Articles by author: Robin Volz

Recently, New York City played host to the AIA Conference on Architecture, an immersive expo showcasing what’s new and now in architecture and design. At AIA, some of the most creative architects, designers, and firms gather to share how they’re creating their own blueprint and making a difference in cities of every size all over […]

The ever-increasing popularity of digital signage has made its presence in retail locations quite common. Yet, whether it’s static signage, television commercials, online advertising, or brick and mortar digital displays, today’s shoppers are saturated in broadcasted content, making it likely a majority of this information is being filtered out. In response, the advertising and digital […]

Austin-based Whole Foods has recently rolled out Amazon Prime savings in their western, mid-western, and southern locations, as well as in all of their Whole Foods Market 365 stores. This move offers Amazon Prime members an extra 10% off at checkout via the Whole Foods app, their Amazon sign in, or the shopper’s mobile number. […]

An Informal Chat with an SI King of ALR At InfoComm 2018 held June 6-8 in Las Vegas, Marketscale had the chance to chat with Skyler Meek, Director of Marketing at Screen Innovations, an Austin-based manufacturer of hand-built screens. Specifically focused on quality and innovation, Screen Innovations fashion itself as the “Kings of ALR”. Screen […]

At InfoComm in Las Vegas, Nevada last week MarketScale caught up with Richard Derbyshire, a Consultant Relations Manager at Christie. Christie is a global visual, audio and collaboration solutions company offering diverse solutions for business, entertainment, and industry. Derbyshire’s role is assisting the design consulting community with identifying product and technology solutions for their project […]

An innovative state of the art robot—the TyBot™—is making big news in New Hampshire. The TyBot™ is a revolutionary marvel for the construction industry, including Audley, Inc., the company that employed the TyBot™ to aid crews during a bridge building project in Manchester, NH. The TyBot™ is an autonomous rebar-tying robot which can augment or […]

Cities throughout the country are constantly looking to bring their buildings and city vehicles into the modern era. Now, Reviver Auto—the maker of the world’s first digital license plate, the Rplate, Sacramento, Calif. is better able to track its electric vehicles through the plates’ GPS technology. It can also simultaneously communicate messages and warnings to […]

A few decades ago, shop and home economic classes were a staple in every school. Although somewhat gender specific in their direction, these classes taught students the basics of living both in and out of the home. Boys were typically funneled into shop where they were exposed to hand and power tools, welding, sandblasting, painting, […]

A few decades ago, shop and home economic classes were a staple in every school. Although somewhat gender specific in their direction, these classes taught students the basics of living both in and out of the home. Boys were typically funneled into shop where they were exposed to hand and power tools, welding, sandblasting, painting, […]