The Best Designs for Krakow Festivals

An important element of our work when preparing events is creating eye-catching visuals. We work closely with some of Poland’s best artists, designers and illustrators. Take a look at a selection of our designs accompanying festivals organised by KBF in recent years.

The captivating branding for the Wianki - Festival of Music 2022 was created by Cracovian photographer Michał Ramus in collaboration with a design studio in Łódź.

The branding has been created by Natalia Bieniek, graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and our colleague from KBF’s Design and Branding Department. Natalia says she has been painting for as long as she can remember, and her greatest inspiration is Henri Matisse.

The unusual branding for the Sacrum Profanum Festival was prepared by Patrycja Podkościelny – illustrator and printmaker using traditional techniques. The artist’s distinctive imagery was created by combining two different painting styles.

The branding for the Krakow Film Music Festival in 2012 was designed by the Warsaw-based designer and illustrator Maciej Wolański. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 2008. His works include album and poster designs, logotypes and illustrations.

When we were planning the branding for the Krakow Film Music Festival in 2018, we focused on state-of-the-art technologies and games. We aimed for clarity and functionality of the message, so we entrusted the task to the highly experienced designer Krzysztof Iwański.

The Misteria Paschalia Festival in 2019 was another event where we collaborated with Krzysztof Iwański. We wanted a design which would be simple and restrained while being elegant and dignified. Did we succeed? See for yourselves!

The branding for the Misteria Paschalia Festival in 2021 was prepared by Witold Siemaszkiewicz – a multi-award winning Cracovian designer and typographer, graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków with close ties to the KTO Theatre.

One of the most fascinating visual settings for New Year’s Eve in Kraków was designed by the Warsaw-based multidisciplinary visual designer Beata Śliwińska, best known for her works created using analogue collage. 

Katarzyna Bogucka prepared another captivating branding for New Year’s Eve in Kraków. The artist is a winner of numerous prizes, including the Bologna Ragazzi Award in the Books & Seeds category.

The visual settings of the celebrations of Conrad Year were prepared by Mateusz Kołek. The Cracovian illustrator specialises in press illustrations, advertising and comics. He also designs book covers, murals, posters and patterns for fashion brands.

The visuals for the 2019 Conrad Festival were prepared by Przemysław Dębowski, Cracovian graphic designer, illustrator and co-owner of the Karakter publishing house. Over the last 15 years, he has designed over 500 book covers for some of Poland’s largest publishers.