The editors of Event Marketer have unveiled the winners of the 2024 Experience Design Awards, an annual recognition of outstanding event design, innovative builds, interactive tech, and environmental creativity across a wide variety of consumer-targeted and business-to-business event formats. For questions related to the awards, email Emily Makadok, [email protected].
Winners
Creative Use of Technology
Best Combination of Event Technologies
Gold
FX FX Fearless Hellevator Creative Riff
Silver
Google Cloud Generate Opus Agency, Gramercy Tech Honorable Mentions
Best High-Tech Audience Interaction
Gold
HD Hyundai HD Hyundai at CES 2024 MC², Cheil Worldwide
Silver
IBM AI Sports Club at SXSW George P. Johnson Best Use of A/V
Gold
Xfinity Xfinity Makes History at Esports Awards GMR Marketing
Silver
National Geographic Hexadome at D23 Little Cinema Honorable Mentions
Best Use of Touch or Gesture Technology
Gold
Snowflake AWS 2023 Exhibitus
Silver
Paramount/Nickelodeon Anchovy Frenzy Gramercy Tech Best Virtual Event or Livestream
Gold
Visa, Inc. Visa Live at Le Louvre Imagination, BRUT
Silver
Prime Video Fallout Global Fan Premiere Little Cinema New! Best Use of AI
Gold
Google Cloud Generate Opus Agency, Gramercy Tech
Silver
U.S. Navy U.S. Navy AI Career Cube Fast Effect, EventLink/VML Best Build
Best Demo Zone
Gold
Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws Launch NCompass International
Silver
General Motors Mi Familia, My Chevy: Casa Chevy Jack Morton Worldwide Honorable Mentions
Best Mobile Marketing Vehicle
Gold
IHEARTCOMIX Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour Lime Media
Silver
CeraVe CeraVe Cleanse Like a Derm Youth Marketing Connection, Lime Media Honorable Mentions
Best Overall Trade Show Exhibit (50' x 50' and Up)
Gold
Siemens Industrial Metaverse at CES 2024 Sparks, Freeman
Silver
HD Hyundai HD Hyundai at CES 2024 MC², Cheil Worldwide Honorable Mentions
Best Overall Trade Show Exhibit (Under 50′ x 50′)
Gold
Dematic Dematic at MODEX 2024 Hamilton
Silver
Benefit Cosmetics House of Benefit Gladiator Productions Honorable Mentions
Best Retail Pop-up or Experience
Gold
Coach The Coach Tabby Shop Jack Morton Australia
Silver
BÉIS The BÉIS Wash MKG Honorable Mentions
Best Reuse of an Exhibit Build or Materials
Gold
ITV Studios Experience Everything 2Heads
Silver
Visit Savannah The ‘Surprisingly Savannah’ Tour Engage & Resonate Best Use of Signage or Décor
Gold
Roku It’s All on Roku Todo Productions
Silver
HUMAN Security Black Hat: Anatomy of a Threat Sparks Marketing Honorable Mentions
New! Best 3D Object
Gold
Danone North America International Delight Cold Foam House Inspira Marketing
Silver
Pepsico Foods Canada The Cheetos Bauer Glove Motive Honorable Mentions
New! Best Awards Show Set
Gold
T-Mobile 2024 T-Mobile Winners Circle Proscenium
Silver
Gigamon Gigamon Sales Kickoff Wilson Dow New! Best Experiential Kiosk or Vending Machine
Gold
Visit Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Will Surprise You Deeplocal
Silver
Unilever Yasso ‘I Scream for Yasso’ Tour Inspira Marketing New! Best Installation
Gold
Bumble Little Yellow Chapel Cole Collective, Guru House
Silver
Cisco Clean Miami Beach Sculpture Jaguar Design Studios Overall Experience Design
Best General Session Stage
Gold
Google Google Cloud Next 2024 Keynote Jack Morton Worldwide
Silver
Cisco Cisco Live 2024 XD Agency Honorable Mentions
Best Outdoor Environment
Gold
ABC Abbott Elementary Presents A.V.A. Fest Creative Riff
Silver
Amazon A’Maison: The House of Amazon salt Productions, Pinch Creative Honorable Mentions
Best Overall B-to-B Environment
Gold
Google Google Cloud Next George P. Johnson
Silver
Disney Disney Upfront 2024 PineRock Honorable Mentions
Best Overall Consumer Environment
Gold
Searchlight Pictures Poor Things: Salon of Seduction NVE Experience Agency
Silver
Blizzard Entertainment BlizzCon 2023 ZED INK Honorable Mentions
Best Sustainability Experience
Gold
Boehringer Ingelheim Natural Essence Exhibit Access TCA
Silver
Inizio EnviroPlan at ASCO 2024 Emota Most Shareable Event Interactive/Backdrop
Gold
Spotify The Tortured Poets Department: Library Installation MKG
Silver
Cisco Meet Your Moment George P. Johnson, Wondersauce New! Best Executive Briefing Center Design
Gold
Hanwha Vision America Experience Center Impact XM
Silver
Johnson Controls OpenBlue Innovation Center Kubik New! Best Experience Design on a Budget ($250,000 or less)
Gold
Puma / Cobra Golf Puma x Arizona Ice Tea at Arnold Palmer Invitational Social Society
Silver
Backwoods Cigars La Romana Cafe at Rolling Loud California 2024 Matrix MKTG LLC, Backwoods Honorable Mentions
New! Best Museum Environment
Gold
Spangler Candy Company Spangler Candy World Communication Exhibits Inc.
Silver
Visa Visa Live at Le Louvre Imagination, BRUT. Special Design
New! Best Before and After
Gold
Amway Amway’s Founders Council 2024 Wilson Dow
Silver
Bumble Little Yellow Chapel Cole Collective, Guru House New! Best Overall Event Branding
Gold
PlugPlay Show Your Glow PlugPlay The Pineapple Agency
Silver
Visa Visa Payments Forum North America 2024 Imagination, Wilson Dow Honorable Mentions
New! Most Innovative Experience Design
Gold
HBO Max Raise Your Banners Giant Spoon
Silver
Mountain Dew, Regal Cinemas Mtn Dew Borderlands Motel Motive