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Travis Stanton

Travis Stanton brings nearly two decades of experience in the exhibit and event-marketing industry to his role as a columnist for Exhibit City News. Currently the Director of Strategy at Storylink Creative, he works with clients to define brand stories, optimize marketing investments, and exceed corporate objectives. Prior to joining Storylink, Travis spent 18 years at Exhibitor Magazine, where he rose to the position of Editor in Chief. During his tenure, he helped the magazine earn multiple awards, including the prestigious ASBPE Magazine of the Year award.

The Experiential Design Authority Announces its 2026/2027 U.S. Advisory Board

The Experiential Design Authority — the international body overseeing global experiential design competitions honoring exhibits, events, expos, and immersive experiences — today announced the members of its 2026/2027 U.S. Advisory Board. The distinguished panel brings together more than three dozen accomplished professionals representing the full breadth of the experiential design industry, from exhibit houses, brand-side marketers, and creative agencies to academic institutions, industry associations, and immersive entertainment firms.

2026 ExSys Awards Finalists Announced

The Experiential Design Authority (TEDA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 ExSys Awards. This year’s competition drew more than 200 entries — a 54-percent increase over 2025 — establishing the ExSys Awards as the most competitive program in the system-based experiential design industry.

AI and Exhibit Design

Artificial intelligence is no longer a fringe experiment reserved for Silicon Valley labs or sci-fi think pieces. It is actively reshaping industries that once seemed immune to automation—creative fields included. Architecture firms are using generative design tools to explore thousands of structural options in minutes. Fashion brands are testing AI-generated collections.

Storylink Creative Announces Q1 2026 New Hires

Storylink Creative, an experiential design and brand storytelling agency, today announced the addition of five new team members in Q1 2026. Spanning human resources, engineering, project management, warehouse operations, and fabrication, these hires reflect the company’s continued growth and commitment to building a team with diverse skill sets and industry experience.

Storylink Creative Partners with US Compliance

In the experiential design world, creativity may draw crowds. But behind every impressive exhibit, glowing LED wall, and precisely engineered structure is something less flashy yet far more important: safety. With that in mind, Storylink Creative has partnered with US Compliance, implementing the firm’s Health & Safety Compliance as a Service (CaaS) program to strengthen workplace safety while improving efficiency across its fabrication and production operations.

The CES 2026 BOSS Award Winners

CES 2026 wasn’t just another stop on the global tech tour — it felt more like a full-scale preview of how brands will connect with audiences for the next decade. Beyond the headlines about AI, robotics, and next-gen hardware, the real story unfolded on the show floor itself, where experiences were carefully engineered to inform, immerse, and persuade.

Storylink Creative Named Among Find It Top 40

Storylink Creative is honored to make Exhibitor Magazine’s FindIt Top 40 list of the world’s best tradeshow exhibit providers for the second consecutive year. According to Exhibitor editor, Emily Olson, the designation “serves as a sort of Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for those in the tradeshow industry.

The Experiential Design Authority Honors CES 2026 BOSS Award Winners

The Experiential Design Authority presented the 2026 BOSS (Best of Show Stand) Awards during a ceremony in Las Vegas, recognizing 30 outstanding exhibits that defined the CES 2026 show floor. This year’s awards celebrated the most compelling, immersive, and human-centered brand experiences, highlighting the power of experiential design to create memorable moments and resonant narratives.

Storylink Creative Wins Two Viddy Awards

Storylink Creative, an experiential brand-storytelling agency specializing in exhibits, events, and digital experiences, has been honored with two platinum Viddy Awards for excellence in video production and motion graphics. The awards recognize Storylink’s “Assets to Animation” video and a multiscreen motion-graphics experience created for the Nurri exhibit at NACS 2025, one of the convenience and fuel retail industry’s largest global conferences.

CES 2026 BOSS Awards Finalists Announced

The Experiential Design Authority is proud to unveil the finalists for its CES 2026 BOSS (Best of Show Stand) Awards. The BOSS Awards celebrate the best examples of experiential design on the show floor of the annual tech extravaganza.

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