There is no doubt that working live in any profession is pretty
daunting, this is never more true than working as a graphic designer on
live events and conferences. The ability of the onsite graphics operator
to rise to the challenge and really feel at home backstage can make the
difference between a successful event and an unsuccessful one.
With a collective experience of over 30 years in the
live events industry, our onsite graphic operators have been involved
in pretty much every type of event, from intimate business meetings to
large car launches to multi-room corporate conferences and even a couple
of events which included indoor live ammo and chainsaw demonstrations!
We are not just PowerPoint operators. We are creative graphic designers too.
We know what content will work on screen and, more importantly, what
won’t. We understand the power of imagery and the clarity of correct
fonts and colours. We love creating stunning graphics to enhance the
event’s theme making the content interesting and memorable.
Interpreting slide content is one of our best skills, we constantly work hard to help our speakers unlock the power of their presentations by developing effective content and helping them to deliver it in a compelling way.
With so many events under our belt we really understand audiences,
we use this experience to suggest strategies to the presenter, which
will aid them in delivering their message to the audience without
distracting them.
Presenting at an event can be a stressful experience,
we believe that it is very important for a speaker to feel supported
and have someone on their side. Our experienced onsite team work hard to
create a rapport with the speaker very early on, we see it as being
crucial to creating great graphics for them. A friendly, can do attitude
goes a long way to developing this relationship and is something we
pride ourselves on. Really getting to know the presenter, their content
and how they like to present, makes pre-production, rehearsals on site
and the event run smoothly.
Our role differs from job to job, but we are more than comfortable
with any situation, from following the cue light or working with the
speaker and autocue operator to mark up a script and create graphics.
The buzz of a live event is something you just can’t replicate in the
studio, speakers often deviate from the rehearsal or change their mind,
technical issues arise and you need to react fast and calmly and you
most definitely have to be able think on your feet. But it’s what we’re
well used to and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We love working in the live events industry and hope we can work with you again soon.
Call us on 01420 520 865 to discuss your next live event project and how we can help.
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