Posts Categorized: Events
Cheers to Custom Letter Bars
Make a bold impression with a stylish letter bar. Spell out your company name, specialty drink, event hashtag, or logo on an eye-catching letter bar. Whether you’re looking for a...
How We Celebrated the Super Bowl’s 50th Anniversary
The Encore team and a couple of semis made their way to Santa Clara for a host of Super Bowl events. This one we built from the ground up. Check...
Hit a Home Run with a Sports Themed Event
Did you know: more than half of Americans say they’re sports fans. Treat fans and non-fans alike with unexpected elements that add the fun and excitement of their favorite sports....
Take Us on the Road
Holding events outside of your home base can be challenging for even the most experienced planners. Using new vendors in unfamiliar locations can land you in cookie-cutter-vile. That’s why our...
Did you see the World Games color scheme?
The Special Olympics World Games recently wrapped up in Los Angeles. The inspiring stories of the talented athletes and record breaking crowds left a big impression. So did the joyful,...
Inspired Events: Drawing on Location Culture in Vancouver
During a recent event in Vancouver, British Columbia, our team looked to the local culture to inspire entertainment an decor for this corporate celebration. (more…)
Event Inspirations: Incorporating the Color of the Year
Pantone’s 2015 Color of the Year, Marsala, is an elegant, earthy wine red that can be applied to any type of event. It’s perfectly suited to coordinate with fall’s jewel...
Around the World in a Night
The best theme parties take guests to another time and place. Get inspired by this corporate bash that evoked the golden age of travel, giving guests a glamourous “Around the...
Immerse Your Guests for a Memorable Experience
“Immersive” events engage all of the senses, engaging guests with thematic entertainment, visuals, sound and refreshments. Some of the most talked about events of the last few months were fully...
Recreate the 2015 Oscars at Your Next Event
The 2015 Oscars blended old-school glitz with futuristic elements that evoked Hollywood's storied past. The sophisticated decor at the awards ceremony and the after parties will set the trend for...
A Life-Long Mystery Solved: Decoding Music Industry Fees
by Jeff Lowy, President, Encore Creative Like so many millions of other “wannabes,” I started writing music when I was six or seven years old. None of it was any...
The Two Most Dangerous Phrases in the English Language
“If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” OR “We’ve Always Done it This Way” by Jeff Lowy, President Believe it or not, these are two of the most dangerous phrases...
An Events Haiku
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In Loving Memory: Kevin Crowder
Last week we lost a member of the Encore Creative Family. Kevin Crowder was our Print Shop Manager & Fabricator, and was a loyal team member for over seven years....
The most important question to ask any event planner. Ever.
By Jeff Lowy, President I recently read an article in BizBash about the 16 things to ask your event designer, and in typical BizBash fashion, their suggestions were spot-on and...
The Oscars: Expectations Vs. Reality
By Jeff Lowy, President Encore Creative I really can’t say with any degree of confidence (or humility) that I’m qualified to “judge” the quality of a nationally televised, enormous, bazillion...
Easy or Better? The Evolution Of Event Planning
By Jeff Lowy, President Encore Creative We live in a new world (as it pertains to events of all types) at least when you’re looking at it from my perspective:...
What’s the Cost of Creativity?
By Jeff Lowy, President Encore Creative According to LinkedIn, two of the most overused words in resumes and in company names in the corporate world are “creativity” and innovative. Synergy...
Glitz, Glam and Gold at This Year’s Jammy Awards
We had the pleasure of designing the Jammy Awards in partnership with Circa Arizona for McGraw-Hill held this week in Phoenix. From gilded gold bar fronts to touches of 24...
Rendez-Zoo: An Enchanted Evening
Encore has had the honor of working with the Phoenix Zoo on several occasions and this year’s Rendez-Zoo was an extra special evening for a very worthy cause. We designed...
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