
“It is an interesting time for art and activism this year,” Hueston said, “and for one of our rooms we collaborated with the New York Mayor’s Office to create a full NYC-inspired newsstand called ‘The Values Stand.’ We custom-designed newspapers, potato chip, and candy packets to raise awareness on issues that face our world today, and even had an ‘ATM’ where our audience could register to vote.”
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Guests could take a seat in director’s chairs in front of marquee signage at the space devoted to Shatterbox, a new series by Refinery29 and TNT that aims to empower female storytellers in Hollywood.
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Google Cloud Next used fun, interactive displays to promote Google products, such as this one that explained how Google Cloud protects sensitive emails and data.
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The San Francisco-based Google Cloud Next conference, which celebrates developers who build on the Google Cloud, grew to 25,000 attendees in 2018—a massive jump from 11,500 people the year prior. The design-forward conference aims to promote networking and collaboration. “We look to fill every learning space with surprise and delight photo moments—color and creativity is a great catalyst for engagement,” says creative director Philip McDougall.
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'Food & Wine' Best New Chefs Event

At the culinary event at New York's Pranna on April 2, large marquee letters spelling out "Food & Wine" surrounded a lounge area.
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