2. Why do I need a great
exhibit design?
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3. • Your trade show exhibit is the portable version of your
business facility.
• A customer’s perception of your company will be
generated from the appearance of your exhibit. This
includes the quality of the materials used along with
final fit and finish.
• Your customer’s buying decision will be influenced by
the effectiveness of your exhibit.
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5. Collateral Design vs. Large Format
Collateral (Brochures, Sell Large-Format (Trade Show
Sheets, Pocket Folders exhibits & displays, Billboards)
captive audience fighting for attention
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6. Bulletin board vs. Billboard
• Graphics play a huge role in most
inline designs
• Sometimes, when a minimalistic
hardware system is used, they are the
ONLY recognizable design element.
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20. Bad vs. Good
Simple is good…but
this is too simple
Better Solution
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21. Visual Flow
• Utilize an anchor image to
make the initial impact with
smaller, supporting images
filling in the details.
• Photos of people - Eye contact
tends to retain the viewer.
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26. Inset Images
• Proper use of insets provides the viewer
with “visual bullet points”
• Allows you to expand on product and
service offerings
• Must be used with care and restraint
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29. The Deeper Story
• Beyond the cliches
• providing “cue cards”
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30. Shear Dynamics
• Designs and manufactures precision cutting-shears for
the salon industry.
• Product line changes drastically each year.
• Proud of their Japanese heritage.
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32. Teftec Corporation
• Designs and manufactures off-road wheelchairs.
• Product line changes drastically each year, and even
within a given year.
• Finds that technical info is simply “visual noise” at
their trade shows.
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43. Vector images are
comprised of
mathematical
Vector Based
equations. These
equations form the
connecting lines that
create geometric
shapes on screen.
These files are
resolution
independent - can be
scaled up with no
issue.
Adobe Illustrator
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44. Raster Based
Raster Images are
based on pixels.
Your screen is made
up of pixels and
each of these are
assigned a color.
These files are
resolution
dependent - must be
created at final
target resolution or
higher.
Adobe Photoshop
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45. Resolution
Resolution is the
density of pixels that
make up a bitmap
or raster image.
measured in PPI
72 ppi on the left
300 ppi on the right
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46. Color Gamuts
A - Human Eye
B - Various software
packages
C - Various input and
output devices
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47. Color Gamuts
Our printers use 6 inks - CMYK + light magenta and
light cyan
We prefer RGB files
Pantone spot colors cannot always be duplicated
perfectly on a digital output device.
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49. Revision Skincare
• Featured product is sold only through
dermatologists.
• Product is grounded in science and not just a
fragrance laden moisturizer.
• Focus on ONE product only to cut through clutter
and capture attention.
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66. Motion Graphics
• Allows you to tell a complex story
• Provides info in small, rapid doses
• Improves retention
• scalable
• editable
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69. To review
• Keep graphics clean and unified!
• Minimal text (3-5 sec)
• What you need from your structure
• Extras - lighting, carpeting, motion
• Break from the norm - keep it unique
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