How to Make Homemade Portable Displays for Trade Shows
Displays are a necessary part of trade shows, but they can be expensive to have made. You can easily and affordably make one from home. You only need a few art supplies, a cardboard box and a little artistic know how.
Items Needed:
- Cardboard box
- Scissors
- Construction paper
- Box knife
- Markers
- Stencils
- Sketch paper
- Pencil
- Glue or tape
- Draw a sketch of how you want your display to look. This will be used as a reference during the project, and it can be changed if needed. Use pencil to draw this out, so that you can erase if a change needs to be made.
- Cut the cardboard box into the desired shape. This usually works best by leaving one big side and the two flaps. The flaps can fold in for easy travel, and they can fold out to make the board stand without assistance.
- Cover the cardboard. Use the construction paper to cover the cardboard to give it a nicer look. Make sure to leave the folds in the flaps mobile, so that you can fold up the display when you are moving it from different locations.
- Design your display. Use the stencils and markers to design your display. Refer to your sketch when needed. Add as many elements regarding your trade as you can without crowding your display.
- Allow glue and markers to dry. Give the display a few hours to dry before folding it up and transporting it to the trade show.