Tension Fabric Structures Offer Trade Show Drama
Swooping shapes, extreme flexibility, ease of assembly and an ability to reach up to 3-story high projections are just a few of the reasons why smart trade show exhibitors are using tension fabrics in their trade show displays towers, hanging signs, backwalls, wings and conference areas.
Todays lightweight, aircraft grade tension fabrics offer dramatic shapes, colors, and add scope to the trade show booth. When Nintendo used tension fabric that soared to the sky with their 3- story high wall at the E3 conference, their large scale trade show exhibit was highly visible throughout the exhibit hall. Tension fabric can also create an element of surprise. Boeing inspired intrigue when they rolled out the introduction of their new $200 million airplane hidden behind a 50 tension fabric banner. Boeing was able to unveil in a suspenseful manner their massive plane by slowly stripping away the fabric piece by piece before a fascinated audience.
According to Todd Bell, President of Warp Corp a tension fabric exhibit manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Seattle, Washington fabric and aluminum tubing trade show exhibit structures have the advantage of being dramatic, lightweight, easy to pack, and travel smoothly.
The trade show exhibitor uses tension fabric structures with a variety of interesting shapes as an attention-getter to show strollers within view of their trade show booth. From curvy conference rooms to rocket- like towers, to hanging signs shaped as cones, disks, dishes, rounds, triangles, etc., to imaginatively shaped backwalls and wings at the trade show display, these tension fabrics are artfully designed and stretched over aluminum frames. The fabric can offer flexibility in size since it is cut, dyed, and sewn, and then stretched onto aluminum tubing that is welded and rolled to the required dimensions of the trade show exhibit designer.
The use of a dye-sublimation process, that transfers digital color images to fabric, enhances the design of the tension fabric. The process involves heat and pressure, creating a very vibrant and durable image, capable of withstanding abuse and exposure. The image embedded onto the fabric does not run, smear, or peel off the underlying fabric. Among the advantages of dye-sublimation are color saturation, durability, and choice of substrates to match most needs.
Depending on the look and use of the trade show display designers graphics, there are an enormous variety of fabrics to choose from. Lycra and metallic fabrics are very popular. Some fabric is sheer while other material is heavy and opaque. The use of thin, gauzy fabric allows light diffusion which can become translucent and allow images to appear and disappear. Hanging banners from suspended truss work can also be used for blocking light. The trade show exhibitor can choose from a selection of aluminum frame tension fabric structures that can stand alone, suspend overhead, or complete a trade show exhibit booth or space.
Todays fabrics are not only dramatic, durable and cost efficient, and but also they are fire retardant for additional safety assurance at the trade show.
So wherever you exhibitbe it the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, the Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the Santa Clara Convention Center or the San Jose McEnery Convention Centerusing new tension fabrics will put your trade show display in the forefront of trade show booth design.
Remember, by choosing tension fabric structures for your trade show display, you can add drama and scope to your trade show exhibit and have a more impactful trade show experience.
Dick Wheeler is President of Professional Exhibits & Graphics, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with showroom in Sacramento. Firm is full-service premiere trade show exhibit, graphics and management services company.
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DIY, Holiday Creative Project, Beautiful Baubles , Elegant Ornaments
Elegant ornaments
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Hands-on time: Less than two hours per dozen.
Total time: Plus 48 hours for paint to cure.
Skill: Easy to moderate.
Cost estimate: Less than $10.00 for a dozen.
Materials & tools:
Clear or frosted glass balls in assorted shapes and sizes
Vitrail and Porcelaine 150 paints by Pbo
Copper leafing and adhesive size by Renaissance Foil, Detla
Micro beads
Assorted beads
Decorative wire in 22 to 25 gauge
Assorted colourful and white rice papers
Mod Podge by Plaid
Sparkle Glaze by Delta
Iridescent flakes, rhinestones, tassels, gold string and Fun wool for decorative accents
Applicator bottles (small plastic bottles with a nozzle tips)
Basic tools needed; wire cutter, scissors, painters tape, a sea sponge and assorted paintbrushes, and metal glue
*(all above items are available at arts and craft supply stores)
This year, deck the halls with beautiful ball creations in medleys of rich colours and styles. Make your own holiday ornaments to add among your cherished oldies and to treasure for years to come. Decorating the home with impressive ornaments has never been easier to achieve, utilizing only a handful of basic craft supplies. Glass ball ornaments with sophistication from eclectic to elegant designs are painted with brilliant colours and magnificently decorated with copper leafing, rice paper, beads, tassels and ritzed up with glitz.
Aside from decorating a traditional
Christmas tree, ball ornaments make distinguished decorations to beautify an entrance, a hallway, or to grace a mantel. Mixtures of solid colours or striped balls are simply splendid displayed in tall vases, large bowls or incorporated into a spectacular centerpiece.
If you live in a small space, decorating with ornaments is a fantastic way to add wonderment to your dcor without incorporating a huge tree. Smaller glass versions are perfect to jazz up tabletop trees and to create stylist floral arrangements.
Preparing the base of the glass ornaments:
Prepare the glass surface for painting by washing the balls thoroughly with soap and water and wipe dry.
Attach a decorative string to the metal cap tips that come with the glass balls. It makes it easier to handle the balls while painting and practical to hang them for drying on an ornament stand or a coat rack with pegs.
Paint the surfaces of the glass balls with a soft bristle paintbrush using Vitrail paints in your choice of colours from emerald, red violet to turquoise blues. I used a rich palette of crimson, brown, and burnt amber. Since these are decorative items only, I used Vitrail solvent based paints because the colours are brilliant and they dont need to be heat set. Once painted hang the balls to air-dry. They will dry within hours and be ready to decorate within a 48 hour period. Use a solvent base cleaner to clean your brushes well.
Eclectic paper collage; Painted glass balls are garlanded with assorted scraps of colourful and white rice papers. Use paper bits and pieces leftover from other holiday projects. Apply a coat of Mod Podge over the surface of the ball. Randomly apply and layer tiny paper pieces around the ball, leaving some areas exposed in order to see its colour. To secure the paper composition into place, apply a top coat of Mod Podge and let dry. Once dry apply a coat of sparkle glaze to make them glitter and glow.
Renaissance: Apply vertical stripes evenly spaced all around the ball with a fine point paintbrush using Porcelaine 150, Vermeil gold. For a majestic look apply rhinestones garnishes over the dried gold stripes using metal glue.
Baroque: Apply narrow painters tape to create two stripes on the bottom half of a glass ball. Apply adhesive sizing with soft paintbrush to the area between the tape stripes. Set the ball a side to allow the adhesive to become dry and tacky to the touch (15-60 minutes). Place and press copper leaf over the adhesive medium to adhere to the ball. Use a clean soft brush to secure the leafing into place and to remove excess pieces. Top off with a wire length fastened around the cap, bead the ends and add a tassel.
Old world: Apply adhesive sizing randomly around the ball and follow the leafing steps as above. The leafing will only stick to the areas where the medium was applied. Apply a length of Terrifically Tacky Tape around the center of the ball. For a gleaming touch, sprinkle iridescent flakes over the tape and gently pat it.
Glistening swirl: Simply dab a colour of Vitrail paint around a glass ball using a sea sponge. Once dry, apply a band of rice paper with a swirl pattern at the center of the ball with Mod Podge. Apply glitter glaze around the ball. Wrap a piece of coloured wire around the cap of the ball and decorate the ends with beads.
Beaded Rococo: Pour assorted metallic Porcelaine 150 paints into applicator bottles, one for each different colour. Using one colour at a time, squeeze the bottle to release paint along the sides of the ball, letting some of the colours overlap and some areas free of drippings. Let it dry and set for 48 hours. Garnish the ball with a band of colourful micro beads using Terrifically Tacky Tape. For an elaborate cap finish use fuzzy wool and bead accents.
Give older ornaments a renewed look by sprucing them up using the same supplies in order to blend in with your new ornaments. Each year make and add new styles of ornaments to your collection. Make extra ornaments to give as gifts to friends, teachers and relatives.
Variations;
Ribbons and fabric remnants make fabulous ornament embellishments. For a dazzling look use sequins, glitter glues, and old jewellery odds and ends. Modern and minimalist styles of ornaments can be made utilizing materials such as clay, foils, tinsel, wire, and mesh. For special effects make basic geometric shapes using textured or snow paints. For fine details or to inscribe your dinner guests names onto a personalized ornament use Porcelaine liners or markers by Pbo.
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3 Surefire Rules In Getting Presents For A New Love
Yes, I lived through that period, so tough, so confusing, what should I get for my girl/boy? What do you get for your new love? How much should you spend? How personal should your gift be?
Christmas is a magical time of year, especially for those of us paired off and in love. If you are in a new relationship, however,
Christmas can be a bit unnerving. You would want to get the best for your new love, but what is the best?
While, there really is no blanket system that will work for every relationship or every person, but here are 3 surefire rules that may make your holiday shopping a little bit easier on you, your piece of mind, and perhaps your wallet.
(1) 1st rule K.I.S.S.
That is, simply buy a small but meaningful
Christmas gift for your significant other. Pick out something that you know that your significant other would appreciate but would not necessarily purchase for themselves. The more personal, the better, and price should not really be a consideration with this kind of gift. If you find a book that your significant other has been talking about non stop for a month on the half off shelf, consider yourself lucky and maybe throw in a pretty bookmark.
(2) 2nd rule Money is not everything
Never dwell on the price of a gift. You should not have to set spending limits. Do worry about the price tag of the present as long as it is sensitive and meaningful. A very expensive but thoughtless gift is not, most likely, going to carry the same meaning as an inexpensive but very thoughtful gift. Get something that your dear would appreciate, it might be a simple book, a DVD or even a hairclip. Chinese has a sayings A thousand miles to send a goose feather, is the thoughts that counts.
(3) 3rd rule go with your heart
Do not worry too much about what you think social expectations are in terms of Christmas shopping. Do what you FEEL is right. If commercials are telling you that your significant other wants a ride on lawnmower, but your gut is saying that they want a new movie and a night at home with you, or tickets to their favorite teams next home game, chances are that you are probably the one that is right. After all, you are the one that is in the relationship.
As an added bonus, I am going to share this with you folks out there. A simple rule of thumb is, if you are not sure, anything that initiates together time or an outing/activity is a pretty good and a little bit unusual gift item.
So, do give some consideration on a Christmas matinee to see that movie that your sweetheart has been talking about non-stop. Make a night of it with dinner before and maybe take-home dessert afterwards. Be creative, be thoughtful, but most importantly be you.
Ebenezer Heng Chee Leng is the editor of
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Christmas How To Create A Fun & Cherished Christmas!
A great way to ensure your Christmas will be remembered with warm and cherished memories is to incorporate some rituals. Adding rituals to the festivities will create fun and magic moments that will not only live in your families memories forever but will be excitedly looked forward to each year. Rituals will bring your family closer together creating joy and happiness for all!
Here is a fun ritual you could incorporate into this coming Christmas. Add some Christmas bells to the dinner table and ring them just before the festive meal is ready, calling all to attend the dinner table. Long before Christmas in the old days, bells were once rung with the assumption that the noise would chase away evil spirits. Santa Claus has jingling bells that he uses accompanying his sleigh ride around the world each year. His bells are symbols; they are jingled to remind us of the birth of new beginnings and the death of ignorance (once referred to as the devil).
Ringing bells before the meal is eaten is a wonderful reminder to push away judgments, speak no ills, and come together with a sense of joy, positivity and acceptance for one another. Make the festive meal a time where you all come together and share a positively good time. A time where only supportive words are spoken, encouragement and acknowledgement of each other is heard. Ringing the bells will remind all to keep positive, bright and joyous!
So have some fun, get yourself some jingling Christmas bells and chase away any menacing spirits or thoughts before the festive meal. You can be creative with your jingling and get your children to enjoy a brisk stroll through the house or around the dinner table as they jingle the bells joyously to ensure no menacing mischief makers will be heard on the day! The children will love this fun activity and all will enjoy the friendly reminder of the bells if anyone starts to slip up on their good attitude throughout the day!
Another ritual you could incorporate is the Mistletoe Game. This is a very old Christmas game where it was once common place to have suspended Mistletoe hung in the main room. For this game everyone would assemble in a circle around the Mistletoe. The first player (a male) has to slide a slipper and aim so it will land under the Mistletoe. If he fails another takes their turn. If he succeeds, even more fun begins as there is a scramble in the direction of the lady towards which the slipper points. She must seize the slipper and get away before being caught!
Rituals offer the opportunity for family and friends to interact in a joyous and fun manner. So why not add a few rituals to your festive day to add some fun and create great memories of a truly joyous and happy day.
Copyright 2006 Bernadette Dimitrov
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