ORIENTAL SWAN
Music Festival Poster
Summary:
The Oriental Swan is a music festival held in Kunya, Turkey. It's a platform for Iranian female vocalists to showcase their art in a public setting.
Solution:
The festival branding and marketing materials have been created with a focus on feminine, spiritual, and musical themes.
Music Festival
The festival is located in Kunya, Turkey, the city where Mevlana passed away. Mevlana is renowned for his poetry with spiritual themes, which has inspired many singers in this genre to use his poems as their lyrics.
In Iran, female singers are not allowed to perform solo in public places. They can only perform as a part of an orchestra or similar group. This festival provides a rare opportunity for them to showcase their singing talent.
Research
Sketches and Thumbnails
Final Design
Logo Options
Element:
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Bird Hand: Spiritual Concept
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Daf: Music instrument
The extended fingers' lines and the blue circle are reminiscent of Tar's strings and hole. (another instrument)
Colour Palette:
White represents Swan and Calmness.
Turquoise is a popular colour in various forms of Persian art.
Purple is associated with femininity, spirituality, and mysticism.
Poster Design
Elements:
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Woman: Demonstrates a swan
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Lotus Flower: Represents an Ancient Persian element
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Hair: Transformed into a calm river carrying musical notes. In the end, the performers' names were displayed.
Colour Palette:
Blue: Calm, Strong
Purple: Feminine, Spiritual, Mystical
Yellow: Glittery
Typography:
The Serif typeface called Mrs. Eaves is ideal for creating a classic appearance on the poster.
Oriental Swan
Merchandising
For those who want to commemorate the festival, custom accessories with the festival theme, were designed.
Small book including the lyrics of the festival songs.
Pocket notebook
Front & back of the tickets