Mike TenHaken from Word Of Grace Community Church in Sheboygan Falls, WI brings us this really cool lobby display item. And while it isn’t technically a stage design, it definitely belongs here. Continue Reading…

Here are the most visited stage designs for the month of September. Just want to say another big thank you to all the stage designers who submit their stuff for us to see. Continue Reading…

Marc Campanozzi from Sagebrush Community Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico shares how he used video masking for projectors to crop his video to the shape of his screens. Continue Reading…

Here are the most visited stage designs for the month of August. Just want to say another big thank you to all the stage designers who submit their stuff for us to see. Continue Reading…

We chose the winners. Congrats to Rob McCurry and Nate Farris!

If you didn’t win and still want to go, be sure to use this coupon code: WFX195
to get your registration for only $195…or expo pass for free!

The folks at WFX have offered two CSDI readers tickets to their conference and expo this September in Atlanta. You can sit in on my stage design session. Then we could grab coffee. Sweet!

Plus, they’ve offered a coupon code to get your entrance to the expo for free or to the conference for a discounted rate.

To enter for the free tickets you simple need to leave a comment on this post by Saturday, August 25th at 11:59pm CST. We’ll pick two comments at random to receive the tickets.

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Here are the most visited stage designs for the month of July. Just want to say another big thank you to all the stage designers who submit their stuff for us to see. Continue Reading…

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Be aware of texture when designing your next stage. While a smooth, flat surface is the best for projecting an image onto, it’s not necessarily the best to project light onto. Some of the most interesting stage designs on the site make great use of texture.

You can easily infuse texture into your stage design by choosing materials that have varying shades of color or create small shadows when lit at an angle. You can also layer a translucent material on top of an opaque material to get a similar textured effect. Look for texture in the following designs and see how the concept might apply to your next design.

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Here are the most visited stage designs for the month of June. Just want to say another big thank you to all the stage designers who submit their stuff for us to see. Continue Reading…

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