Personal spec project. Ponderooza is not a real festival, and this work is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or commissioned by any artist, label, or organisation named on the poster.

At a Glance

Personal spec project
Music festival branding
May 2022
Identity, illustration, poster, apparel, merchandise, wayfinding

The Problem

A new cross-genre festival in the BC interior, launching against established events. It needed to look like it belonged in the landscape rather than a generic festival brand dropped into it.

I used animals to stand in for festival goers, which gave the brand a cast instead of a logo. The whole thing sits against wildfire imagery, because the festival concept tied to wildfire awareness in the region.

What the Brand Is Made Of

Circular badge showing a bear on an inner tube drifting past a burnt orange sunset and pine trees
The badge lockup. Circular so the mark holds at any size, from a flag down to a cap.
Illustrated bear standing on a moose, arm raised, against a pink and blue gradient sky
Every character went into a library as I drew it, which is why the same cast turns up on the poster, the flag and the embroidery.
Spec festival poster. Fictional event, no artist affiliation.
Spec festival poster. Fictional event, no artist affiliation. Drawn in Illustrator over a sketch, foreground first, working back. Each day of the weekend gets its own brand colour.
Illustrated site map of the festival grounds with a river running through and numbered stages
Laid over the BC Parks map of the Kettle River rec site so the distances are real. Custom brushes for the aerial trees, official government symbols in the legend.

Out in the World

  • Embroidered cap

  • Longsleeve

  • Tee

  • Backpack

  • Wristband and pass system

  • Flip flops

  • Programme brochure

  • Stickers

  • Crowd prop

  • Site signage

What Happened Next

{{TODO: Ponderooza result. What shipped, what it ran across, and whether it is still in use.}}