That's Interesting - April 2024
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
- Tony Robbins
Welcome to this month’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – below we share the best of what we’ve uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, whether in-person or broadcast, then please do drop us a line.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
What is Immersive?
(5min Read)
The transformative potential of immersive technology in entertainment, education, and beyond.
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Tape Over
(2 min Explore)
Incredible street art technique that can be commissioned for venue-specific installations.
Asking Questions
(5 min Read)
Getting people to ask questions at the end of a presentation can be tricky. Here are some great ways to solve that problem.
Luminous Festival
(1 min Watch)
This is what spectacle looks like in 2024.
(F.R.A.N.)
(3 min Explore)
Sougwen Chung explores the intersection of nature, technology, and art through a series of visually stunning installations.
Suno
(5 min Explore)
This AI software can make up a song about just anything. Put it to the test!
Things to go to
Burtynsky: Extraction / Abstraction
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That's Interesting - March 2024
Welcome to this month’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide. Before we jump into the best of what we’ve uncovered this month, we wanted to let you know about an exciting new collaboration.
We’ve formed a relationship with Punchdrunk Enrichment. As well as supporting Punchdrunk Enrichment's charitable projects, we'll be working together to bring new approaches to our clients' live experiences. See below to experience this in action.
Most Interesting
Live Union & Punchdrunk Enrichment Collaboration
(2min Explore)
We're inviting you to something very special..
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Circular Displays
(1 min Watch)
Can’t wait to get our hands on some of these. So many content ideas!
Eye Contact
(1 min Explore)
No more endless takes and forgotten scripts! This piece of technology brings AI to post-production in many clever ways.
Prompt Battle
(2 min Explore)
Fantastic way of bringing to life the everyday AI skills we should all be developing.
Murder at the End of the World
(2 min Read)
Beautifully crafted immersive activation.
Things to go to
One Track Minds
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That's Interesting - February 2024
"The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything." – George Lois
Welcome to this month’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – below we share the best of what we’ve uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, whether in-person or broadcast, then please do drop us a line.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
Holotile Floor
(3min Explore)
Now this could make VR interesting. Incredible technology developed by Disney (scroll to 3mins)
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Biophilic design
(2 min Explore)
12 meters of living plants in this award-winning stage design, built with completely reusable materials.
Forgotten Playground
(1 min Read)
These rides built by famous artists were kept in storage for 40 years before singer Drake brought them back to create a ‘fairground of sensations’.
Split Flap Projects
(2 min Explore)
Mesmerising analogue technology. Many ways to use these beauties at events.
The Light that Never Goes Out
(1 min Explore)
Would look fabulous on a large scale as part of a set design.
Google's Inclusive Event Design Guidelines
(1 min Explore)
Useful resource to help events achieve inclusion and accessibility.
Systems for Immersive Storytelling
(30 min Listen)
A fascinating insight into the production design that sits behind shows such as the forthcoming Alice's Adventures Underground.
Things to go to
The Baloon Museum
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That's Interesting - January 2024
“A creative life is an amplified life. It's a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Welcome to our first That’s Interesting of 2024.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – below we share the best of what we’ve uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, whether in-person, broadcast or hybrid, then please do drop us a line.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
The Taste of Data
(5min Explore)
Data cuisine explores the use of food as a medium for communicating information. Delicious!
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Liquid Billboard
(1 min Explore)
Literal immersive experience.
In Medias Res
(5 min Read)
In Medias Res is a type of narrative arc where stories start from the middle. Using it in presentations is a great way of sparking attention.
Have We Reached Peak Immersive Art?
(6 min Read)
Interesting read on the role of immersive art today.
Sault
(5 min Read)
This eclectic set from Sault, a blues collective, can teach many lessons on creating experiential events.
Cool Drones
(1 min Explore)
Yet another example of drone displays done right.
The Craft of Experience Design
(50 min Listen)
This podcast episode offers great insights into the work that goes behind experience design.
Things to go to
The Moonwalkers
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That's Interesting - December 2023
…And that’s a wrap on 2023 (well, nearly). As ever, this year we’ve tried to share heaps of inspiration and new ways of thinking about live experiences. Check out our latest report on Audience Immersion, exploring ways to take your audience deeper.
In this final That’s Interesting of the year, we’ve pulled together our ten favourite stories, experiences, innovations and partners from the past twelve months.
Behind the mask
(30min Listen)
Punchdrunk Enrichment were fabulous contributors to our Audiences Unleashed breakfast in April this year. This podcast sheds light on how they think about experience design.
360 Broadcast Studio
(3min Explore)
Las Vegas studio blazing a trail for the future of live experiences.
Learning from Museums
(5min Read)
Experience design tips relevant to business and brands.
Syncronised Heartbeats
(5min Read)
Live experiences are the heartbeat of human interaction - this research proves it.
Barefoot Immersion
(1min Explore)
Wow!
1500 Drones
(1min Watch)
Best choreographed drone display yet.
900 Plastic Chairs
(3min Explore)
Using multiple existing items to create event environments can be both sustainable and striking.
Loud Numbers
(5min Explore)
The amazing people at Loud Numbers have been working with us on our latest Audience Immersion Breakfast. Their work adds whole new dimensions to data and storytelling.
Print your Event Waste
(2min Explore)
3D print your event branding from last year’s waste.
Yayoi Kusama Harrods Takeover
(50sec Watch)
Gorgeousness from PixelArtworks.
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That's Interesting - November 2023
“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.” - Margaret Heffernan
Welcome to November’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – below we share the best of what we’ve uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, whether in-person, broadcast or hybrid, then please do drop us a line.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
Syncronised Heartbeats
(5min Read)
Live experiences are the heartbeat of human interaction - this research proves it.
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Are You Mad
(4 min explore)
Colourful activations made from recycled plastic waste. A great organisation to know about.
Behind the Sphere
(5 min watch)
Everyone at Live Union has been pretty excited about The Sphere – this video shares some fabulous BTS.
FLUX
(2min Explore)
This interactive light installation uses data, cameras and spatial sound to uncover algorithms behind human and digital interaction. Incredible example of data visualisation done right.
Sacral
(3min Read)
A castle made of mesh. An ephemeral installation connecting past and present illustrating Dante’s Paradiso.
Loud Numbers
(5min Explore)
The amazing people at Loud Number have been working with us on our latest Audience Immersion Breakfast. Their work adds whole new dimensions to data and storytelling.
Tape Art
(3min Explore)
These artworks made from tape are perfectly suited to event environments.
Things to go to
Gucci Cosmos
Delight
Accidentally Wes Anderson
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That's Interesting - October 2023
Welcome to October’s That’s Interesting.
Before we get into this month’s dose of interesting morsels from the world of experience design, we’d like to invite you to our fabulous Audience Immersion breakfast. Previously, we’ve explored the shift in what audiences value from live experiences, now we unpack how businesses can respond by taking people deeper. You’ll learn how brands and organisations as diverse as Lego, Visa, Welcome Trust and even Batman are creating immersive experiences.
Be sure to book your place.
So what’s been catching our attention at Live Union this month?
Most Interesting
Wired’s 5 Levels
(5min Explore)
We love a media format that can be evolved into a live experience. Our friends at Storythings do a great job of explaining why 5 Levels is such a powerful way to unpack complexity. We think there’s a great opportunity to use this approach, live or on video, at events
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Bento Box Slide Design
(1min Watch)
How Apple and others wrap up their presentations
Spellbinding Stage Design
(3min Read)
Clever use of MTV’s space person
Cut Keynotes in Half
(3min Read)
A bit dogmatic, but we agree with the sentiment
Cheeze-It
(1min Watch)
The joy is in the detail. Incredible activation.
Mystery Box
(1min Watch)
“Opening a mystery box engages multiple senses” – true that!
A Venue to Know About
Underbelly Boulevard
Fabulous location and home to our forthcoming Audience Immersion breakfast – come along and check it out!
A Book to Read
The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker
Unpacking how we meet and why it matters. May well transform how you think about designing experiences.
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That's Interesting - September 2023
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." - Albert Einstein
Welcome to September’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – this newsletter shares the best of what we have uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, then get in touch to learn more about our expertise with in-person, virtual, broadcast and hybrid engagement.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
The Power of Scale
(2min Explore)
Incredible Porsche sculpture.
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Living Canopies
(2min Explore)
Beautiful green awnings.
Networking Ambassadors
(4min Read)
Better conversations and better connections – a great way to add value.
Textbook Interactive Installation
(4min Read)
So simple and yet so compelling.
Interesting Book
(2min Purchase)
Interesting isn’t a personality, it’s a decision
Some Things to Go to
Rumble in the Jungle
From the clever people at Rematch
Watch What You Eat
Go beyond popcorn and pick n mix
Devil Wears Prada - The Musical
The one that’s generating the most excitement in our office!
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That's Interesting - August 2023
"You go into a theatre an individual and emerge an audience." - Richard Eyre
Welcome to August’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – this newsletter shares the best of what we have uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, then get in touch to learn more about our expertise with in-person, virtual, broadcast and hybrid engagement.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
Seat at the Table
(1min Explore)
Gorgeous real-world data viz. A fabulous approach for in-person experiences.
JUST PLAIN INTERESTING
Barefoot Immersion
(1min Explore)
Wow!
Convergent & Divergent Thinking
(5min Read)
Smart thinking on agenda design.
Your Most Impactful Channel
(2min Read)
In-person events are the cornerstones of marketing.
Rubbish Voting
(1min Explore)
A similar approach could be used for lanyards as people leave an event.
Digital Dogs
(1min Explore)
Multidisciplinary inspiration for all types of live experiences.
Some Things to Go to
Feeding Consciousness
Genesis
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That's Interesting - July 2023
“If audiences get used to the rules, change them”
- Felix Barrett, Punchdrunk
Welcome to July’s That’s Interesting.
At Live Union we create uplifting experiences, connecting people with ideas and to one another. This means being curious and hunting out inspiration from far and wide – this newsletter shares the best of what we have uncovered this month.
If you’d like to discuss reimagining your experiences, then get in touch to learn more about our expertise with in-person, virtual, broadcast and hybrid engagement.
We hope you enjoy this month’s dose of inspiration.
Most Interesting
Cognitive Highlights
(5min Explore)
Wimbledon are breaking new ground and there are clear opportunities for event content to follow suit.
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