Not all projects are websites. Sometimes the goal is an experience that lives on a large touch screen, at an exhibition stand, where the visitor interacts directly with the touch of their hand.
That’s exactly what this project was: an interactive touch-screen kiosk for a maritime exhibition stand, which I took on through a partner.
The challenge
A screen at an exhibition doesn’t work like a regular website. The visitor stands in front of it for a few seconds or minutes, with no keyboard, no mouse - just touch. It has to catch the eye from a distance, be understood without instructions, and present enough content without overwhelming.
The goal was an experience combining striking visuals, easy finger navigation, and organized information material for a maritime organization with decades of history.
The solution
I designed and implemented a touch app optimized for a large screen (full-HD touch display):
- Attract screen with motion and “TAP TO BEGIN”, drawing the visitor in from a distance.
- Interactive sections for each topic area - ship registry, tax advantages, global presence, historical overview - with large, legible touch elements.
- Multimedia content (images, graphics, maps) organized so the visitor quickly finds what interests them.
- Fully offline operation, so it doesn’t depend on an internet connection within the exhibition space.
What makes it special
Unlike a website, here the design starts from the physical experience: how large the buttons need to be for comfortable touch, how fast the screen must respond, how it automatically returns to the start when the visitor walks away. Details that aren’t visible, but make the difference between a screen that gets ignored and one that draws a crowd.
See it in action
The app is available as a demo (designed for a touch screen, but works in a browser too): See the kiosk demo.
If you need something beyond a conventional website - an interactive app for an exhibition, event, showroom or reception area - let’s talk.