Creating Interactive Environments

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In the dynamic landscape of technology, the fusion of the digital and physical worlds has given rise to a new era of interactive environments. Today, we stand on the brink of a technological revolution that promises to reshape the way we experience and engage with the spaces around us.

Gone are the days when physical spaces were static and unchanging. The advent of cutting-edge digital technology has ushered in a paradigm shift, enabling us to redefine our surroundings. Interactive environments leverage the power of technology to engage, entertain, and educate in ways never before possible.

At the forefront of this revolution is the use of interactive displays. These high-tech screens turn ordinary surfaces into dynamic digital canvases, inviting users to interact and engage. Whether it's a Veterinary Practice where clients can learn important health facts about their pet or a museum where patrons can dive into the wonders of the past, interactive displays bring a touch of magic to our everyday surroundings.

Creating interactive environments isn't just about entertainment; it's about crafting immersive experiences that leave a lasting impact. Virtual Reality (VR) takes this concept to new heights, transporting users to alternate realities and providing experiences that transcend the limitations of the physical world. From virtual travel adventures to immersive educational simulations, VR is redefining how we perceive and engage with our environment.

The creation of interactive environments utilizing the latest digital technology represents a transformative leap into the future. Interactive displays and immersive experiences are not just buzzwords…they are the building blocks of a new era where the lines between the physical and digital worlds blur. As we embrace these technologies, let's envision a world where our surroundings come alive with possibilities, where creativity knows no bounds, and where the future is not a distant dream but a tangible reality waiting to be explored. Get ready to step into the future – it's interactive, it's dynamic, and it's here to stay.

 

The Benefits of Interactive Touch Displays

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Interactive touch displays can provide numerous benefits to your business. Below are several ways Interactive touch displays can help:

Enhanced Customer Engagement: An interactive touch display allows customers to actively participate and engage with your content. Interactive Touch Displays create a more immersive and interactive experience, capturing customers' attention and increasing their engagement with your business.

Improved Information Sharing: With an interactive touch display, you can showcase your products, services, or information in a visually appealing and easily understandable manner. Users can explore details, compare options, and access additional information with a simple touch.

Efficient Self-Service Options: Interactive touch displays can streamline various processes in your business, such as order placement, registration, or check-in procedures. This reduces the workload on your staff and enables customers to accomplish tasks quickly, leading to improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Advertising and Promotions: An interactive touch display can be an effective advertising tool for your business. You can showcase promotions, display special offers, or highlight new products and/or services.

Brand Differentiation: By incorporating interactive touch displays into your business, you demonstrate a commitment to innovation and modern technology. This can set your business apart from competitors and create a unique and memorable brand image. Customers may perceive your business as more forward-thinking and technologically advanced, contributing to a positive brand perception.

When implementing an interactive touch display, it is essential to consider factors like user experience, content relevance, and ease of navigation to maximize its benefits for your business. If you would like to learn more about Interactive Touch Displays and how they can be a benefit to your business, give Solutions by Design a call today!

Interactive Display Solutions

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The time has come for you to start engaging with your clients through interactive digital touch displays. Interactive touch displays provide educational information, display advertisements, and encourage client interaction. Interactive touch displays can be used to create a fun and engaging atmosphere and are an excellent opportunity for eye catching content, easy branding, and maximizing the client experience.

Interactive Touch Display Benefits

• Easy to use and allow for simple touch-and-go navigation. 
• Make a statement with bright, attention-grabbing imagery and state-of-the-art technology. 
• Boost productivity and deliver premium services and products to your clients. 
• Improve business efficiency, enhance customer service, and set your business apart from the competition.

Interactive touch displays provide self-service options that are important when trying to improve the overall speed and efficiency of client visits to your office. The visually appealing interface of the touch display increases engagement levels during initial consultations or exams, making presentations more effective and comprehensive.

Solutions by Design offers a wide range of touch screen displays for today’s modern environments, ranging from smaller displays for exam rooms and lobbies to video walls for larger open spaces. Our interactive displays feature high durability and leading touch technology, along with service and support to make every installation a success.

Designed for public use our interactive displays are built with a sturdy glass material that is easy to clean and can withstand heavy usage.

How to Properly and Safely Clean your Touch Display:

1. Always use a microfiber cloth to clean your Touch Display. 
2. Shut down your display. 
3. Wipe the screen, applying very slight pressure, using straight wipes horizontally across the touch screen. 
4. You can use gentle cleaning fluid designed for monitors, but it is best to use a spray bottle filled with equal parts distilled water and white vinegar. Additional disinfecting can be done with 32% isopropyl alcohol. 
5. Always spray cleaning solutions onto a clean microfiber cloth. Do not spray cleaning solutions directly on your touch display. 
6. When you’re done wiping down your display with your cleaning/disinfecting solution, wipe it again with a clean, dry microfiber cloth. 
7. Don’t turn on the display until the screen is dry.

Solutions by Design asks that you encourage all clients to wash their hands with soap and water and dry them thoroughly before and after using your interactive touch display. Clients can also use alcohol-based hand rub if they don’t have immediate access to soap and water. We also ask that you designate a team member to clean Your Montage Board every day.

Whether it is for digital advertising, education, or entertainment…installing an interactive touch display will definitely set your business apart from the rest. If you have any questions regarding how an interactive touch display can work for you, please don’t hesitate to call Solutions by Design, or visit our website to learn more about the options we have for every environment.

                                                                            

Hall of Fame Videos Shoot

Ron Scott, Former Fresno City College Coach

To be honored at the 2022 Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame induction dinner and Grand Opening of their new home

Ron Scott will be honored this year at the 2022 Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in September. Ron is eth all-time winningest Junior College Baseball Coach with over 1,000 victories.  We recently interviewed Ron in our studio for the production of a video which will be available on 8 of our kiosks at the new FCAHOF new home at Save Mart Center, located on the Fresno State Campus in Fresno, Ca. Ron has coached many players that have gone on to the big leagues.  Solutions by Design also interviewed numerous other successful athletes and coaches for this interactive display including current Ron Adams, Golden State Warriors defensive coach. 

Museum of the Sierra Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit

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The Museum of the Sierra has retained the services of Solutions by Design to create an interactive display to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers and their contribution to settling the west.  This dynamic display will be available in the fall of 2022 for museum guests to interact and learn.

 

Founded in 1991 by the Central Sierra Historical Society, The Museum of the Sierra preserves the cultural and natural history of the Sierra Nevada through education and curation of historical artifacts and stories.

Be sure to plan a trip to the museum this fall to check out their new Buffalo Soldiers Interactive Display!

Montage: Cleaning Your Montage Board

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Solutions by Design and the CDC Recommended Cleaning Montage Board Every Day.

In view of the evidence that transmission of many healthcare acquired pathogens (HAPs) is related to contamination of near-patient surfaces and equipment, the CDC recommends that all practices develop programs to optimize the thoroughness of high touch surface cleaning…this includes your Montage Board.

Good hand hygiene is the number one way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Solutions by Design asks that you encourage all patients to wash their hands with soap and water, and dry them thoroughly before and after using the Montage Board. Patients can also use alcohol-based hand rub if they don’t have immediate access to soap and water. We also ask that you designate a team member to clean Your Montage Board every day.

How to Properly and Safely Clean your Montage Display:

• Always use a microfiber cloth to clean your Montage Touch Display.
• Shut down your Montage Board. 
• Wipe the screen, applying very slight pressure, using straight wipes horizontally across the touch screen.
• You can use gentle cleaning fluid designed for monitors, but it is best to use a spray bottle filled with equal parts distilled water and white vinegar. Additional disinfecting can be done with 32% isopropyl alcohol. 
• Always spray cleaning solutions onto a clean microfiber cloth. Do not spray cleaning solutions directly on your Montage touch Screen.
• When you’re done wiping down your Montage board with your cleaning/disinfecting solution, wipe it again with a clean, dry microfiber cloth. 
• Don’t turn on the device until the screen is dry.
• While it may be tempting to reach for a bottle of Windex or some other general cleaning product, don’t! Harsh chemicals can wreak havoc on your Montage touch display.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Cleaning Your Montage Board

• Do not use window cleaners, household cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia or abrasives to clean your montage board.
• Do not use rough or hard cloths to wipe down on the touch screen.
• Do not apply heavy pressure while wiping down the touch screen.
• Do not spray cleaning/disinfecting solution directly on the touch screen.
• Do not clean the touch screen when it is on. 
• Do make sure your touch screen is completely dry before turning your Montage Board back on.

If you have any questions regarding how you should safely and effectively clean your Montage Board, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Solutions by Design – 800-888-4084 – info@solutionsbydesign.com

Montage Interactive Display: Montage Overview

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Technology is inundated into everything we do on a daily basis and has consumed multiple points of interactions in our daily life.

Touch screens are part of this component of technology and has become a staple in our daily lives. With a durable surface, touch screen devices are more protected than other technological devices, because of their everyday use. The resilient and easy to use nature of touch screens make them suitable for users of all ages and skill levels, point being, touch screen technology is here to stay.

Montage Interactive is the ultimate client engagement, entertainment, product and service education available for your practice. It provides an enhanced clinical case presentation for your patients and becomes a social media powerhouse with your clients.

Ranging from various industries, Montage Interactive is available for veterinarians, orthodontists, sports, museums and so much more. Take a look at all the displays available in Montage. Let your imagination run wild and think how any of them may apply to your business. Visit our new stand-alone website for Montage.

Montage Hardware Options

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The main benefit of touch screens is the overall simplicity of using them. It is one of the many reasons why we are all still loving our devices. We interact with multiple pieces of technology on a daily by the simple act of touch and your practice should be no exception. Enhance your practice or business with Montage Interactive.

Take your practice to the next level and beyond! Montage is an interactive digital display system for veterinarians. We feature a variety of hardware options! Floor Kiosks, wall-mount units, and our popular jumbo smartphone.

Ranging from various industries, Montage Interactive is available for veterinarians, orthodontists, sports, museums and so much more. Take a look at all the displays available in Montage. Let your imagination run wild and think how any of them may apply to your business. Visit our new stand-alone website for Montage.

Montage: Toxins Widget for Veterinary Practices

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Have you learned about our Toxins Widget yet? The Toxins Widget for veterinary practices is similar in style to the Dog and Cat Breeds widget, which will allow your clients to dig in and learn more about the toxicity of plants, household items, food items, etc. Each display page is also supported by a text and email features, so any and all information can be sent home in a touch.

Montage Interactive is the ultimate client engagement, entertainment, product and service education available for your practice. It provides an enhanced clinical case presentation for your patients and becomes a social media powerhouse with your clients.

See how Shuler Veterinary Clinic uses Montage to give an interactive experience with each vet visit. Solutions by Design has been working on widgets that are impactful and allow veterinary offices and doctors to streamline their work.

We are continually adding new content to Montage for our Veterinary Clinics, If you would like to see more contact our office to schedule a demonstration at (800) 888-4084.

Montage: New Toxins Widget for Vets

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By combining client engagement, patient education, clinical case presentations, entertainment, and a social media powerhouse, Montage Interactive Displays have changed the way veterinary practices operate. Solutions by Design has been working on widgets that are impactful and allow veterinary offices and doctors to streamline their work.

Introducing our newest widget, the Toxins Widget for veterinary practices. The latest addition to Montage, the Toxins widget is similar in style to the Dog and Cat Breeds widget, which will allow your clients to dig in and learn more about the toxicity of plants, household items, food items, etc. Each display page is also supported by text and email features, so any and all information can be sent home in a touch.

We are continually adding new content to Montage for our Veterinary Clinics, If you would like to see more contact our office to schedule a demonstration at (800) 888-4084.

Montage: Know Your Pet's Calorie's and Toxic Items

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One of the widgets veterinarians use on a daily basis is the Calorie Counter. Pet obesity is a problem worldwide. How many calories should my pet consume each day? What does that equate to in the amount of food? Now you can calculate and get specific food recommendations in an instant.

This is a useful tool that is being used by pet parents at their veterinary office to determine how many calories their dog or cat should consume. Veterinarians have used this tool to educate their patients on the health of their pets as well.

The Toxins widget is similar in style to the Dog and Cat Breeds widget, which will allow your clients to dig in and learn more about the toxicity of plants, household items, food items, etc. Each display page is also supported by a text and email features, so any and all information can be sent home in a touch.

 

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Montage lets you create the ultimate customer experience. Our interactive digital bulletin board provides a flexible and powerful solution for creating, managing, and deploying all of your digital communications. Deliver relevant, place-based messages to your internal audiences on Montage with targeted messaging and flexible and easy to maintain content.

Over 35 Veterinary specific widgets designed for your practice reception area and exam room.  

Learn more about Montage: https://www.montageinteractivedisplays.com/

Montage: New Brochures for Your Practice

Montage Interactive Displays have changed the way veterinary practices operate by combining client engagement, patient education, clinical case presentations, entertainment, and social media. Solutions by Design has been working on widgets that allow veterinary offices and doctors to streamline their work.

Each brochure has the ability to be shared. Each display page is also supported by text and email features, so any and all information can be sent home in a touch.

We are continually adding new content to Montage for our Veterinary Clinics, If you would like to see more contact our office to schedule a demonstration at (800) 888-4084.

Social Media: Optimize YouTube to Work for You

YouTube has become a strong social media platform that can help accomplish your marketing goals. YouTube is another search engine part of the Google family, which is another way for people to find you. YouTube is a digital space for entertainment and information, but it’s most used important tool is helping anyone boost their online presence.

Video marketing leads to engagement and brand awareness, just as much as any other social media platform has. With billions of videos and views, a business/practice needs to break through the noise and get noticed in the first place. Here are 4 items that will help your video rank high and gain its target audience. These items are often forgotten and the first step in making YouTube work for you.

1. Optimize for SEO:

If you’re publishing videos on YouTube, you need an SEO strategy that will help your videos optimized for maximum exposure. As another search engine, your videos need to be able to be found. Just like a search engine for websites, YouTube uses an algorithm to rank videos and help viewers find what they are looking for.

• Utilize Keywords: Use keywords in your videos, tags, and descriptions. This is often forgotten when uploading videos, especially when it comes to tags. You can do your own keyword research to see what words or phrases show up related to your video topic. 
• Video Titles – Use the correct keywords related to your videos in the title. The more detailed and relevant to your video, the higher it will rank. 
• Video Tags – YouTube offers category tags when a video is uploaded to help define what overarching subjects it may relate to. The number of tags you can include is limited, so be sure to use only the most relevant keywords and phrases in your video tags. 

2. Be Consistent: 

If you are planning on using YouTube, be sure you have a strategic approach. This means a schedule to regularly upload videos. Being consistent will help you grow your subscribers and will help YouTube take into consideration your videos, ranking them higher.

3. A Branded Thumbnail:

One of the overlooked opportunities to enhance a video is the video thumbnail. By default, YouTube selects a frame from your video for viewers to see when your videos are searched. When editing your video, you can upload and select a frame. This is a great opportunity to create a branded thumbnail with a still image. Changing it to a branded thumbnail will help viewers recognize your videos and catch their attention since it is the first thing they will see.

4. Engage:

YouTube is a social media platform, engagement is one of the considerations in ranking videos. Engaging with your audience, such as reading comments, replying to users and answering questions can be beneficial for reputation management and just interacting with your subscribers.

Fresno Fair Exhibit Wins First Place

The Big Fresno Fair won First Place in the Western Annual Fair Association for New Innovative Use of Technology.

Solutions by Design was asked to develop a display to be placed in the Big Fresno Fair Museum to honor the great Fresno boxing tradition.  Fresno is the home of 8 National Boxing Legends including Wayne Thornton. We were fortunate enough to have been provided actual video for each of the fighters dating back to 1921.

The exhibit was designed for our Touch Activated 27” horizontal display.  We featured dynamic graphics and a menu system to allow the viewer to select from any of the 8 boxing greats and watch a condensed video from each fight.  Viewership was off the charts during this past year fair.  John Alkire, Big Fresno Fair CEO entered our display into the Western Annual Fair Association competition.  This was a heavily submitted category and very competitive.

Special thanks to John and his team for their friendship and enthusiasm on this and other projects!  We enjoy developing custom applications for the Big Fresno Fair!

Montage: New Competitive Trivia

This new update is a lot of fun! We have 2 new versions of Competitive Trivia. Our Fun Trivia stays the same. Competitive Trivia for the “Individual Practice” allows your patients to compete among themselves over a defined period of time. The Trivia Placeholder Graphic alerts each Client to “Play and Win” the prize is typically a gift card, but it can be more, it’s up to you.  Each participating client that gets 10 out of 10 is Congratulated and prompted to enter their name, email, cell info etc.

They are then prompted to take a photo directly from the Montage Board board. All 10 of 10 rock stars are automatically entered into a random drawing at the end of the term, which is user defined, it can be a monthly game, quarterly game or a longer duration if desired. The winner which is automatically selected by will receive an email alerting them that they have won.

“Global Trivia” allows your clients to compete nationally with all other Montage Users. Throughout the World. Same basic process and rules apply except 10 for 10 players are entered into a drawing along with ALL of the other Montage Users throughout the world. Solutions by Design will select, pay for and distribute the prize.

Each Game will be comprised of 10 questions and will be random from our library of over 7,000 Montage trivia questions!

Montage: New Widgets in the Works

Montage is the interactive digital bulletin board that provides a flexible and powerful solution for creating, managing, and deploying all of your digital communications. Completely customizable, Montage works for your practice and ensure all your needs are being met. Here are a few of our upcoming apps that are in the works for Montage.

Competitive Trivia: We have 2 new versions of Competitive Trivia. Our Fun Trivia stays the same. Competitive Trivia for the “Individual Practice” allows your patients to compete among themselves over a defined period of time.

Global Trivia: Clients compete internationally with all other Montage users.

Watermark Photos with 2 Imprints: Photos taken on the Montage board can include a watermark of your practice logo and website URL.

Photo-booth Redesign: We are redesigning a whole new look with additional fun filters.

Animal Toxins: Visuals of toxins presented with a description of each.

Disease Graphics: Each of the dog diseases has multiple images associated with each.

Drawing Feature for Dog and Cat Diseases: While in a specific disease, you will be able to draw and diagram the images similar to when you are in the Whiteboard feature of Montage.

Calorie Counter: We have added buttons to the scale where you can incrementally get to the exact weight that you desire.

Chocolate Dog Poisons: Many of our users utilize a paper laminated wheel to determine the toxicity levels of various chocolates. This will now be digital on the Montage board.

P-PSA Slideshow: Our new Pet Public Service Announcement App can assign the location, timing of over 40 Pet Public Service Announcements to auto play on your board.

Additional Imagery for Whiteboard: By popular demand by our clients, we are adding the Disease graphics  tagged to each Dog and Cat Disease to our Whiteboard.

Additional Brochures and Redesign: We are expanding our digital brochures library to include more Toxins, Diseases and Procedures. We are also enhancing the features and current look so viewers can sort through the library more easily.

We are continually adding new content to Montage for our Veterinary Clinics, If you would like to see more contact our office to schedule a demonstration at (800) 888-4084.

Big Fresno Fair, Big Success

We are celebrating another successful event. In October, The Big Fresno Fair in Fresno, California showcased its annual award-winning Fresno County Historical Museum. The annual museum showcases the broader history of Fresno County, providing a place for everyone to learn about and see the diverse and rich history. The Big Fresno Fair is Central California’s largest event, attracting over 600,000 people every year, it is the fifth largest fair in the State of California.

Solutions By Design created a custom experience for fair attendees in collaboration with several Fresno organizations, including The Fresno Armenian Association and The Fresno County Historical Museum.

Solutions By Design designed custom interactive experiences using our Montage Interactive Display board. The Armenian History exhibit attracted those wanting to learn more about Armenian history and their contributions to the Fresno community. Our two interactive digital display boards had a custom interface where users engaged with historical locations and facts.

The two-story museum featured the fair’s newest exhibit that celebrated Fresno Boxing history. Solutions By Design created a custom Montage interface and hardware solution to present the past and present professional boxers in Central California. The exhibit takes you through the rich history of boxing in the Valley, through an interactive display board.

Our custom interactive display board played a large role in bringing history to attendees in an important interactive way, that engages and brings community history to life. View how attendees viewed engaged with Fresno history.

Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame and SBD

The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame has selected Solutions by Design to design, program and install an expansive sport exhibit system at the The Save Mart Center on the Fresno State Campus in Fresno, CA. This is a major project featuring a 15” Touch Video Wall, 30 information kiosks an overhead truss system supporting 18 65” Digital displays and more.

The Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame located at the Save Mart Center, home of the Fresno State Bulldogs, will feature a 32” suspended truss system with 16 digital monitors streaming video and action graphics sure to amaze attendees. Programming and content development are under way!

The new Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame is all about the kids. Providing guidance, inspiring Fresno County youth is a key objective of the new Hall. While not every child will be a Hall of Fame Athlete, we anticipate that by providing a dynamic presentation of Hall of Fame Athletes we will inspire today’s youth to achieve greatness in their own way.

Interactive and Technological:

A key component of the new Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame is our interactive, on-demand video kiosks. Each of our stars will present their own story on “how sports influenced their lives”.  We will be adding content each year as new inductees make their way to the Fresno Athletic Hall of fame

Ever been to an empty #SaveMartCenter? Working on exciting things with the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame! @fahof1959 #SolutionsByDesign #Fresno #FresnoState

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Interactive Technology is the what the new Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame is all About:

The new Save Mart Center Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame promises to be a technology marvel. Utilizing the most current in interactive technology available this new exhibit will amaze attendees with the delivery of content scenes at the most sophisticated exhibits in the world.

We cant wait to share more news and information as the project begins. Be sure to follow our social media sites for updates and more content. 

We are creating something special with the @fahof1959! We can’t wait to share...📸

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Photo Booth Fun with Montage

Everyone loves a fun photo!

The Montage Photo Booth Widget captures hundreds of patient images all upon the patient approval. You can place them anywhere in your office. The Montage board seamlessly integrates from the Montage board to a website. This can greatly enhance website optimization and grow your social media following. It creates user-generated content and an interactive experience for your patients. 

Patients can also send these photos to themselves and post on their social media platforms. These fun images were captured by the Montage Photo Booth at Waterhouse Animal Hospital.  For more information on Montage or our other products, call our office at (800) 888-4084.

Still smiling after two shots and finding out he has a double ear infection😄 #ourhappyboy #bento

A post shared by Red & Fred (@red_and_fred) on Feb 5, 2018 at 3:37pm PST

We love this! Don't forget to use the photo booth in our office and share your photos with us of you and your furry family member. 🐾

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Montage News: Customize your Montage Display

Our new back-end management system ANDI allows each of our users to design their own display.

Each can activate the widgets that they desire and place them where they prefer.

Color of tabs, hearts, backgrounds and placeholders can all be specified to make each Montage System unique.