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Pantone Unveils Color of the Year for 2010: PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise Turquoise Transports Us to an Exciting, Tropical Paradise While Offering a Sense of Protection and Healing in Stressful Times

I met Cirque Imagination during Exhibitor 2009 in Vegas. Need a stunner for your event? Features former Cirque Du Soleil Artists Check them out at www.cirqueimagination.com

An environmentally responsible material that can be widely adopted as a substitute for Sintra in the event and graphics industries. Green Core offers a super-smooth finish, making it an excellent choice as a direct-print substrate. Green core is made from Forest Stewardship Council Certified wood, flax and linseed oil, and ferrous oxide (iron). Available in 1/8" and 1/4" sheets, double or single sided printing. Green Core is all natural, biodegradable and completely recycleable.

I don't know I haven't thought of this before! We can print your graphics on fabric and turn them into pillows for your big booth and furniture. Add a little pizazz to the rental furniture. About $100 each depending on size.

Saw these at Exhibitor Show '09. I have one on my phone to keep it from sliding. Click picture for more information. www.egrips.com

So I usually stay away from this type of give-aways but these guys were really great and I liked the interaction. Ardent Impressions- http://www.ardentimpressions.com/ They take photos when you arrive and give you a luggage tag and a pic to put up on a big map. You can see who is at the show and where they are from. I think they are cool guys!

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http://www.colormarketing.org/ Yellow is happy color, blue is the new green BY CHERYL P. ALLEN • THE GREENVILLE (S.C.) NEWS • January 31, 2009 * Post a Comment * Recommend * Print this page * E-mail this article * Share this article: o Del.icio.us o Facebook o Digg o Reddit o Newsvine o Buzz up! * What’s this? Have you ever wondered why unrelated brands -- from KitchenAid to Martha Stewart -- are so in sync when it comes to color? Out of nowhere, it seems, turquoise mixers, cookware, even washers and dryers, appear in store displays. Advertisement Or, suddenly, every shoe that catches your eye is purple. Or every sofa is moss green. Members of the Color Marketing Group, an international nonprofit association of color design professionals, keep tabs on emerging color trends and forecast color directions 19 months in advance. Cues on developing trends may come from a Web site devoted to Aboriginal art, street fashion in Japan or worldwide economic conditions. In 2009, "we're finding comfort in colors that are familiar, and yet at the same time, we're embracing colors that make us happy, especially as accents," Jaime Stephens, CMG's executive director, said in a news release. White and other neutrals are more complex, taking on a bit more texture and shine. Yellow will be a standout accent color for 2009, while blue is becoming the new green. Watery and sky blues, for instance, represent our commitment to a greener planet. Consumers also will find that bright, exotic accent hues of oranges, turquoises and reds are prevalent, according to CMG's 2009 forecast. And purple, which has been a hot color in fashion recently, will maintain a strong influence in interior design as well.

light weight- easy to use - and looks great too.

If you have an extrusion system- I am sure you love the versatility. We can go beyond the laminate panels- these cost more. But you will stand out with design.

Contact me if you would like to integrate interactive Screens into your Exhbit. I received some information today from a vendor we met at the Exhibitor show. They rent AV and do the ID and management. They have some great items. Take your plasma and kick it up a notch with frameless and interactive screens. Take a gander.

At the Exhibitor SHow '08 we were lucky to get invited to an event at the new Palazzo Hotel. There I met two fish who stole my heart. It is a great interactive trade show tool. See them on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3nV7zGrkPs Or the website at http://www.chops.com/Characters/FishPeople_Story.htm

this extrusion with lights. Graphics that glow. Hard to describe and not for the casual exhibitor. It's new and it looks great. Not that complicated to I&D. The future is so bright I have to wear shades.....

An Opportunity to Go Green and fulfill your needs. Check these items out. www.corporate-imaging.com I have not used this company, please send me your feedback and I will post.

It hard to say- VI- Cu- iti but it is VERY versatile and cool. It is one of those items that you think, why didn't I think of that! Check out the link (http://www.youtube.com/results? search_query=Vikuiti%E2%84%A2+ Rear+Projection+Film&search=) and call us to see how we can integrate it into your trade show booths.

Have we all been designed and processed too much? Out jumps the Anti-Design. VM-SD Retail Pulse just did a story on the new Hotel Design. I think it compares directly to the New Echo Design. The Art Hotel-- The Chambers Hotel goes for a gallery feel in Minneapolis Take two existing buildings, one an outdated hotel and the other a printing facility, and — using a collection of contemporary art — create a hotel that's as much an art gallery as a hotel, both functionally and aesthetically. You'll have the Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis, completed just last year. See the hotel's minimalist aesthetic with touches of rock star glamour. Now compare it to the latest Modular offerings from Lindsay Exhibit Group. Minimal Exhibits with the art house look. Introduced at the Exhibitor show exclusively, we now have the first glimpse of them here. A website is in the works. The style system is so new and fresh the prices are not set yet. As soon as we know- you will know!

I found a very interesting give-away. It is called a Razer USB by Athena Promo. I have not seen it or tried it but it is very interesting. It is a USB (various sizes) connected to a credit card that can be printed on with your logo and info. I think it is pretty cool!

10' is a lot of banner. You get the ease of the banner with power to impress. The banner pole is adjustable so it easy to manage the 10' height when setting the banner up. These are a new banner system. Check with you show book to see your height restrictions.

Transformit introduces ShadowGraphing Transformit has introduced ShadowGraphing, a new technique of tension fabric architecture where the aluminum framing is integrated into the structure as a design element. The result is a dynamic effect featuring dramatic lines and shadows. Transformit president, Cindy Thompson says the technique was developed in response to its clients’ need to customize basic elements, such as walls and canopies, to fit into certain environments and contexts. “The design trend in recent years has been to minimize and hide the structural components as much as possible. However, we are finding that in many instances, a more appropriate and unique expression can be created by using the framework to create patterns, shapes or even messaging with the frames,” says Thompson. The first installed application of ShadowGraphing was created for the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. Exhibits designer Matt Handy challenged Transformit to create a custom canopy for the museum’s “Field of Play” exhibit. ““We wanted puzzle pieces integrated into the canopy design because it’s a reference inspired by the museums comprehensive toy collection on display in our galleries,” says Handy. Company Statement Transformit is the world R&D leader in tension-fabric structure design serving the exhibit, event, retail, interiors and hospitality industries. The company offers multiple readymade product lines for purchase or rental, and accepts commissions to design exclusive applications. Top designers rely on Transformit custom collaborations to engineer their most creative visions into reality. Specialties include the engineering of complex sculptural shapes; the application of custom patterns and large format graphics; and the creation of unique effects through layering, lighting and use of reflective and/or translucent fabrics. Learn more at www.transformitdesign.com.