system.fm
02 — system.fm

Visual Systems · Experiential Design

Tools & techniques
RoleBrand Designer, Art Director
Eventsystem.fm — North Warehouse, Portland
YearSpring 2025

A complete brand identity system for system.fm, a two-day underground cultural event set at Portland's North Warehouse — a runway showcase, curated vendor market, and after-hours rave under one tightly coded visual identity.

The brand draws on brutalist, industrial, and retro-futurist aesthetics, built around a high-contrast palette of black, electric yellow, crimson red, and acid green. The primary logotype uses a custom fluid letterform, paired with a secondary mark — (SYS) — with a lightning-bolt motif that reinforces the energy and transmission theme. A dot-matrix display face and monospaced body copy deepen the digital-industrial feel.

Expressions span event posters, street-posted flyers, a physical CD mailer invitation, wayfinding on repurposed caution stands, building exterior murals, and an Eventbrite ticketing page — one system-driven language across every touchpoint.

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Posters

Runway, rave, and market posters — printed, wheatpasted, and wrapped around poles across Portland.

Wheatpaste wallThe yellow poster in the wild
Pole posterThe black (SYS) poster
02

Logo Suite

Primary logotypeCustom fluid letterform
Secondary mark — (SYS)Lightning-bolt motif for energy and transmission
Icons + dot-matrix glyphsBroadcast towers, wayfinding icons, and the SYS stack
03

Invitation

CD mailer invitationShipped sealed in foil; the disc and label carry the event details
04

Wayfinding

Caution-stand wayfindingRepurposed caution stands point to drinks, music, market, and runway
05

Eventbrite Page

Event bannerHeader art built from the poster system
Eventbrite ticketing pageThe banner in context on the live listing
06

Site Design

North Warehouse mural — nightDot-matrix arrows and icons wrap the venue exterior
North Warehouse mural — daySite Design
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