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Established in 2013 Design Manchester is a world class, nationally recognised, creative festival for Manchester, celebrating creativity, collaboration and inclusivity in the worlds of art, design, illustration, animation and photography.
Sundae MD Fiona McGarva is Design Manchester’s Festival Director, and Sundae’s challenge is to produce all events, publicise the festival and provide film and music curation.
Working closely with specialist media we developed long term relationships that built year on year, and developed a social media presence and that is knowledgeable and informative.
Key partnerships in place each year to deliver audience including Extinction Rebellion, adidas SPEZIAL, the Manchester Science Festival, prolific graphic artist Swifty, the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation, Mayfield Depot, Hermes, G . F Smith, the Co-op Group, Ladies, Wine + Design, We are Bury.
A film festival, curated by Sir Christopher Frayling alongside Fiona McGarva and Malcolm Garrett, in partnership with HOME and Bradford’s Widescreen Weekend.
Media partnerships with Creative Review, the Guardian and the BBC, producing partner events and content.
Huge press profile for highly attended creative talks, workshops, exhibitions, and social events across art, design, film, music, illustration, animation and photography.
Key participants including Harris Elliot, Paula Scher, PINS, Buzzcocks, Alex McDowell John Cooper Clarke, Mark Kennedy, New Order’s Stephen Morris, Helen Storey, Field, Fred Deakin (Lemonjelly), Malika Favre, Peter Girardi.
A large scale marketing campaign including outdoor, print, digital, social.
