SEASONAL EVENT OUTDOOR SIGNAGE

Custom illustration and event branding for weekly craft beer & music event.

Following a request to help brand a weekly craft beer & music event, OW|EN created the name and visual branding for the Thursday Hoppy Hour series by Events at Delaware Park Marcy Casino. Using a custom illustration showcasing the Marcy Casino – a unique venue on Buffalo’s Delaware Park lake – and an intense color scheme inspired by the brilliant sunset that occurs during the event’s timeframe, these posters became an easily recognizable and memorable brand material.

OUR CLIENT
EVENTS AT DELAWARE PARK MARCY CASINO

Services Provided:
Naming, Branding, Illustration, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Exterior Signage

Location:
Buffalo, New York

A large hanging vinyl banner advertises the Thursday Hoppy Hour event at the Marcy Casino, featuring a custom illustration of the venue
A double-sided A Frame sign placed outside of the Marcy Casino advertises their weekly Hoppy Hour event

Since the Hoppy Hour was a once-a-week event, all the branding had to be temporary and removable. The graphics were implemented on a large hanging vinyl banner, a double-sided pop-up sign that stood at the entranceway, 11 x 17″ posters and smaller 4.5 x 5.5″ handbill flyers.

A pile of custom-illustrated postcards advertise the Thursday Hoppy Hour event series at Delaware Park

The seasonal event successfully ran from early Spring to mid Fall for two years, until plans were made to turn the venue in a year-round restaurant, The Terrace. For Hoppy Hour’s second year, we retained all the same imagery, fonts and layout, and simply adjusted the color scheme by shifting from oranges to a set of purple hues.

The Hoppy Hour event signage was updated for its second year, transitioning to a palette of dusky purples

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