The Pinball Metaphor, planting the seed
Planting the seeds for future roundtables about the Pinball Metaphor for park design and guest movement management ...
View ArticleThe 9 Most Common Problems in the Renaissance Faire Building Industry
AKA, The Harsh Conversation I had with a Young Carpenter. The dynamics of the Vendor/Builder/Festival Management matrix are complex, and there are many places where the deal can go wrong for one or...
View ArticlePark Design Considerations, When Vendors are Also Investors
While I believe it differs little from a shopping mall lease agreement, the agreement between Vendors and Renaissance Festival Management involves the Vendor building and maintaining a structure on the...
View ArticleWorth a Thousand Words
We had some difficulty finding imagery that would communicate the unique mix of festival and business that is the purpose and personality of this site. Just as the experts in the field found no sites...
View ArticlePlaying by the Numbers, part 1, Patron/Vendor Ratio
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in Al’s series that uses metrics to determine the financial relationship between vendors and festivals.Following articles will end up with internal links...
View ArticleYou need to know about Fresh Rag
I’ve promised to share the tools and tidbits of a successful life at festivals. Al Craig has had some great advice for crafters when at festivals, but we haven’t delivered a lot of info for Makers that...
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