Trade Show Display Lighting
Retail and Trade Show Display Lighting
Display lighting is one of the most important merchandising tools for retail environments and a must-have for your trade show display. Different types of display lighting and colours not only create an appropriate mood for your brand and products/services; they also communicate powerful interactions for those who view your retail fixture or custom trade show exhibit.
Visual Merchandising
A company may want to use an overhead lighting truss to showcase a new product or a soft lamp and ambient sources to create a warm, inviting atmosphere that makes visitors feel relaxed. Whatever your visual merchandising goals, choosing the proper display lighting should be integral to the creative process.
Many retail displays and trade show exhibits are also filmed and photographed, and so choosing the wrong type of lighting could result in a less-than-desired effect when your retail fixture or trade show display is reproduced in the media or online.
LED Display Lighting
In the past decade, LED lighting (Light Emitting Diode) technology has revolutionized lighting, and the trade show industry has added an exciting new dimension to retail and trade show spaces. LED display lighting allows retail and exhibit space to be illuminated in a full spectrum of colors, from soft yellows to bold blues and reds, to create a visually appealing space. Using LED lighting, backlit graphics (duratrans and fabric images) are also popular in trade shows and retail fixtures. Added benefits of LED lighting include:
Greater energy efficiency and design flexibility.
Longer lifespan than incandescent lighting.
Negligible radiated heat emission.
There is a wide assortment of display lighting options available for all types of retail or trade show displays. One of the most popular lighting types is a spotlight, a performance light that can dramatically showcase your primary product and is available in various formats: incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, and PAR can (a sealed beam PAR lamp housed in a can-like unit).
Wide Variety of Display Lighting
Companies often have literature and messages, whether a retail fixture, a presentation center, or a trade show exhibit have literature and unique messages that need to be highlighted, and that’s where accent lighting comes in. Accent lighting focuses light on a specific area or object, and common types include wall sconces, floodlights, recessed lights, torchère lamps, and track lighting. Accent lighting will help define and add texture to your products, services, and images.
For small spaces within retail environments and trade show exhibits, case and shelf display lighting also efficiently spotlight display accessories or information.
Shelf lighting includes strip lights, LED tape lights, and fluorescent fixtures for linear illumination.
When creating special effects in a retail display, strobe and Gobo lights are sometimes used. Gobo lights can project an image of a company logo or any other message onto a wall or floor of a trade show booth, and they can be programmed to project moving images or colour onto a display.
Lighting Design Is Important
Years ago, display lighting was considered an afterthought for retail spaces and other branded environments, but today it is an integral design component for kiosks, retail and interactive displays, presentation centers, trade show exhibits, and other forms of visual merchandising. The proper display lighting can dazzlingly convey your messages and create an emotional connection with customers and prospects.
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