Advice For Designing Trade Show Display Graphics

By Author: Cindy French
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When designing the graphics for a new trade show display, many people like to base their layout on the brochures they already have and will be handing out at their next event. This is typically not a good idea as you will only have a few seconds to get your main message across with graphics, meaning words are not the most effective way to communicate. Also, many booths are designed to have someone stationed at them at all times to answer questions, and most exhibitors are sure to hand out their brochures at some point in the conversation

If you are handing out brochures and have someone stationed at the booth to answer questions, it may become very repetitive and distracting to fill your booth with the same content that is already available to your audience. It's going to be the best to use some of the more important points from the brochure (if any) and focus on comforting and supportive imagery. Imagery will be much more effective and inviting to your audience, bringing in more people in a way that a lot ...
... of text and changing focus points cannot.

Brochures can be a good starting point for style and focus, but they should be used with caution when designing a display such as a pop-up or banner. Because it is easy to simply copy the content from the brochure to the booth, this might seem like a quick solution. However, many times it will result in a poor design that will not pull in customers like an exclusively-designed trade show booth display is able to do.