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
2021
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
Animals stand in for festival goers, which gives the brand a cast rather than a single mark.
Spec festival poster. Fictional event, no artist affiliation.
Spec festival poster. Fictional event, no artist affiliation.
Illustrated site map of the festival grounds with a river running through and numbered stages
Illustrated site map with numbered stages, drawn to be read at a glance while walking.

Out in the world

White baseball cap with an embroidered river and bridge design
Embroidered cap
Black longsleeve shirt laid on grass, printed with the circular sunset badge
Longsleeve
Black t-shirt photographed by a river, printed with a bear floating on an inner tube
Tee
Backpack in teal and pink carrying the festival landscape print, standing on a boardwalk
Backpack
Teal fabric wristband pass and a printed all-ages camping pass card on a wooden surface
Wristband and pass system
Pair of flip flops on grass printed with the river scene and stage silhouettes
Flip flops
Large festival banner mounted on scaffolding against a mountain backdrop
Site signage