CrashPad Podcast

Before the pandemic, tourism was BOOMING. According to the New York Times, international arrivals dropped to 381 million in 2020, which is a 74 percent decline from a little over 1.4 billion in 2019. As we all begin to find our way back to safe travel, the importance of experiential campaigns to the tourist industry will continue to rise. Today Rafale Chang founder of Tiger Party is hanging out with me in my CrashPad to tell us how he continues to bridge the gap between the global audiences and brand creative advertising campaigns. Specifically, with an experiential campaign that was tailored for the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, that captured the hearts of New Yorkers in the center of Times Square.

Going to the local theme park is one of my fondest childhood memories. Riverside, now Six Flag New England was right and back yard growing up and it was the most exciting place to enjoy water rides in the summer. But on this episode, we’re talking about one epic family vacation experience at Kalahari Resorts in Round Rock Texas.

ESI Design an NBBJ Studio has done it again with an extraordinary Public Art Installation called the Chromaphone. This public art installation turns the plaza at 101 North Brand in downtown Glendale CA into a fun engaging destination and its visitors into musicians. The clocktower is outfitted with a display that is 63’ high and 12’ feet wide, but there is a load of technology that went into curating this experience at 101 North Brand. On today’s episode, Chris Niederer and Aaron Mack both of ESI Design an NBBJ Studio drop by my CrashPad to tell us all about what all went into the creation of the Chromaphone!

Check out this cool video that highlights all the Chromaphone brings to the city of Glendale: https://esidesign.com/work/101-north-brand-boulevard/ 

Businesses across the globe are looking for new ways to stay fresh, relevant, and cool! Including banks, the Washington federal bank known as WaFd knew they needed to revamp their headquarters beyond its physical space. NewReach a digital design agency, was brought on to consult and help implement a digital-first strategy that woven technology, branding, and content creation together. Today I have my friends Roger Starkweather, founder of NewReach, and Brand Strategist Steven Picanza hanging out with me in my CrashPad to tell us all about this banking experience they’ve created within WaFd Headquarters in downtown Seattle. 

Telling‌ ‌the‌ ‌stories‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌greats‌ ‌is‌ ‌never‌ ‌an‌ ‌easy‌ ‌task.‌ ‌But‌ ‌New‌ ‌Era‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌was‌ ‌hand-selected‌‌ ‌to‌ ‌integrate‌ ‌a‌ ‌vision‌ ‌that‌ ‌memorializes‌ ‌moments‌ ‌of‌ ‌Dr.‌ ‌Martin‌ ‌Luther‌ ‌King’s‌ ‌L‌i‌fe at‌ ‌the‌ ‌Columbus‌ ‌Metropolitan‌ ‌Library.‌ ‌The‌ ‌library‌ ‌was‌ ‌‌seeking‌ ‌different‌ ‌ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌renovate‌ ‌and‌ ‌modernize‌ ‌a‌ ‌branch‌ ‌dedicated‌ ‌to‌ ‌Martin‌ ‌Luther‌ ‌King.‌ ‌One‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌focal‌ ‌points‌ ‌was ‌projecting‌ ‌onto‌ ‌the‌ ‌facade‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Libary.‌ ‌The‌ ‌pictures‌ ‌of‌ ‌this‌ ‌space‌ ‌we‌ ‌captivating.‌ ‌ ‌On this week's episode, ‌Cody‌ ‌Ramey‌ ‌of‌ ‌New‌ ‌Era‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌stopped by to hang ‌out‌ ‌with‌ ‌me‌ ‌in‌ ‌my‌ ‌crash‌ ‌pad‌ ‌to‌ ‌tell‌ ‌us‌ ‌what‌ ‌all‌ ‌went‌ ‌into‌ ‌bringing‌ ‌such‌ ‌a‌ ‌powerful‌ ‌project‌ ‌to‌ ‌life.‌ ‌ ‌

To further connect with New Era Technology visit their website and or social sites: www.neweratech.com

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Project:

https://www.neweratech.com/case-studies/post/modernizing-the-columbus-metropolitan-library-martin-luther-king-branch/

Museums all over the world are looking for different and unique ways to engage and welcome people back into their spaces. Recently the San Fransico Museum of Modern Art unveiled an art installation by an internationally recognized artist, JR. He filmed, photographed, and interviewed more than 1,200 people across various San Francisco communities. The final artwork became a digital mural scroll across an enormous LED display. The goal was to bring together faces and untold stories of everyday people. Today I have Jason Helton from SNA Displays and Andrew Yee from Sensory Interactive hanging out with me to give us an inside looking into this art installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Link to video timelapse: SNA Displays @  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Connect with Jason Helton Executive, Vice President @SNA Displays on LinkedIn HERE
Connect with Andrew Yee, Senior Project Management Associate @Sensory Interactive on LinkedIn HERE

Designing a space for designers is a challenge within itself. That’s why it took a special team of creative technologists and designers to pull off creating an immersive experience for the Kravet showroom center in New York City. If you haven’t heard of the Kravet brand before I am sure you’ve seen them represented in some form or fashion on HGTV. So today I'm happy to have Ed Flores, Chris Fox, and Bryan Meszaros from the OpenEye Global Team hanging out with me in my CrashPad to chat about what all went into designing this highly functional workspace for interior designers.

Click the link to get a glimpse into this design workspace: https://vimeo.com/386324185

OpenEye Global Website for more details on this project: https://www.openeyeglobal.com/kravet/ 

When I think of any piece of AV or signage I think about communication. How does this piece of gear help others communicate and tell their story. I’ve always looked at AudioVisual technology from a creative perspective. And today’s guest understands just how important it is to manufacture a piece of gear as well as the creativity that goes into telling a captivating story. Today I want to welcome Mark Escribano of StandardVision! I’ve always admired the StandardVision team for marrying art, technolog, and architecture.But today we are going to dive into StandardVision Studios! Which is a full service film production facility right in the heart of LA.

Get a glimps of this space on their webstie: www.standardvisionstudios.com

Recruiting some of the best talents in the country is a challenge for universities. Especially within college football, coaches from around the country are always finding new ways to recruit the best athletes for their team. The University of Miami knows just how hard the competition can be, so they created a Recruiting Rotunda which serves as a portal into their Athletics Building. This recruiting rotunda is experience-driven by audio visual technologies that captivate potential new students and tells the story behind their championship organization. So today I have Greg Greg Dieckhaus​, Sr Sales Manager at Datapath hanging out with me in my CrashPad to tell us all about this experience within the University of Miami’s Recruiting rotunda.

Read more on the full case study here: https://www.datapathltd.com/case-studies/entry/datapath-helps-drive-miami-hurricanes-dynamic-recruiting-rotunda

When you think of the word casino, there are some natural words that come into play, gambling, slots, entertainment and more than likely VEGAS. Well look out because The Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawneee Oklahoma is stepping up their game and kicking things into high gear by featuring a 90-foot-wide LED video wall display done right! So Today I have Charles ThornHill from Ion Visual Solutions, you all may know him by Chaz. and Curtis Rose of Premier Mounts hanging out with me in my CrashPad to tell us all about it!

 The Grand Casino Hotel and Resort is a premier gaming and resort destination, featuring more than 125,000 square feet of gaming space and more than 2,000 slots. The decision in 2019 to install a 90-foot-wide LED video wall display was done with one goal: doing it right, by enlisting top providers to work together at the highest levels. The providers chosen are at the top of pyramid in the industry: Ion Visual Solutions, Premier Mounts, and Samsung.

Check out the video mentioned in this episode and get a glimpse of all the work that went into this project HERE: https://youtu.be/NVa2_yySPSc