
McDONALD’S

MCDONALD’S ENGAGED GERTRUDE TO CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BRING THE HAPPINESS CONTAINED IN ITS FAMOUS HAPPY MEALS TO AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE.

WE REMINAGINED SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS LARGER-THAN-LIFE ICONS REPRESENTING THE JOY INSIDE EVERY HAPPY MEAL, WITH AN INTERACTIVE VR EXPERIENCE INSIDE THEIR WALLS.

"MCDONALD’S CONTAINS HAPPINESS" - 20' HIGH CUBE SHIPPING CONTAINER BRAND EXPERIENCE



McDONALD’S
[ STRATEGY x BRAND x ACTIVATION ]
CONTEXT
McDonald’s needed to continue the success of their SXSW “V-ARTIST” program with an imaginative, virtual experience centered around their unmistakable McDonald’s Happy Meals.
WHAT WE DID
Branded Architecture, Structural Design, and Experiential
OUTCOME
GERTRUDE and Experiential + Architecture division RAYE created branded shipping containers to playfully bring consumers inside a happy meal and efficiently take that experience on the road nationwide. The delightful experience, “McDonald’s Contains Happiness,” was devised from premium activation-ready 20’ shipping containers. They created the perfect the environment for an immersive VR experience where consumers could play, paint, and explore a world inside the signature bright red Happy Meal as the experience toured the country.