ABC Imaging, USA: Large decorations for an interactive museum
When the German-American Heritage Foundation (GAHF) planned to open an interactive museum to promote appreciation of the
contributions of German-Americans in the United States, ABC Imaging bid on and won the monumental project.
Creating graphic reproductions
for the entire interior
The challenge
The multimedia exhibits involved creating graphics for the
entire interior of a new museum.
The solution
ABCs staff used the Contex HD 5450 wide format scanner
with Nextimage image enhancement software to reproduce
the exhibit materials.
Benefits & results
The Contex scanner provides the quality images to produce
the high-end, large format design work, whether making
photos look less distressed or as is sometimes the case
more distressed. The museum opened just 8 months after
the start of the project, and received rave reviews by both the
German-American Heritage Foundation and museum visitors.
The Contex scanner is easy to use
and always reliable. Exactly what we
needed to win such projects, based
on the quality that we produce.
John Stricker, Manager of ABC Imaging
Grand Format Division
Reprographics
When the German-American Heritage Foundation (GAHF)
planned to open an interactive museum to promote ap-
preciation of the contributions of German-Americans in the
United States, ABC Imaging bid on and won the monumental
project.
Full interior of new museum is a first for ABC Imaging
ABC Imaging is known as the go-to company for print
solutions in the Washington D.C. area. Many museums turn
to the companys Grand Format division for quality large-
scale reproductions, such as interior displays, building
banners, and billboards. When the GAHF planned to open
an interactive museum to promote appreciation of the
contributions of German-Americans in American culture,
commerce, and society, ABC was asked to bid on the
project.
The multimedia exhibit involved creating graphics for the
entire interior of the new museum based on the members
archive of historic documents and images. This monumental
endeavor included interactive kiosks with video to display
historic events and games for kids. A project of this magni-
tude was a first for ABC Imaging, and they recognized that
delivering high-quality reproductions of delicate, historical
documents was essential to winning the project.
Contex HD5450 scanner with an HP DesignJet Z6100
ABC Imaging attributes winning the job to create GAHFs
new museum interior to its Contex HD5450 scanner. With
the Contex scanner, we can win projects based on the
quality that we produce, comments John Stricker, Manager
of ABC Imagings Grand Format Division.

ABC Imaging collaborated with Washington D.C.-based

creative director Nicole Hamam to produce the GAHF exhibit.
The design required enlarging many historical documents
and images, which were scanned-to-print with the Contex
HD5450 and HP DesignJet Z6100. A unifying feature of the
exhibit is a timeline that runs more than 60 feet and covers
three walls in the main exhibit space.

Speed, reliability, user-friendly scanning with optimal quality

Fast, reliable, and easy to use, Contex scanner solutions
deliver market-leading image quality, regardless of the
material. The scanners handle thick, wrinkled, dirty, folded
and fragile documents, as well as ordinary large format mate-
rial whether technical drawings, maps, blueprints or fine
artwork. ABC Imaging uses the HD5450 combined with A unifying feature of the exhibit is a timeline that runs more
Nextimage image enhancement software to accelerate than 60 feet and covers three walls in the main exhibit space.
workflows, boost productivity and improve collaboration.

To protect the integrity of the original historical pieces, the

GAHF exhibit displayed only scanned reproductions. ABC
manipulated the scanned files using Adobe Photoshop and
InDesign, which enabled the images to be properly enlarged.
The files were then imported into Autodesk AutoCAD and
readied for print. With the Contex scanner, we are able to
deliver the quality that our clients are accustomed to seeing,
comments Stricker.

With the Contex scanner, we are

Copyright 2011 Contex A/S with the permission of ABC Imaging and German-American Heritage Foundation, USA
able to deliver the quality that our
clients are accustomed to seeing.
John Stricker,
Manager of ABC Imaging
Grand Format Division

Multi-media exhibit opens to rave reviews
ABC Imaging completed the project in just 8 months to rave
reviews by both GAHF and museum visitors. The museum
features images, documentation, and interactive video
depicting German immigration and migration across the
Unites States from the early 1600s until today. The interactive
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