The Big Picture Announces its Editorial Advisory Board

The Big Picture, the leading publication for wide-format digital printing and related technologies for more than a decade, has formed its first editorial advisory board. Beginning with the April 2007 issue, top executives from some of the largest and most progressive digital print shops in the industry will provide feedback on the magazine's editorial strategies and execution.

The 12 members of the new editorial advisory board all hail from high-volume digital-printing businesses that collectively produce nearly $180 million of graphics annually. All of the new board members have worked with The Big Picture's editorial staff as members of the advisory council for The Signage and Graphics Summit, the industry's leading executive conference that is produced by the magazine's parent company, ST Media Group International.

'We're proud to welcome 12 leaders from the digital-graphics arena to serve on our new Editorial Advisory Board,' says Gregory Sharpless, editor of The Big Picture. 'This sage group of advisors represents some of the most innovative print-service providers in the marketplace, producing a broad range of graphics and applications. From them, we'll garner expertise and feedback that will help ensure The Big Picture continues to cover the most timely and pressing subjects of interest to our readers.'

Joining the new editorial advisory board are:

* Rick Bachelder, president, Filmet, Tarentum PA (www.filmet.com). Bachelder is the third-generation owner of the company and became its president in 1980. He quickly moved the company from the photographic industry into point-of-purchase printing and has invested heavily in digital and more recently screen printing technology.

* Kathy Boydstun, president, Fusion Imaging, Kaysville UT (www.fusion-imaging.com). Fusion Imaging was born from ProGrafix International's acquisition of Impact Imaging in 2005, meshing more than 25 years of industry expertise. Under Boydstun's leadership, Fusion has become proficient in all areas of large-format graphic production, as well as project consulting, installation, lighting, and event marketing graphic applications.

* Terry Corman, vice-president, Firehouse Image Center, Indianapolis, IN (www.fire-house.net). In 1970, Corman bought Firehouse, which was founded as a full-service commercial color lab. Under his guidance, Firehouse has maintained its position as a premier photographic lab, but has also expanded its reputation as a major digital 'print for pay' provider targeting retail-graphics applications.

* Michael Garcia, president, OAI Inc., Tampa, FL (www.oaicorp.com). Garcia is the founder of OAI, which has been recognized as the biggest large-format imaging company in the southeast US and named the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Manufacturing Business of the Year in 2005. OAI offers full-service design and printing services for the outdoor, transit, fleet and vehicle, retail, tradeshow, environmental, and stadium graphics markets.

* Kirk Green, president/CEO, Ferrari Color, Salt Lake City, UT (www.ferraricolor.com). Green oversees all day-to-day operations of this 130-employee company, formed with the 2001 merger of Ferrari Color and Creative Color. Today, Ferrari specializes in full-color murals, vehicle and window graphics, banners, tradeshow and convention displays, event graphics, and retail display signage from three locations.

* Robert Kissel, president, KDM P.O.P. Solutions Group, Cincinnati, OH (www.kdmpop.com). Founded in 1970, KDM is a second-generation, family-owned company that specializes in point-of-purchase graphics produced by digital, screen, and litho printing. Clients include major advertising agencies, retailers, petroleum companies, and fast-food chains. Kissel has grown KDM into a full-service POP provider with 250 employees operating three shifts.

* Craig Miller, president/CEO, Pictographics, Las Vegas, NV (www.pictographics.net). Founded in 1994 as a provider of four-color posters and backlit prints for the local hotel/casino market out of a spare bedroom from Miller's suburban Las Vegas home, the company now operates from a 20,000-sq-ft building and excels in digitally dyed textiles, wall coverings, and custom applications.

* Greg Root, president, SuperGraphics division of GM Nameplate, Seattle, WA (www.supergraphics.com). SuperGraphics lays claim to having designed the world's first computer-generated bus wrap in 1993, and has since expanded into every area of large-format graphics with manufacturing plants in the US and Canada. In addition, the company currently holds two world's records for graphic achievements.

* Scott Segen, CEO, Burton Imaging Group, Philadelphia, PA (www.burtonimaging.com). With additional operations in New York City and Ft. Lauderdale, Burton is a major producer of full-wrap bus and transit graphics, billboards, wallscapes, bus shelters, taxi tops, kiosks, airport graphics, banners, and merchandising displays. Clients include major corporations and virtually all of the top 10 ad agencies with a marketing reach throughout the US and Europe.

* Jared Smith, president, bluemedia, Tempe, AZ (www.bluemedia.com). Founded by Smith in 2000, bluemedia is a leading provider of design and printing services for vehicle, large-format, and environmental-graphic applications for b-to-b and b-to-c clientele. The company features innovative, customized solutions, cutting-edge technology, and a nontraditional approach to ideas and design expertise.

* Mark Taylor, vice president/imaging, GFX International, Grayslake, IL (www.gfxi.com). GFX offers a full range of digital, screen, and litho printing as well as project-management services, creative work, finishing, and fulfillment. Taylor has more than 15 years of operations experience in retail and POP signage production with GFX, where his current responsibilities include production planning, print production, fulfillment and logistics operations.

* Jonathan Zinsmeyer, president, The BIG Print, Seattle, WA (www.thebigprint.com). Zinsmeyer entered the market in 1999 with a flagship facility in northern California then grew to several manufacturing facilities on the West Coast that have now been consolidated in Seattle. The BIG Print provides a host of in-store and out-of-home media services and takes pride in being an early technology adapter in areas such as flatbed printing and environmentally responsible ink usage.

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, ST Media Group International, Inc. serves the visual communications industry with its five trade publications, branded websites, custom book division and industry events. The Big Picture magazine (www.bigpicture.net) is published monthly by ST Media Group International and covers the digital imaging industry for more than 32,000 subscribers. ST Media Group International and The Big Picture magazine may be reached at 513.421.2050 or through the corporate website at www.stmediagroup.com and www.bigpicture.net.