Conference Branding · Design System · ECU 2024

LEGACY
Then, Now, Next

Graphic Design Conference — East Carolina University

A complete conference identity — logo, poster series, website, app, swag, motion, environmental — built from the geometry of the Jenkins building's distinctive construction windows.

2024ECU Conference
FullBrand System
LiveWebsite & Video
LEGACY conference logo — isometric yellow LGC monogram
01 — Concept

Branding a conference for designers

I designed the branding for the LEGACY: Then, Now, Next Graphic Design Conference, scheduled to be held at ECU in 2024. The work included developing the design system and producing deliverables across media — poster series, website and app designs, motion identities, swag, save-the-date notifications, and environmental designs.

I started the project by researching, seeking inspiration, and brainstorming ideas tied to the conference's theme, goals, and target audience. After that phase, I finalized a direction inspired by the specific location of the event — the distinctive Jenkins construction windows of the building itself. That detail resonates with the conference's primary audience (art and design students, who spend considerable time in this building), and the window shapes became the foundation for the logo and the entire visual system.

From there I extended the system into every conference touchpoint — the site, the swag, the notifications, the motion graphics, the environmental designs — all aligned to the logo's architectural logic.


02 — The Logo System

One window, many variations

The logo reads as an isometric monogram — each letterform inherits the Jenkins building's window geometry. The full system flexes across weights, colorways, and use contexts.

Legacy logo variations in monochrome - yellow on black and black on white
Logo Variations — MonochromeFull wordmark, condensed mark, minimal monogram, and circular badge in both dark and light modes
Legacy logo variations in brand colors - orange, pink, and mint
Logo Variations — ColorPrimary brand palette applied across the logo system
Logo with light-beam effects in various brand colors
Light BeamsLogo with atmospheric light-beam treatments
Logo + wordmark configurations including 2023 and Then Now Next
Wordmark SystemLogo locked up with conference tagline and year

03 — Save the Date

Three poster directions

Three distinct save-the-date compositions — each keeping the Jenkins-window logo as the anchor while varying palette, layout, and typographic voice for different channels.

Save the date poster version 1 - hot pink on black
Variant 01 — Dark & Pink
Save the date poster version 2 - yellow on black
Variant 02 — Dark & Yellow
Save the date poster version 3 - yellow field with mint and magenta
Variant 03 — Yellow Field

04 — Motion Identity

Promotion videos

Motion graphics pieces for the conference — the logo construction and brand applications in sequence.

Promotion Video — Primary
Promotion Video — Secondary

05 — Conference Website

The system, live

The complete conference website applies the Jenkins-window logo, the poster-series color discipline, and the motion-graphic vocabulary to a live, public-facing platform.

Visit eculegacy.com

The official ECU LEGACY conference website — full schedule, speakers, venue, and registration.

https://www.eculegacy.com/

06 — Project Details

Scope & craft

TypeConference branding & design system
ClientEast Carolina University, School of Art & Design
Year2024
ThemeLEGACY: Then, Now, Next
InspirationJenkins Building construction windows
DeliverablesLogo system, posters, website, app, motion, swag, signage
Featured SpeakerRick Griffith
RoleBrand identity designer

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