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Transforming Outdoor Signage with Self-Luminous Technology

In an ambitious move, humorous Inc., based in Meguro, Tokyo, is set to revolutionize the outdoor signage industry with its newly launched product: the Night Concierge® Graphics Skin. This high-intensity phosphorescent sticker allows businesses to upload design files of their logos, resulting in a self-luminous signage solution that proves practical and aesthetically pleasing. By utilizing this innovative approach, the product facilitates a design that thrives in the dark, offering an exceptional way to convey brand messaging.

The Challenges of Outdoor Signage

For years, outdoor signage has operated under the assumption that bright illumination is essential for visibility. This led to extensive reliance on lighting installations, which in turn generated significant costs, including electric bills, maintenance, and labor connected to electrical installations. Particularly in challenging environments like mobile facilities or outdoor venues, the dependence on power sources limits options and affects visual coherence.

Moreover, the existing lighting strategies focus predominantly on upgrading to LED solutions or adding fixtures for increased brightness. However, these strategies do not sufficiently address the ongoing operational costs and complexities arising from legal compliance, physical alterations, and maintenance procedures. As a result, there remains a widespread challenge in managing outdoor signs that align with energy conservation principles and aesthetic qualities while minimizing the burden of installation and upkeep.

Introducing the Night Concierge® Graphics Skin

The Night Concierge® Graphics Skin represents a paradigm shift in sign design that leverages darkness rather than fearing it. This product boasts an impressive luminosity that requires no power source, allowing it to glow for up to 12 hours on a single charge. Designed for outdoor usage, these stickers can be applied to existing surfaces with minimal effort, marking a significant improvement in both installation speed and adaptability.

Key Steps for Implementation:
1. Submit your desired design data (logotypes, visuals, etc.).
2. The graphics skin is produced as a phosphorescent sticker tailored to your specifications (size and shape).
3. Anyone can apply it following a straightforward procedure (cleaning the surface, positioning, and pressing).

This innovative solution considerably enhances the usability and versatility of outdoor signage by eliminating the need for electrical installations, subsequently speeding up the implementation process.

A Game Changer for Outdoor Signage

• - Offers visibility and communication without power.
• - Balances aesthetics, energy efficiency, and safety by strategically designing the quality of darkness without over-brightening.
• - Simplifies project timelines, reducing the procedural burden and maintenance load, thus improving operational freedom.
• - Suitable for temporary, mobile, or permanent fixtures, revitalizing nighttime experiences simply through stickers.

Effective Deployments

Since the commencement of test sales in July this year, there has been a notable surge in adoption across various sectors. During the day, these stickers function as information and design tools, enhancing visibility at night through their self-luminous quality. Their versatility accommodates a wide range of customer needs, such as trailers, off-grid outdoor facilities, hotel unit bathrooms, and the logos of construction companies, leading to consistently positive feedback with a rise in repeat orders.

Voices from Customers

• - Kaerum Inc.: Adopted for their mobile listening bar, they noted the product's unique sustainable qualities and creativity, prompting them to reorder.
• - Takenaka Corporation: Experienced easy installation despite being non-professionals, praising the upgraded quality over standard cutting sheets for its perceived luxury.

Product Features

• - Utilizes a proprietary application structure and manufacturing process (patent pending).
• - Successfully meets standards for weather resistance, freeze-thaw durability, and luminosity, as well as JIS Z 9097 performance for evacuation signs.
• - Applicable on various surfaces such as glass, metal, and plastic.
• - Custom designs can be created (some restrictions may apply).
• - Affix simply to any surface to enhance nighttime visibility and spatial design.

Looking Ahead

The Night Concierge® initiative aims to promote nighttime design solutions unbound by the constraints of artificial light. With plans to broaden this model into commercial, public, and architectural spaces, humorous Inc. seeks to showcase its vision at the upcoming Japan Home & Building Show 2025 to highlight an innovative approach to outdoor signage. After the exhibition, they intend to invite collaboration on joint projects with architects and construction firms.

Upcoming Exhibitions

• - Matching HUB Hokuriku 2025: November 14, 2025, at the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kanazawa.
• - Japan Home Show & Building Show 2025: November 19-21, 2025, at Tokyo Big Sight, where they will display high-brightness phosphorescent products and encourage stakeholders to rethink outdoor sign operations.

humorous Inc. hopes to provide a platform for exploring advanced materials and techniques that seamlessly intertwine technology and entertainment. As they strive to become a lasting influence in this transformative space, their motto remains: 'Creating a society rich in humor can save the world.'

For more information or inquiries about their innovative signage solutions, please contact:
Humorous Inc. | Yukiharu Tamura | [email protected]