That's Interesting - August 2022

That’s Interesting – August 2022

02/08/2022

Welcome to August’s That’s Interesting. This month’s stories from the frontline of event design include: a brilliant live art format, ways to create more inclusive experiences and inspiration for summer things to go to.

Most Interesting

Haptic Suits for Deaf Music Fans

(2 min read)

Inspiring story unpacked by the team behind it at Not Impossible Labs

JUST PLAIN INTERESTING

Events’ Inclusivity Problem

(20 min Watch)

Jez and Sandy from National Grid co-presented at the ICE conference, sharing an event that tackled the challenge of reaching as broad an audience as possible.

Headset AR at events

(1 min Watch)

Great example of how this technology will add new layers to experiential design. And here is AR already in use on Broadway to enhance people’s show experience (although open to debate if people really want this).

Venue to check out - Fireworks Factory

Beautiful light-filled brick and iron venue in south London.

Art Battle

(3 min Read)

Fabulous live experience format that turns painting into a tournament, the audience deciding the winner.

The Thinking Path

(4 min Read)

We’re big fans of designing walking meetings into events. This post from Steven Johnson unpacks why it’s so effective.

FLWA GRL

(1 min Explore)

Floral set design.

Things to see, places to go

Art Battle London

See above

Wake the Tiger

The world’s first ‘Amazement Park’

Jurassic World

Face-to-face with life-sized dinosaurs

Dare to Dream

185 years of Tiffany & Co