PERFECTGIFT.COM • ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

A 12ft gift box installation that stopped people in their tracks.

12-foot gift box trade show booth installation

TIMELINE

2 weeks

2 weeks

ROLE

Visual Designer

Visual Designer

TOOLS

Illustrator
Photoshop
Figma

Illustrator
Photoshop
Figma

SKILLS

Print
Environmental Design
Art Direction

Print
Environmental Design
Art Direction

THE PROBLEM

A booth that blended into the noise

The previous trade show booth was forgettable. It was a standard display that waited for conversations instead of creating them. The brand needed something that stopped people before they even read a word.

Original trade show booth design

GOAL

A destination, not a display

Design a booth experience that used the brand itself as the concept, turned the space into a destination, and gave potential leads a reason to approach and learn more.

THE CONCEPT

The logo is a gift box…why not build one?

A 12-foot installation with four branded exterior panels and a functional interior serving as a private meeting space with testimonials on the walls. This needed to move serious prospects from curiosity to conversation.

TV on the aisle wall

Looping brand content on the exterior pulled attention from across the floor before anyone reached the booth.

Looping brand content on the exterior pulled attention from across the floor before anyone reached the booth.

Photo to gift card printer

Attendees could take a photo and have it printed on a gift card in seconds — a hands-on demo of the product that doubled as a takeaway.

Attendees could take a photo and have it printed on a gift card in seconds — a hands-on demo of the product that doubled as a takeaway.

RESULTS

A navigational landmark on the floor

  • Highest foot traffic the brand had seen at any trade show to date

  • Interior meeting space created a clear funnel: attention → engagement → sales conversation

  • Booth became a navigational landmark — people directed others to "the giant gift box"

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