Project ︎︎︎ GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival 2023
GAZE is a queer film festival hosted in the Light House Cinema and Irish Film Institute every summer. Initially formed in 1992 as an underground film club, the festival itself predates the legalisation of homosexuality in Ireland.
GAZE's visual identity is inspired by research into the history of queer resistance in Ireland, riffing on protest posters and underground nightclub leaflets. Rooted in our past but aiming its sights on the future, the design puts shape around that which cannot be contained or defined. Namely, queer joy.
GAZE's visual identity is inspired by research into the history of queer resistance in Ireland, riffing on protest posters and underground nightclub leaflets. Rooted in our past but aiming its sights on the future, the design puts shape around that which cannot be contained or defined. Namely, queer joy.
Each year champions a new colour, building a rainbow of programmes as the years progress. The powerful sunlight yellow of 2023 references the rebirth of summer, as pandemic restrictions allowed us to gather in full force and look to the future.
I built the website from scratch using html/css, utilising an early web aesthetic that mirrors the motifs used in the programme. Together they create an aesthetic family that works cohesively alongside one and other. You can visit the wesbite below:
Visit: www.gaze.ie
I built the website from scratch using html/css, utilising an early web aesthetic that mirrors the motifs used in the programme. Together they create an aesthetic family that works cohesively alongside one and other. You can visit the wesbite below:
Visit: www.gaze.ie
