Long Division:
Brand evolution for a city-wide music and culture festival celebrating its tenth year.
Approach
Entering its tenth year, Long Division invited us to create a new brand style for their annual festival, which celebrates all things music, art and culture across multiple city centre venues in Wakefield.
Having built up a loyal following locally, we focussed on evolution rather than revolution, retaining the famous black and yellow colour scheme. The logo was tweaked to have greater legibility, using a leaner typeface with a more consistent line weight. This was accompanied by a set of sub-brand logos for things such as the Festival Fringe and LD:TV online platform.
The branding follows a modular design which enables playful compositions. No two designs are the same, however the underlying grid ensures that the look and feel is coherent across all material. The repeating pattern tiles which feature throughout are inspired by creativity, energy and performance; the lightning bolt being carried over from previous iterations of the brand.
![Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-18-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division logo guidelines Long Division logo guidelines](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LD-3-1518x938.jpg)
![Long Division Festival billboard Long Division Festival billboard](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LD-1-1518x938.jpg)
![Long Division Festival brand guidelines Long Division Festival brand guidelines](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-14-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival gig in Henry Boons, Wakefield Long Division Festival gig in Henry Boons, Wakefield](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-19-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival logo animation Long Division Festival logo animation](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LD-4.gif)
![Long Division Festival Access All Areas lanyard Long Division Festival Access All Areas lanyard](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LD-2-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival street pillar poster Long Division Festival street pillar poster](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-16-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival t-shirt design Long Division Festival t-shirt design](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LD-8-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival poster for The Futureheads Long Division Festival poster for The Futureheads](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-20-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival repeating tile patterns Long Division Festival repeating tile patterns](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-5.gif)
![Long Division Festival individual artist social media images Long Division Festival individual artist social media images](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-10-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival poster creation guide using underlying grid Long Division Festival poster creation guide using underlying grid](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-11-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival tickets Long Division Festival tickets](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-7-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-21-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival venue line-up posters for The Establishment and Warehouse 23, Wakefield Long Division Festival venue line-up posters for The Establishment and Warehouse 23, Wakefield](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-13-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival t-shirt design Long Division Festival t-shirt design](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-9-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield Long Division Festival gig at Warehouse 23, Wakefield](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-23-1520x940.jpg)
![Long Division Festival, Tenth Anniversary, Fringe and LDTV logos Long Division Festival, Tenth Anniversary, Fringe and LDTV logos](https://rhubarbdesignhouse.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LD-17.gif)