Demo Day
The Demo Day is the annual event celebrating the end of the Techstars acceleration program for startups. It's a huge event for hundreds of guests with a lot of visuals.
Client / Techstars
Role / Senior design associate, with two design interns
Project / Graphic design, event design
The brief
Designing something different every year, representing the community and the growing ecosystem of Italian startups, used variously for totems, screens, slides, posts, badges, etc.
Design decision
Representing with pixels and lines the different startups, mentors, partners, and companies convering into a dynamic and vibrant community in Turin.
Design decision
Representing with pixels and lines the different startups, mentors, partners, and companies convering into a dynamic and vibrant community in Turin.
Design decision
Representing with pixels and lines the different startups, mentors, partners, and companies convering into a dynamic and vibrant community in Turin.
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