YEMF 2014
York Early Music Festival 2015 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigital In 2014, the York Early Music Festival explored the theme Age of Gold, Age of Enlightenment, focusing on music from the Baroque and Classical periods and how it changed over time. Work included printed brochures, posters, signage, and digital assets for the festival’s […]
YEMF 2013
York Early Music Festival 2013 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The front cover of the 2013 York Early Music Festival brochure featured a fresco painting paying homage to Rome, The Eternal City, exploring its influence on the evolution of Western music. Our work included printed brochures, posters, signage and digital assets for the festival’s website. More […]
YEMF 2012
York Early Music Festival 2012 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2012 festival explored the theme Crossing Borders, focusing on how early music moved across countries, cultures and centuries—shaping and reshaping itself along the way. We created a visual identity based around a historic painting that suggested travel, exchange, and movement. This image formed the centrepiece […]
YEMF 2011
York Early Music Festival 2011 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2011 festival explored Englishness, focusing on the character and tradition of early English music. We used a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as the central image, supported by Tudor-inspired typography and decorative details. The design ran across brochures, posters, display materials and website, giving the […]
YEMF 2010
York Early Music Festival 2010 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2010 festival explored Musical Marriages, Celebrating creative partnerships in music, from composers and performers to cultural influences coming together. The historic festive image was applied across brochures, posters, and display materials, giving the festival a clear and cohesive visual identity. More Work Next Project
YEMF 2009
York Early Music Festival 2009 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2009 festival explored the theme Lifelines, focusing on music that marked key moments in life, birth, death, love and legacy. The image used, “Virgin and Child with Four Angels” by Gerard David as the central image, a painting that captures themes of devotion, continuity and […]
YEMF 2008
York Early Music Festival 2008 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2008 festival carried the theme Exiled – Music in a Strange Land, exploring ideas of separation, journey, and belonging through early music. A detail from Caravaggio’s Flight into Egypt was used as the central image, reflecting the theme Exiled through its sense of movement and […]
YEMF 2007
York Early Music Festival 2007 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2007 festival explored Powerplay—500 years of musical intrigue, politics, and passion. A depiction of Elizabeth I featured as the central image, symbolising authority, spectacle, and the intertwining of power and the arts. The portrait was used across brochures, posters, and displays, supported by bold typography […]
YEMF 2005
York Early Music Festival 2005 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2005 festival celebrated the role of women in early music as patrons, composers, and performers. A portrait of Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici, was used as the central visual. It reflected the elegance and influence of women in […]
YEMF 2004
York Early Music Festival 2004 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignBrand GuidelinesDisplaySignagePrint The 2004 festival celebrated the brilliance of Heinrich Biber alongside the musical traditions of France. The design featured bold abstract textures in red and gold, with baroque string instruments framing the cover. It also marked the early development of what would become the York Early Music […]