#144. Onsite event experience in Nashville with Sr. Designer Collin Herko

Senior Presentation Designer Collin Herko AKA “Herk” joins the ‘cast to discuss his recent onsite event experience in Nashville for one of our favorite clients. 

This included everything from live site edits to how a big conference process goes down with AV design, teleprompters and more. 

With the event being in Nashville and Collin being a former Nashvillian, we also talked about the history and influence of “Hatch Show Print” style that the client specifically wanted to incorporate into this project. 

As Collin emphasizes, it’s one thing to design a beautiful slide on your 15 inch desktop—it’s a whole different experience to see it on the big screen at an event helping bring the story to life. 

This is an episode for: presentation designers, anyone that works events and Music City lovers.

What's in the Spice Cabinet?

Check out the OG Hatch Print Style 

• It’s a real print shop in Nashville! 
• Collin’s fave: Johnny Cash
• Country Music Hall of Fame Hatch Show Experience

Collin’s design inspo? 

• Storm Thorgerson, inspired by the recent film Taken By Storm
• Aaron Draplin

Tools to try out?

• Collin’s a big Figma enthusiast so if you’re in need of a freebie new tool to mess with, look no further.

Nashville Reccos?

• Black Dynasty Ramen - Herk’s cousin opened it! 
• Layla’s or Robert’s - classic honky tonks amid the craze of Broadway

Collin’s walkout song? 

• Mess Around by Ray Charles (in Planes Trains and Automobiles!)