Events for the year kicked off on 4 February in the form of the Durban Signs & Graphics Roadshow 2010. All the big names in Signs & Graphics were in attendance. Sadly there was no vehicle wrap exhibition or activity on the use of media and materials on display. The stands were very well organised, with Midcomp coming in a bit disappointing, but close enough to the entrance to hijack the attention of those coming and going. Sadly, the newest and probably most fascinating machine in the building, IMDM’s 1.8 metre Solaris eco-solvent printer was on display right at the back of the hall. Nonetheless they had a good crowd coming to check the machine out.

Charnia kicked it off with how the company started and how far they’ve come. She ran through a number of slides (that could have been done better since they have access to an entire industry of creatives) that explained briefly the point she was talking about at the time. Then Dyelan went through the changes. The one I like the most is that their website will undergo an overhaul soon. The new one looks like a Wordpress or Joomla site. I love the fact that they’re building a site that plugs into the social tools available online. Dyelan proceeded to explain that the 2010 show will now become a “roadshow’ and will be hosted in Polokwane and Nelspruit as well.