P.O.P. Design has done an article on the digital menu board that QA Graphics has created for Maid-Rite. Franchise locations will feature this new menu board in place of their static signage.
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QA Graphics Joins Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA)
Contact:
Sarah Erdman-Lewis, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com
February 4, 2014
QA Graphics, Iowa interactive design firm, is pleased to announce that they have joined the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA).
QA Graphics has joined the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association to further connect with other organizations involved in agribusiness throughout Iowa and nationwide. QA Graphics has worked with a number of clients within the ag manufacturing industry, providing video animation and mobile app development services. By joining FEMA, QA Graphics hopes to continue to grow these relationships. FEMA provides industry leadership and connects agricultural companies and its associates to the resources they need to be successful. From large multi-nationals to the smallest family owned and operated business FEMA provides value-added service to its members.
Photo-realistic Graphics are the Future for BAS
Published: February 2013
Author: Cade Engle
This article is also published in the February issue of Automated Buildings.
Photo-realistic Graphics are the Future for BAS
It’s a visual age; where even when watching TV we want to be immersed in our movies or feel like we’re sitting in the front row at the football game. As graphics capabilities evolve, we expect the same in the building automation world. As a control system graphic designer at QA Graphics, I’ve personally seen this trend take shape.
Symbol libraries and stock images used within the industry have significantly advanced. QA Graphics has led many of these trends, driving the industry to higher graphics standards. They created custom symbol libraries for six of the largest control manufacturers, most recently having provided 3D image creation and super templates for Johnson Controls Inc.’s Metasys® Graphics+ graphics package and the 3D graphic library for Tridium’s Niagara AX Framework® 3.7.
I do see a large interest in the industry for system graphic development using existing stock graphics, but I have also increasingly seen the interest of clients wanting more realistic features. There have been limitations as to what custom can mean, but as control systems evolve, it’s allowing more capabilities than ever. Building operators want the equipment they are looking at on-screen to look just like what they are actually seeing in the mechanical rooms. Years from now, we’ll probably be able to check system controls by viewing a fly-through of a fully custom-designed, photo-realistic mechanical room.
2013 AHR Show Only 3 Days Away
The AHR Expo is just 3 days away! Come check us out at booth #860. We will be demonstrating our Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard and mobile capabilities. Also see examples of our latest BAS design services. Looking forward to some sunny weather!
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QA Graphics Celebrates 6 Years as Design Firm
Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com
January 8, 2013
QA Graphics, Iowa interactive design firm, is celebrating its six year anniversary of providing creative design services and system graphic development for the building automation industry.
QA Graphics opened its doors six years ago in a small office space in Ankeny with just three employees. Despite the economic downturn, the company has continued to grow and has expanded into a full-service interactive design firm employing 30. When founded, the company focused on providing the building automation industry with the best possible graphic development services, and as a result has worked with some of the industry’s largest manufacturers.