The Dead Walk Designs team often refers to books for knowledge or inspiration during projects. The books listed below are some that we have found particularly useful, or that members of our team have used for guidance early in their careers. If you are new to attraction design, you might find some of these handy!…
When you don’t have actors to hand, how can you incorporate characters into your themed attraction? A character can be represented by animatronics, sculptures, theming, audio, images, props or even smells. In this article, we will show some of the instances when we’ve created or represented characters, sharing some of our thinking behind the processes.…
We spoke with Dead Walk Designs’ trusty maker-of-marvels Felix about some of his favourite themed things to build! Q: What is your role at Dead Walk Designs? Felix: Hoovering! Not really. I do a bit of everything. Shaun says to make it, and I try and make it! Q: What has been your favourite Dead…
With Halloween around the corner, here are some of our favourite spooky projects at Dead Walk Designs! Ghost Train Back in 2018, the Dead Walk Designs team was excited to build scenes for a ghost train that was essentially a blank canvas. Starting with only a series of black corridors that the carts ran through,…
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve made our mask prosthetics available to order online! Each latex mask forms around your face and can ‘blend’ with the skin seamlessly when applied with the right materials. The masks are also unpainted, meaning they can be customised as the user pleases! Zombie mask Skull mask Clown mask Vampire…
At the start of a project, we’ll produce a range of quick sketches to give the client some ideas as to what could be possible. With Halloween on the way, here are six of the spookiest sketches we’ve produced for visitor attractions! Pumpkin podiums This sketch was made to convey a spooky aesthetic, but it…
Dead Walk Designs’ big ghost train project for Currys Funpark has inspired parts of a new children’s novel that comes out today! The Doom Town Dummies, a supernatural adventure for ages 8+, was written while the ghost train project was taking place and reflects much of what can be seen in the dark ride. Liam,…
As part of our design package, particularly with sets, scenery and themed displays, it can be useful to create a computer-generated model which is built to scale using measurements from CAD drawings and onsite surveys. These models help us to understand the overall concept and discover, at an early stage, which content will work for…
Joe is a skilful signwriter, designer and ‘painty boy’ on the Dead Walk Designs Team, often seen painting intricate lettering or decoration a few metres above your head! Q: What is your specialism at Dead Walk Designs? Joe: Causing mischief. Also sign-painting and designs! Q: What has been your favourite Dead Walk Designs project to…
To celebrate the start of the summer, we’re teaming up with AromaPrime Themed Scents to give away some goodies. 😊 👉 For the chance to win, simply comment on one or more of our giveaway posts with what you think the skull should be named! The giveaway posts can be found @DeadWalkDesigns on Facebook, Instagram…