Role
Lead Designer | BBC Worldwide Live Events
Overview
The Doctor Who Festival was the largest Doctor Who fan event ever staged, held at the ExCeL Centre in London over three days in November 2015. The event featured backstage experiences, theatre shows with Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffat, and the full Series 9 writing team, live SFX demonstrations, meet-the-stars sessions, and set access — requiring a comprehensive event branding and campaign system across a large, multi-zone venue.
My Contribution
• Designed all event branding, signage, and visual assets across the full event footprint
• Managed visual identity and design production across a complex multi-zone venue
• Created print and digital materials for promotion, ticketing, and on-the-day wayfinding
• Ensured brand consistency across merchandise, event signage, social media, and press materials
• Managed visual identity and design production across a complex multi-zone venue
• Created print and digital materials for promotion, ticketing, and on-the-day wayfinding
• Ensured brand consistency across merchandise, event signage, social media, and press materials
Key Highlights
• Saturday sold out entirely; standard day tickets were priced at £65 per adult
• Event brought together the full Series 9 cast and writing team including Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Michelle Gomez
• Branding deployed across one of the largest BBC fan events ever produced in the UK
• Assets used across social media, national press, and promotional content throughout the event lifecycle
• Event brought together the full Series 9 cast and writing team including Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Michelle Gomez
• Branding deployed across one of the largest BBC fan events ever produced in the UK
• Assets used across social media, national press, and promotional content throughout the event lifecycle
Software used
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign