IN THE INDUSTRY The Weis Center for the Performing Arts and its colorful window graphics.
WINDOW GRAPHICS INSTALLED AT
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TOW, OHIO—In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of Bucknell University’s iconic Sigmund and Claire Weis Center for the Performing Arts, members of the university’s Publications, Print & Mail Department wanted to do something that was larger than life. Located on Bucknell’s campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the architecturally striking, 1,200-seat Weis Center for the Performing Arts plays host to professional and campus music, dance, and theatre events, as well as lectures, convocations, and other functions. The team decided to commemorate the honorary milestone by installing graphics on the Weis Center’s 20 windows, each measuring 65-by-75 inches 6
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April 2021
in size and covering a total of 677 square feet, with creative and visually stunning photographic images of season-featured Weis Center performers. Working on a recommendation from Lindenmeyr Munroe, a national supplier of wide format graphic materials, the team printed its photographic display on Mactac’s IMAGin WindowVIEW Perforated One-Way Visibility Window Film (WV139), a 6.0-mil intermediate soft white vinyl film with a black reverse side that features 70 percent print surface and 30 percent open perforation with a 1.4 mm hole diameter for one-way visibility. By choosing the WV139 film, the window graphics offered a colorful and engaging welcome for those outside the building,
while continuing to provide those on the inside the ability to see out. The Bucknell Publications, Print & Mail Department team designed and printed these graphics in-house using the university’s Roland VersaCamm 540i wide format eco-solvent printer. After thorough research and a smallscale trial installation, four university employees completed the entire install in just three-and-a-half days. Because of the exceptional design, print, and installation on display at the venue, this project was awarded the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) Gold medal and Best-In-Show award. “Initially the graphics were only insignshop.com
