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Event management

Graphic Design & renderings

Production

Experiential Programming

Brand Marketing

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  • Concepting & creative development
  • Floor plans & event flow
  • Set wall, signage & fabrication design
  • Decor sourcing & rentals

art direction, design & styling

Event management

Graphic Design & renderings

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  • Site planning 
  • Research & development
  • Prototyping
  • Heavy logistics
  • Crafting & light fabrication 
  • Gifting fulfillment

Production

Experiential Programming

Brand Marketing

art direction, design & styling

Event management

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  • Custom artwork & illustrations
  • Digital & physical collateral
  • Microsites
  • 3D renderings
  • Sales & partnership materials

Graphic Design & renderings

Production

Experiential Programming

Brand Marketing

art direction, design & styling

On every project we touch, Crush strives to bring together a beautiful environment with engaging touchpoints. We focus relentlessly on the user experience—from the invitations, to the entry, to yes, even the bathrooms.

Our design work typically includes signage, set walls and treatments, branded elements, furniture and decor, florals, lighting, welded things, wood things, plex things, and our favorite, shiny things!

Crush has teams on the ground in LA, NYC and Denver. We operate as a small business of core Crushers, with a robust network of Crush contractors, fabricators and vendors that help us flex our muscles and dial in teams specifically for project needs in each market. Our model allows us to minimize shipping and travel costs in order to maximize project outcomes.

We love to shine running multi-prong activations at large industry events like Sundance, TIFF, ComiCon, SXSW and AdWeek.

Our
Approach

Our love for experiences is rooted in spatial design and planning. From event flow, decor selects to lighting schemes and signage design - our interior and industrial designers know how to dial in the details. Whether in-person or on-camera, we fine tune our sets to maximize eye-popping thirstraps.

Art direction & styling

What We Do

Yes, we can definitely make the logo bigger, but telling the story of your brand goes much deeper. We work tirelessly to make sure that our events are the embodiment of your brand personality paired with the appropriate set and setting. We sleep with your brand guidelines under our pillows, and never forget to superscript our ™ or circle our ® marks in the process.  

Brand marketing

While we consider how an event looks from every camera angle, we obsess over what guests see, hear, touch, taste—and most importantly—feel. With our roots in museums and theme parks, we can’t help but to infuse thoughtful details and engaging interactive moments into our projects. 

Experiential Programming

While our design team gets busy on floor plans and decor, our production team starts researching, ordering materials, assembling and getting our extended crew ready for the big day. 

Our team lives for install. We suit up and play-by-play crush the final details to get our spaces show ready. From floral installations and perfectly curated bookshelves to going full-send on set walls and signage - our team loves nothing more than putting our projects over the finish line.

Production

From sketches to vector art and CAD drawings, our design team pours their creativity and brand knowledge into all phases of the design process. We create any needed assets including partnership decks and one-sheeters, digital and physical brand collateral and executive-worthy renderings that visually communicate the big idea in order to sell-in projects concepts. 

Graphic Design & Renderings

Our project managers and producers bring it all together - ensuring we deliver on our clients’ goals, on-budget and on-time. From building the run of show and pulling permits to staffing events - we obsess over the details and timelines to deliver smooth-running and carefully orchestrated events! 

Event Management

We love collaborating with awesome clients and are passionate to learn about your brand in order to bring your projects to life in exciting ways. Crush assists your team in whatever capacity suits your project needs. 

In the fast-paced production world, we work off of a 5-phase project cadence that keeps our team on the same page seamlessly as we move through the project lifecycle. From kick-off to close-out you will regular updates to a single Project Brief that serves as our road map throughout the entire project. Check out the details below!

How We Flow

Phase 05: Project Wrap

Phase 04: Production

Phase 03: Detail Design

Phase 02: Schematic Design

Blue skies ahead!

Phase 01: Concept

  • We start the party with a discovery call to get an overview of your project and get to know you and your brand! Or for our repeating clients, have a catch up since our last project. 
  • We nail down KPIs and brand objectives while sorting out budget, timeline and logistics parameters. We love to establish strong communication with a regular meeting cadence and define project scope with any key partners.
  • At this stage, we focus on outlining the user experience, so we know what guests are doing as they move throughout the space
  • Design deliverables include mood boards, graphic design exploration, programming ideas and a bubble floor plan to establish space flow.
  • We invoice for 50% of the budget, or initial payment if the budget is still in flux, and draft a Scope of Work.

Phase 05: Project Wrap

Phase 04: Production

Phase 03: Detail Design

  • We revise the budget as needed and start matching up set elements with activation touchpoints. 
  • The design team lays out dimensioned floor plans, creates all set elevations and hero branding moments while researching furniture, decor, swag and gifting.
  • Our production team puts together paint swatches and material boards, while we begin engaging production partners such as printers, fabricators, AV & lighting teams, florists, caterers, and whatever programming elements are needed for the particular project.

Start Your engines!

Phase 02: Schematic Design

Phase 01: Concept

Phase 05: Project Wrap

Phase 04: Production

  • We keep looking at that budget and timeline and communicate key workback dates and client approvals. All contracts are all locked, COIs have been sent off to any needed partners and iron out all timing and logistics on the Run of Show.
  • Design deliverables include 3D renderings, final decor selections and a final graphic design package along with floral, props and styling plans.
  • Our design team sends build drawings to our fabrication partners, we put signs into production and lock in orders. 
  • Our entire team continues to review the user experience and spatial flow and make any final adjustments to the overall game plan. We make lots of lists and grids, and we usually start seeing our FedEx driver on our doorstep a little more frequently! 

The devil is in the details

Phase 03: Detail Design

Phase 02: Schematic Design

Phase 01: Concept

Phase 05: Project Wrap

  • Sawdust is flying and all decor and fabrication elements come together. There are usually a couple of late nights and big cups of coffee involved. We load up our toolkits, zip our fanny packs, grab our hot glue guns and prep for game day. We load-in and solve problems on-site. And watch our dreams become reality.

Go Time.

Phase 04: Production

Phase 03: Detail Design

Phase 02: Schematic Design

Phase 01: Concept

  • We share final photos, close out final invoices, and have a recap call to discuss wins and key learnings, and hopefully, plan our next date! Then we head home for a little recovery with our loved ones before diving into the next!

Hugs & High-fives

Phase 05: Project Wrap

Phase 04: Production

Phase 03: Detail Design

Phase 02: Schematic Design

Phase 01: Concept

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