Brand development and corporate design

City of Bad Vilbel – Hessentag 2020

Hessentag is an annual state festival that is also the largest and oldest of its kind in Germany. More than one million visitors flock to the respective host city, where Hessentag is celebrated over ten days. In 2020, the Hessentag was to be held in Bad Vilbel, but had to be cancelled due to the corona pandemic.

Task

Develop an independent and memorable brand image for the 60th Hessentag in Bad Vilbel, which inspires the residents of the host city and the entire population of the state of Hesse alike.

Solution

We developed a signature letter-based logo combined with a striking corporate design to use across all measures. A colour gradient underlines the formal language and whets the appetite for the celebratory atmosphere of the event. The catchy claim supports the visual language and presents the City of Bad Vilbel as a friendly host. Numerous on- and offline measures were reflected throughout the city.

Services

Analysis of previous Hessentag festivals | Strategic consulting | Concept development | Logo and corporate design | Claim development | Plan of action | Design and copywriting | Implementation of measures | Project management


Logo development and claim

The logo for the Hessentag hosted in Bad Vilbel transports the facets of the city - culture, nature and water - in an inspiring and modern way. The claim "We set the stage for Hesse" brings the intention of the state festival to the point.

Corporate design manual

The corporate design manual defines the brand appearance of "Hessentag 2020" in all facets. The manual includes good practice examples for applying the design across all media types.

Corporate stationery

The City of Bad Vilbel's city council confidently presented itself as the host city for Hessentag 2020 in the months running up to the festival.

Flyer

Announcement flyers drew attention to Bad Vilbel hosting Hessentag and presented the city with all its diversity. Eye-catching design: the clever double-gate fold literally sets the stage for Hessentag 2020.


Social media

Across social media, we promoted the state festival by posting ads about concert offerings and individual events.


Flags and roll-ups

Numerous flags and roll-ups made their mark across town and in central locations to get citizens in the mood for the state festival.

Edgar freecards and postcards

Postcards, including the branded Edgar cards with free postage Germany-wide, attracted lots of attention in Bad Vilbel and beyond. The Edgar Freecards were entirely out of stock in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Kassel, Darmstadt and Mainz within days.

Print ads

Advertisements in numerous regional and national newspapers and magazines promoted the Hessentag events in Bad Vilbel.

Merchandising

A comprehensive merchandising package complemented the "Hessentag 2020" brand.

USE OF COOKIES: 
Cookies are small text files that allow your browser to be uniquely identified when you visit this website.
We use cookies to optimise the website functionality and thus improve your user experience by collecting anonymized statistical data. Please consent to the use of cookies. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

Necessary

These cookies are absolutely necessary for the operation of the site, because they enable, for example, security-relevant functionalities such as saving the settings made here. (Legal basis: fulfilment of contract and, if applicable, legitimate interest)

Cookie nameCookie settings
ProviderOwner of this website
PurposeSaves the visitor's settings selected in the cookie box
Privacy policyon this website
Cookie Namecookie_settings
Cookie duration30 days

Analyse

You benefit from these cookies when you visit our website. Above all, they make it easier for you to use the website, for example through personalised content and offers. In order to further improve our offer for you, we collect anonymised data for statistics and analyses. With the help of these cookies, we can, for example, determine the number of visitors and the effect of certain pages on our website and optimise our content. (Legal basis: consent)

Cookie nameGoogle Analytics / Google Tag Manager
ProviderGoogle LLC
PurposeCookie from Google for website analyses. Generates statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Data protection declarationhttps://policies.google.com/privacy
Cookie Name_ga,_gat_UA-142142387-1,_gid,_gcl_au,_ga_PM7ST7VDH0,_fbp
Cookie duration2 years

External media

You benefit from these cookies when using external media such as YouTube or Google Maps on our website. Preliminary notices when calling up external media are deactivated for you. (Legal basis: consent)

SettingsConfirm selectiononly necessary onesselect all