YEMF 2026
York Early Music Festival 2026 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/03-YEMF-2026-header.mp4 The 2026 York Early Music Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary with Beyond Borders, a theme that reflects on the festival’s journey coming full circle. This milestone year explores the crossing of boundaries; geographical, historical, and artistic, bringing together voices, instruments, and repertoires from across […]
YEMF 2025
York Early Music Festival 2025 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/73-YEMF-2025-anim.mp4 The 2025 York Early Music Festival centres on the theme of human fallibility and how choices, driven by desire or temptation, can lead to a fall from grace. This journey from light to shadow is reflected in both the programme and the symbolic fruit […]
YEMF 2024
York Early Music Festival 2024 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO) https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/150-metamorfosi-layered_1.mp4 The 2024 York Early Music Festival identity is inspired by Metamorfosi. The idea of transformation, reinvention and the ever-changing nature of music. The theme runs through the whole festival, reflected this in the design with flowing forms, layered […]
YEMF 2023
York Early Music Festival 2023 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO) https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/80-yemf-2023-anim.mp4 For the 2023 York Early Music Festival, we were asked to design a visual identity, this time inspired by the theme Smoke & Mirrors. The festival explored the atmosphere of uncertainty in Tudor England. We set out to […]
YEMF 2022
York Early Music Festival 2022 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO) https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/52-2022-anim.mp4 For the 2022 York Early Music Festival, we created a complete visual identity around the theme Connections, celebrating the return to a full-scale event after the disruptions of the pandemic. The illustration reflects our shared humanity, with interwoven […]
YEMF 2019
York Early Music Festival 2019 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO The 2019 York Early Music Festival celebrated 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci, with sparks symbolising the bold, inventive spirit of early music. A visual identity that blended classical references with a modern, playful edge—reflecting the energy and adventurous […]
YEMF 2018
York Early Music Festival 2018 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO In 2018, the York Early Music Festival explored the theme Power & Politics, focusing on how music has reflected authority and political life. Red Bonsai developed a bold visual identity that captured the essence of this theme. Our […]
YEMF 2017
York Early Music Festival 2017 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintClothingDigital The 2017 York Early Music Festival marked its 40th anniversary with the theme Changing Times, Changing Places — exploring how music evolves through moments of upheaval and transformation. Branded T-Shirts to easily identify festival staff. The 2017 York Early Music Festival identity centred on […]
YEMF 2016
York Early Music Festival 2016 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigital In 2016, the York Early Music Festival explored the theme Fairies, Witches and Aerial Beings, marking 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. The programme focused on music inspired by magic, myth, and mystery. We created a visual identity that reflected this imaginative theme, combining […]
YEMF 2020
York Early Music Festival 2020 Festival IdentityGraphic DesignInterior DisplaySignageSocial media PrintDigitalWebsite and maintenanceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO) https://red.redbonsaiwebsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/106-ncem-streamandkeep_1.mp4 As the country entered lockdown in 2020, the York Early Music Festival was on the brink of launching its full printed campaign. With materials ready for delivery, everything changed overnight. The theme Method & Madness—originally inspired by […]