Form Defines The Function
Posted March 31st, 2009 by BillyRaygun in Modern Exhibit Design
Many of us know the phrase, "Form Follows Function." It is a part of the industrial design terminology to describe how a product was inspired - usually from the function of the product itself. Form follows the function, once an innovative and curious phrase, now seems to be overused as much as box frame laminate and fabric construction is used in the exhibit business. It is so 1990's!
Consumer product design begins with an underlying function that is engineered to meet a specific need, or solve a problems that consumers experience daily. To make a long story short, product design has value and can truly make someone else's life easier. It can be measured and as a result can be appreciated.
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Is It Time For The Exhibit Industry To Change Its Business Model?
Posted March 25th, 2009 by Exhibitslist Team
Exhibitslist was recently at a large medical exhibition in Europe and were surprised to see the differences in exhibit building methods. At the end of the show many of the exhibits were built and all that was left was a few skids, a crate and some job boxes. What is the difference? In Europe nearly all the exhibits are rentals!
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What Does It Take To Provide Excellence in European Exhibit Logistics?
Posted March 21st, 2009 by richard
Many companies worry about making sure their design, build and install of exhibits in Europe go flawlessly. But of what use is all that work if your exhibit never makes it to the exhibition floor. Exhibitslist recently had the pleasure of talking with Paul Van Zijl the managing director of Fairexx a leading logistics company in Europe who work in the exhibits logistics business in Europe. They have offices in the Netherlands and Germany. Paul is well known to Exhibitslist and has a great sense of humor and his team are service oriented and professional.
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Top Five Reasons I like Being A Exhibit Installer
Posted January 12th, 2009 by richard in Installers Life
Instant Gratification
The trade show world offers something that no one else in the building world offers: instant gratification. I recently heard that the large hadron collider in Geneva Switzeland took twenty years to build. I would not have lasted. I can barely make it through a movie that is more than two hours long. Building Trade show exhibits offers instant gratification. At the most a booth takes a week to install and then I get to stand back with the client and beam at a job well done. Three days later the booth is packed up and on a truck home I can move on to the next project.
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