Starbucks Summer Party outdoor event layout and brand activation render

Case Study / Brand Activation

From render to site-ready brand objects for Starbucks Summer Party.

Kiosk design, photo moments, sampling counters and large-scale cup objects were developed as one visual and production system for a completed public event.

Role
Event visualization · object and surface design
Scope
Starbucks Summer Party brand activation
Deliverables
Kiosk · photo stage · sampling counters · UV production support
Year
Not publicly stated
Status
Produced · installed · public event
Outcome
Render-to-site brand objects and event surfaces
Kioskservice and welcome zone
UVbrand graphics mapped to object surfaces
Renderspace, object and visitor scenario
Siteproduced, installed and used publicly

Scope

Event space, product-scale objects and brand surfaces were handled with the same geometry discipline.

The work was not only about attractive event renders. Scale, visitor flow, photo moments, surface graphics, production tolerances and on-site readability all had to support the same brand experience.

Starbucks Summer Party kiosk and service area render
Starbucks Summer Party photo stage and event backdrop render
Starbucks Summer Party mirror kiosk render
Starbucks Summer Party sampling counter render
Starbucks Summer Party sampling counter render

Design Note

Good event visualization makes the object believable before it is produced.

The renders were used to validate more than atmosphere: object proportions, brand surfaces, visitor distance and installation decisions were resolved before production.

Render / UV / Production

The visual decision was carried through to the object that appeared on site.

Render checks, UV layout, surface graphics and final installation were treated as one production story rather than separate disconnected deliverables.

Cup object render check
UV layout and graphic placement work
Large cup brand object produced and installed on site
Completed brand object on site with scale reference

Outcome

The visual that sold the event became the object that held up on site.