovate the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame Bar & Grill with cascading light effects.

• Hall of Fame Performance

  Another Hall of Fame performance by Photomation for the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame Bar & Grill at Petco Park.

• Tabletop Graphics

  GMR asked us to install 20 graphics on the tops of the tables in the Hall of Fame Bar & Grill at Petco Park in San Diego.

• Creating a Healing Environment

  The Anaheim Ducks asked us to help decorate walls for a newly dedicated wing at CHOC Children’s Hospital.

• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…

  Acapulco Restaurants asked us to help them update one of their cantinas in Los Angeles.

• Roll-on Protection

  We solved Geographics’s problem with keeping their banners graffiti free.

• White Boards with Surgical Precision

  Working with input from surgical teams, we created a magnetic white board they could use to keep track of patients and other surgery related materials

• Suspended Eco-Resin by Design

  Golden State Construction asked us to help create a decorative partition in a local dental office.

• It’s Miller Time…

  Miller Brewing Company wanted to install graphics at Dodgers Stadium in support of their new sponsorship agreement.

• Music to Your Ears

  With one of the largest booths at NAMM, Yamaha has a need for a lot of graphics to display their wide range of musical products.

• A Better Wok Experience

  Wok Experience didn’t like the graphics on their new menu board that another company had done.

• iPod Nano Contest Winner Announced

  We are happy to award an iPod Nano to Greg Jowyk, winner of the www.photomation.com “Win an iPod” promotion.

• “The Thrill” is back

  Will “The Thrill” Martin has returned for another vehicle wrap.

• Congratulations On a Job Well Done!

  Brian Mundy brings his unique insights and passion for imaging to a large and constantly growing DIMAcast audience each Monday morning.

• Win an iPod Nano

  For the next several weeks, we are offering an opportunity to win an Apple iPod Nano.

• Not Your Usual Graphics Company

  Photomation is pleased to announce the launch of our completely revamped website.

• Bird’s Eye View

  St. Joseph’s Hospital wanted to extend the rainforest look we had put on the walls of their radiology room.

• Unleash Your Creativity With Textures

  Our VP of Digital Imaging, Brian Mundy, created some examples of how you could incorporate logos and Textures into stunning wall décor.

• Get Stoned, Get Wood, Thick as Brick

  We introduce a new line of graphics we call Textures which can be used as background elements to create dazzling displays.

• Celebrating One Year Together

  With this edition, Knowledge Bytes turn one year old. It is hard to believe that a twelve months have passed so quickly.

• Improved Atmosphere Improves Sales

  We created a collage of images for Charley’s Grilled Subs depicting sights all along California’s coast.

• Creative Packaging Solution

  Nissan North America needed a unique solution for shipping several graphics to the Chicago Auto Show.

• Wraps for any budget

  Whether you just need lettering, a partial wrap, or a complete wrap, we’ve got you covered.

• Celebrating world cultures in art

  Bowers Museum needed exterior banners and interior graphics on fabric for their current ehibitions.

• An Inside Job

  We introduce a new product, Static Cling Material, ideal for short-term POP or display applications.

• Missoula Bound

  Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc, referred us to one of their customers in Missoula, Montana who needed a new machine wrapped with graphics.

• Quick Change Artists

  Citizens Business Bank Arena needed a way to promote upcoming performances to guests at their facility. They wanted an easy way to quickly change out banners as soon-to-be-performing artists were coming to their Ontario, CA arena.

• Happy Holidays

  From all of us at Photomation, we want to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons.

• Deck the Ball

  Honda Center asked Photomation to put a graphic on a skate deck so they could present it to entertainer, Chris Brown.

• Honoring a Legend

  We help the Long Beach City Auditor’s Office to honor Myrtelle L. Gunsul, the longest serving elected official in Long Beach.

• Taken for Granite

  St. Joseph’s Health Systems, wanted to create a new look on the basement wall, a faux brick rock scene, complete with a view of the ocean!

• Happy Thanksgiving

  From all of us at Photomation, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

• Called Upon by the Voice of My Country

  The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum needed to produce graphics for their newest exhibit celebrating Presidential Inaugurations.

• Bark in the Park

  Photomation installed four aluminum walls and produced the graphics in the three outside dog runs where would be pet-adopters have a chance to play and get to know their pets.

• Thank You

  We provide many of our clients with customized Awards and Recognition gifts from laser engraved crystal cubes to custom framed pieces, and many ideas in between

• Art of Child’s Play

  Broadcom invited the kids of their employees to participate in a worldwide children’s artwork competition. We provided custom frames and mats with reversible mounting.

• Night Flights of Fancy

  Photomation turns The Legacy Project’s vision into reality by printing a 40’ by 10’ double-sided banner for the Orange County Great Park Corporation.

• In Their “elements”

  Broadcom asked us to help them design and create graphics for their new campus restaurant, “elements.”

• Old Is New Again

  The Historical Society of Long Beach needed help to produce their current exhibition, a showcase of five architects whose work “illustrates significant aspects of Long Beach architectural history.

• Plumber’s Little Helper

  Tom Moffett Plumbing, wanted to upgrade the look of their fleet of plumbing trucks.

• Cover to Cover

  RWB, a Marketing and Public Relations Agency with a focus on motorsports and high performance automotive topics, approached us to help them produce a bi-monthly publication for their client, “Mazda FUEL.”

• Start Your Engines

  At the recent Mazda Grand Prix of Portland, Mazda hosted several guest drivers. Photomation produced the graphics – book covers on the doors hood.

• Inside the Park Home Run

  The operator of the Los Angeles Dodgers team store and merchandise sales, asked us to help them increase awareness of their locations throughout Dodgers Stadium.

• Back from Beijing

  Francisco Flores, Production Manager at Photomation, returns from working his seventh Olympics for the Eastman Kodak Company.

• Modern Day Michelangelo

  If Michelangelo were alive today, how would he put graphics on a domed ceiling?

• Brand New Branding

  Vought Aircraft Industries, wanted to brand their fleet of semi-truck trailers.

• Can You Bail Me Out?

  The email read, “I know I should have dealt with you. I guess I learned the hard way. Can you bail me out?”

• Grand Mural Makes Grand Entrance, part 2

  Just wanted to give you an update on a project we shared with you a few weeks ago, a mural measuring nearly 27 feet tall by 27 feet wide.

• Appetizing Graphics

  “Sales are up 30% since the new wallpaper has been installed”, beamed Boeing Long Beach’s Cafeteria Manager.

• Beijing Bound

  Getting ready for his 7th Olympics competition, Francisco Flores, Production Manager at Photomation, will be heading to Beijing, China very soon.

• Easy as A-B-C

  This week we want to highlight our dimensional lettering services.

• Grand Mural Makes Grand Entrance, Part 2

  Designed by our client, Montanio Design, this large feature wall at St. Joseph Hospital’s new Cancer Center, is seen from the main entrance.

• Lacking Lettering Lamentation

  With the grand opening of St. Joseph Hospital’s new Cancer Center less than two weeks away, we were asked if we could help solve a little dilemma that had cropped up.

• Turning Trash into Treasure

  The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, came to us with a challenge. Yes, these are the trash people. How do you turn trash into treasure?

• Los Angeles to Palm Springs

  John Hesketh, Photomation’s Artist Liaison, recently exhibited a selection of his 101 Angels entitled, Los Angeles, at the University of California Riverside’s California Museum of Photography.

• Reversible Framing for Collectibles

  When clients come to us to have a jersey, baseball or hockey stick put into a shadow box we use a reversible framing technique to preserve and protect their collectibles.

• Standing Tall for Kids

  “We need an inexpensive way to display graphics for a traveling event.” That was the request made to by our client 3TP.

• The Genesis of a Press Kit Disc

  Working with our client, Hyundai Motor America, Photomation helped to create a booklet to hold a digital press kit disc.

• It’s a Jungle Out There

  Artist, author and educator, Jerry Burchfield signs his latest edition prints of his “Primal Images” series from the Amazon, printed at Photomation using watercolor paper.

• Banking on Photomation

  Our client, BBVA Bancomer, needed to update information found in and around their ATM’s.

• Marilyn, are you sure you can cook?

  Marilyn Lewis, famed fashion-designer and owner of the Beverly Hills hot spot eatery “Kate Mantilini’s”, asked Photomation to help promote her new book.

• Life On A Chip

  Broadcom came to us wanting to create a 3D visual to highlight what goes into the designing and manufacturing of a chip.

• Playoff Time in Anaheim

  To help propel our hometown Anaheim Ducks into the NHL Playoffs, Photomation prepared graphics to dress up Honda Center.

• Soothing Scenes

  Initiated by our client, Montanio Design Group, this project’s goal was to add an aura of calm to a stressful environment.

• Just That Easy, Just That Quick

  Using the WebCourier to upload your files to Photomation.