Case Study: Innovative Show Design achieves rapid, precise set design and faster show turnarounds with Vectorworks

Innovative Show Design - Customer Case Study

Innovative Show Design (ISD) is a Longwood, Florida–based lighting and scenic studio spun off from Show Partners to handle high-profile, fast-turnaround TV and live-event builds. Their work ranges from poker shows like Mansion Poker Dome Challenge and the Doubles Poker Championship to NBC’s Super Bowl XLIII sets — projects that required extreme precision, tight budgets and schedules, last-minute venue changes (including low ceilings and immovable structures), and live-broadcast challenges such as sun-related backlighting.

ISD solved these problems by using Vectorworks Spotlight and rigorous site surveys to create accurate 3D models, detailed construction and lighting plots, material lists, and quick, editable symbols for rapid revisions; they also imported assets from CINEMA 4D and coordinated closely with builders to eliminate surprises. The result was hundreds of successful, on-time shows (earning praise from players like Phil Ivey), an Emmy for technical achievement, streamlined builds that saved time and cost, and growing demand for ISD’s services.

Innovative Show Design

Chris Runnells

Owner and President