Lettering for Branding / City Events / Illustration

KKEEYY BBIISSCCAAYYNNEE Fourth of July

Client
Village of Key Biscayne
Year
2024
Scope
Lettering / Illustration / Event Branding
Industry
Government / Events / Community

The most luxurious village south of Miami throws the most serious Fourth of July parade in the state. 64 editions deserved a visual identity to match.

Slot 01
Hero / Brand world
21:9
01
The Brief

A commemorative identity for a 64-year tradition.

Key Biscayne is the southernmost incorporated village in the continental United States. The annual Fourth of July parade is a civic institution — Floridians only. Attended by residents who live in one of the most valuable stretches of real estate in the country.

Working with Rocketdog Creative Studio, the directive landed us here — a surprising but correct choice. The Cape Florida Lighthouse, tropical forever, and the heritage of the event all resolved into a single island event illustration system built to extend.

Slot 03
3
4:3
Slot 04
4
4:3
02
Process
01
Finding the Right Register
The event is serious. Key Biscayne residents do not want whimsy. They want craft. The lettering direction had to feel hand-done and institutional at once — the kind of thing that looks better every year.
02
Lighthouse and Tropical Blooms
The Cape Florida Lighthouse is the anchor. Around it: tropical botanical illustration, the ocean, the sky. Every element chosen for legibility at banner scale and intimacy at program scale.
03
Custom Lettering on the Voice
The logotype is hand-lettered. Not a font, not close to a font. Every letterform built for this event, this edition, this year. Built to evolve with each edition.
04
Across Every Surface
Street banners, tote bags, trucker hats, parade programs, commemorative prints. The identity scales from a 3-foot banner to a 2-inch button without losing a single line.
03
64

A commemorative identity for a 64-year tradition. Collectible by design. The kind of work a community keeps.

Slot 07
Identity in situ — parade day
16:9
64
Editions of the parade — this identity honors all of them
3+
Merchandise SKUs designed for the event
1
Visual system built to evolve annually
04
Color Palette
Deep Navy#002244
Parade Red#E63946
Bone White#F5F5DC
Typography
Aa Bb Cc
Syne
Display / Brand
Aa Bb Cc
Instrument Serif
Body / Tagline
Aa Bb Cc
Syne Mono
Labels / UI
Packaging Mockups
Slot 08
Street Banner — Event
4:3
Slot 09
Parade Program — Print
4:3
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