Back to topSelected Projects — Southwark Live

Although already one of London’s largest outdoor festivals, Southwark’s event season lacked a distinctive, memorable brand that unified all that was happening. Wire was commissioned to correct this, thanks to its extensive work in the public sector branding.

After renaming the season ‘Southwark Live’, a brand identity system rooted in bold, typographic, information delivery was created. The identity is distinguished by a highlighting system based on abstracted flags, developed to allow text to be legible over a variety of images. This helped capture the vibrance of events whilst maintaining accessibility. The simple, flexible system created a distinctly Southwark Live aesthetic and simultaneously allowed for the individual personality of each event.

The identity was applied to all manner of mediums, including a calendar-programme, event posters and leaflets amongst others.

The launch of the identity coincided with an increase in attendance and awareness.

“Thank you for all the hard work you showed in a successful events season. Your continued commitment to events in Southwark really allows the communities to celebrate together.”
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Paul Cowell

Events Manager

Southwark Council