Purple lantern logo with glowing lantern and the words “LANTERN” and “GAME. GLOW. GATHER.”

LANTERN

Concept & Branding

To establish a Festival as the premier live experience where gaming culture, music, and community converge. The goal is to create an immersive, brand driven ecosystem that not only entertains but also validates gaming as the largest entertainment industry, building a cultural touchstone for gamers, creators, and partners worldwide.


AI-generated imagery was used to support concept visualization. Logos, packaging, posters, and other deliverables using the logo and branding were created by me.

Esports stage with players at PCs under red and purple lights, audience watching from the side.
Esports tournament stage with two teams facing off in blue and red-lit gaming booths before a crowd

Inspiration

Lantern drew inspiration from my love of video games and music. I always love the feeling of hearing the new League of Legends Worlds Championship song or the songs that play in the background when I get to a new area in Hollow Knight. My goal was to create a festival that feels engages the most epic songs and the music that you can cry to.


Lantern is a LAN party and a place to let your inner nerd shine.


Grid of handwritten “Lantern” variations in black ink on white paper, showing different fonts and styles
Logo design sheet for “LANTERN” in purple, black, and white with several typography variations and icons

Logo Creation

Logo creation was narrowed down to the design that I felt represented the best of my festival. I went with the RGB blue, pink, and purple to represent the bright colors of gamers' setups with a fun type to show movement and action.

Purple and black branded lanyards clipped to a person’s jeans at a concert-like event

Collectable Lanyard

Crowd at an outdoor concert waving purple glow sticks at dusk

Festival Light Stick

Neon-lit digital storefront with a large screen displaying a colorful UI in a futuristic city setting

Wayfinding Map

Neon-lit entrance gate reading “LANTERN” at a rainy night festival, with people walking beneath pink and blue lights

Entrance

Mockup of a smartphone centered on purple gaming graphics and a neon “LANERN” banner site

Social Media Carousel

Purple-and-black Lantern game case with glowing neon accents on a dark background

Collectable Card Set

Three star-patterned leg warmers in black and purple, laid side by side

NPC (Tap) Ticket Wristbands

Two cardboard pencil boxes, one open showing blue pencils and one closed, on a gray background

Chopstick Set

Person on a dim purple-lit stage in front of a large “Lantern” presentation screen

Digital Ad

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