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Custom Backlit Pop Up Display Lights Up International Golden Foods’ NRA Show Booth

by CraigBlog May 30, 2026September 25, 2026No Comments

In preparation for the National Restaurant Association Show, International Golden Foods approached us for ideas on how to take advantage of their new booth space. Last year, they used our Curves Light 20ft Straight display as a back-wall to their space. The show was very successful for them. So for this year, they selected a …

Get Your Geek On! Best Practices for Best Color Printing

by CraigBlog February 19, 2026September 25, 2026No Comments

Many printers will tell you their color is better than the competition. Some of those claims are more exaggeration than fact. But there are specific circumstances that really can make a difference. Proper utilization of color management is one of them. In our business (on-demand large-format printing), files and art come from a lot of …

Case Study: A Collaborative Success with Taylor Studios Inc.

by CraigUncategorized August 14, 2023February 27, 2026No Comments

Benchmark Imaging & Display received a time-sensitive request from Taylor Studios Inc.’s Creative Director, Jason Cox, to produce exhibit graphics for the Bison Center in South Dakota’s Custer State Park. With the state’s lieutenant governor attending the grand opening on May 20th, there was no time to waste! As Taylor Studios’ printing partner, Benchmark went …

History Preserved

by CraigUncategorized August 26, 2021December 4, 2024No Comments

The Chicago History Museum had a problem. Their back plaza and surrounding parkland, which also served as the ceiling for their archives and storage facility, was old and needed a major renovation. The 30 year old structure, beneath the corner of North Avenue and Clark Street, had worn down and was leaking water into the 23,000 linear …

Tell your story with Environmental Graphics

by CraigBlog May 19, 2021February 27, 2026No Comments

Your business has a story to tell. It needs to direct, inform and link customer to brand. While you might have the traditional outlets covered, an often-overlooked medium to tell your story is your workplace. Your walls, windows, and doors are wasted blank pages that could be sharing your message. Using diverse elements such as …

Benchmark goes wild with BIG building wrap

by CraigBlog July 29, 2019December 4, 2024No Comments

Benchmark recently helped Wheeling High School make a BIG statement to promote their teams, the Wildcats . The innovative idea and design was a creation of The Locker Shop, a local Elk Grove Village company that provides “custom decorated apparel and promotional items for schools, teams, special events, first responders, bars, restaurants, corporations, and organizations”. The …

Amplified: Chicago Blues

by CraigUncategorized January 31, 2019December 6, 2024No Comments

When African Americans migrated from the rural south to the urban Midwest in a movement known as the Great Migration, they brought with them a rich culture and a love for a genre of music known as the Blues. Amplified: Chicago Blues is a special exhibition created by the Chicago History Museum running through August …

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All Benchmark Wants for Christmas is a New Printer!

by CraigUncategorized December 3, 2018February 27, 2026No Comments

We have had our eyes on Latex as a large format printing option for years. In earlier iterations, the printing looked great, but there were issues with durability and media limitations. That is until now. This past summer HP released the R2000 – a 98” hybrid latex printer. Hybrid means it can print DIRECTLY …

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Tunnel Hill’s Custom 10×20 Booth

by CraigBlog November 2, 2018February 27, 2026No Comments

We’d been working with Zack Read from Weaver Consultants Group on a booth they needed for an upcoming show. We showed him our full offering—from banner stands and fabric backlit displays, to our fully customizable range of 10×10 and 10×20 booths. Zack chose one of our backlit pop up displays for his firm’s booth. But …

Cantigny 1st Division Museum Makeover

by CraigUncategorized September 7, 2018April 21, 2026No Comments

Since its formation in 1917, the 1st Division has been the longest serving division in the United States Army and has seen combat in every major war this past century. To this day, the 1st Division continues to serve in peace-keeping and counter-terrorism operations around the globe. The First Division Museum at Cantigny honors the service …