Kelham Jazz festival had its inaugural event in March 2026. They got me on board for creating the brand aesthetic along with the logo designs, after seeing my work for Footprints Jazz Club.

I worked with them to create this loose illustrative style, full of movement and human touches. The edges were left deliberately rough and we leaned into analog methods of creation - hand drawn illustrations which are continued into traditional stop motion for the animated poster.

 

The intuitive drawing and patterns / symbols lean heavily into the more abstract and improvised nature of jazz music - quick lines and once overs reflecting the energy only live music can project.