Inaugural IBM Spark Design Festival Poster Series

In 2021, a group of grassroots designers got together to put on an event to help bring IBM designers around the globe together. Thus, the IBM Spark Design Festival was created to bring designers from all parts of IBM, the world, and every design discipline together for three days of community, creativity, and connections.

The branding committee wanted the brand to convey the feedback they received from the design community — to communicate a sense of energy, innovation, connection, inclusion, engagement, and inspiration. They also wanted the branding to be unique to the event, while using IBM Design Language, communicate without needing explanation, provoke conversation, show love for design, and?be fun.